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RAF Irvin style Full length leather coats

pussycatrsv

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years ago i saw what I recall was a n RAF officers full length bommber "coat"
it had the collar straps and buckles, a belt and was full length
described as being something military (british I think) wore in the B52 style bombers to ward off the high altitude cold.

anyone ever seen one or know where I can get one. It was a UK site that I saw it on.. and can not find it... hoping someone has found one since my last inquiry last year
 

xt40

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Quite recently i think i saw an original irvin on ebay which had been converted into a full length coat. The skirt bit looked like a period addition. It was quite bizarre looking and not in a good way,
 

Edward

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Pussycatrsv, is the jacket in Spitfire's link what you meant, or are you thinking more of the longer, leather coats worn by RFC/RAF types in WW1?

Aero Barnstormer:

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ELC Brooklands Motoring coat (also available in black under the Luftwaffe WW1 name):

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THe only other thing I can think of is the USAAF B-7 Parka, but that doesn't fit your description:

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