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 | Luftwaffe Grey Leather Flight Jacket - National flag and rank bars to sleeves. Badge to right breast with a wild cat and numbered 51 with a further badge below showing a flying eagle and numbered 511. There is a velcro pad to left breast and a ISAF patch to left arm. Orange fabric high visibility interior lining. Knits all is good condition. The issue label indicates manufactured in 2003 by Modeka GMBH and size is marked GR15 which we estimate would fit 42"chest (107 cm) and the jacket has long arms.
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| Luftwaffe Bakelite Flare Case with Cartridges - A fine example as carried on Luftwaffe aircraft to store flare cartridges to be used with the Leuchtpistole. The case and lid are both dated 1941 together with the maker's code opq. The expended cartridges are coded cbl. An identical example is illustrated in Mick Prodger's excellent Flight Equipment book on page 82. Measures 4.5" high (12 cm)
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| RAF 60th Anniversary Commemorative Glass - Finely engraved with the RAF crest surmounted by Per Ardva Ad Astra and below 1918-1978. This glass was clearly issued to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the RAF and is in perfect condition. It would sit happily in an RAF collection but with its heavy base would make an extremely practical whiskey tumbler.
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| English Electric Canberra PR7 Tail Fin Relic - An impressive display item painted in the colours of 100 squadron which operated from RAF Whyton in the targeting role towing air drogues or acting as fast low flying intruders. We don't have any specific information on the actual aircraft this is from but the Canberra was retired from service during 1991. This relic is single sided, although much of the inner structure remains in situ. Measures: 42" high (107 cm).
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| Gear Up! Flight Clothing & Equipment of USAAF Airmen in WWII Provides an in-depth examination of personal flight clothing and equipment used by the USAAF in WWII. It also illustrates the RAF gear used by US Airmen. Profusely illustrated in full colour and black and white. An indispensable reference for all USAAF collectors.
Pages: 184
Cover: Hard
Author: Jon A. Maguire
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| Vintage Flying Helmets - Aviation Headgear before the Jet Age The history and development of Flying Headgear from the earliest exploits of the Wright Bros. to the end of WWII. Over a thousand photographs detailing 650 different items including helmets, goggles, oxygen masks and accessories. This is the bible for flying headgear.
Pages: 336
Cover: Hard
Author: Mick J. Prodger
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| Heinkel HE111 Crash Relic - Mounted on a display board featuring a cut out picture of a similar aircraft. We don't have any specific information on the aircraft or crash date other than it came down at Harwich in 1940. The relic appears to be a cable control wheel in original paint and showing signs of crash damage. This item looks as though it may have been taken as a souvenir at the time rather than being wreck dug. Wheel diameter 6" (15 cm).
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| Luftwaffe Grey Leather Flying Jacket - National flag and rank bars to sleeves. Badge to right breast with Molders Squadron and below a wild boar image. Left breast features a name tag marked Boss. Orange fabric high visibility interior lining. Knits show some age wear and a repair to the fabric behind the fold down collar. The issue label indicates manufactured by Beckumer Lederwerk and dated 12/65. We cannot see any size indicated but believe it would fit a chest size 36-38" (92-96 cm)
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| Air Ministry Callipers - Stamped with King's Crown, AM and dated 1938. Made by Cooper & Sons, Sheffield. Could have been used during the Battle of Britain! Some age wear to chrome. 11 cm.
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| Airforce 3/4 Length Flying Coat - A fine example in black leather with a fur collar and blanket lined. The style is reminiscent of flying coats used by early aviators in WWI, although we believe this example to be later. It is fitted with pebble finished brass buttons which are marked on the reverse C.C.Sporrong Stockholm and as this company made buttons and badges for the Swedish Armed Forces, we have deduced that this is where the coat originated from. Clearly if any visitors can give us a more definite identification, we will happily add this to the description. The only label we can find is sewn to the interior lining and the only readable information is a large number 1. The coat incorporates two flat pockets and a half belt to the rear and would be ideal for re-enactment, period flying or a superb windproof coat for open driving. It is in beautiful original condition with no faults and we would estimate it would fit up to a 44" chest (112 cm).
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| DH60 Propeller Blade and Hub - The DH60 is the code for the De Havilland. The DH60 is otherwise known as the Gipsy Moth. The hub is stamped 80 hp and Cirrus and dated March 1926. The Cirrus engine was soon replaced after early production indicating this propeller is from an early example of the aircraft. One blade has been removed near the hub while the other, which is covered in the original green painted canvas, carries a signature which looks to be J. Bell, who we speculate could have been the pilot reponsible for the loss of the missing blade. A very decorative example from the early days of aviation, measures 45" (114 cm)
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| Coverall Flyers Summer Spec MILC-83141A - Fully badged with rank bars and German flag. Silver Lobos Phantom badge to right arm and euro-nata joint jet pilot training to left. A air training command badge is fixed to the right chest. Size is marked at 40L and the suit is in good issued condition.
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| Luftwaffe Grey Leather Flight Jacket - National flag and rank bars to sleeves. Badge to right breast with a Tornedo aircraft. Left breast has a further squadron badge marked 312 Jubo. Orange fabric high visibility interior lining. Knits all is good condition. The issue label has been removed but the size label in the collar is marked 15 and we estimate it would fit chest size 44-46" (112-117 cm)
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| Spitfire X 4237 Crash Relics - On mounted display board with a cut out picture of a similar aircraft. Spitfire X 4237 was shot down by a ME 109 on 27.09.40. The pilot Sgt. D. Cox bailed out and his aircraft crashed at Wye Court Farm. The site was officially excavated in 1974. The mounted relics include a.303 bullet head, some shards of glass probably from the armoured screen and a damaged bearing. Board measures 9" x 6" (23 cm x 15 cm).
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| Messerschmitt ME110 D Fuel Oil Pipe Relic - Mounted on a display board featuring a cut out picture of a similar aircraft. This relic was recovered from ME110 D-1 code U8+DK which was shot down by Sgt. Rolls of 72 squadron on 2.09.40 and it crashed near Harvel in Kent. The fuel pipe is marked NW13 Argus. Board measurement 12.5" x 8" (32 cm x 20 cm).
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| Samovar Presented to F/Lt V.R. Paterson - Engraved from the Officers and NCO's of 78 Squadron on the occasion of his marriage 18/10/40. In addition the lid is engraved with a fine facsimile of an RAF Pilot's King's Crown Brevet. 78 squadron joined the front line in July 1940 flying Whitley Bombers as part of 4 Group based at Dishforth. Victor Roberton Paterson won a DFC 11.02.41 and was subsequently posted to join 101 squadron of 3 Group. On 21st September, 1942, Paterson was skipper of Wellington III coded X3815 flying out of RAF Stradishall on a "Gardening" sortie over Kiel Bay and off the coast of Denmark. He was attacked over Jylland by a German night fighter. Two of his crew bailed out from the burning aircraft and were subsequently captured but Patterson and the other two crew members fell with the aircraft and lost their lives in the subsequent crash on Spandet Moor. Squadron Leader Paterson DFC was just 26 years old and his wife Jane Roberton Paterson was widowed after exactly 23 months of marriage. Paterson and his two crew mates are buried in the Aabenraa Military Cemetary in Denmark close to where they fell. This samovar is an emotive tribute to 3 of the 55, 500 brave aircrew of Bomber Command who made the ultimate sacrifice. On offer as a decorative item. Measures 12.5" (32 cm)
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| Emergency Dinghy Floating Knife by Beaufort - RAF Flight Crew Issue, complete with sheath. Blade made in Sheffield, England. Mint & unissued.
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| RAF B Type Flying Helmet - A very fine issued example of the classic Battle of Britain helmet which was the standard pattern for all air crew from 1935 to 1941. This one is named to Warrant Officer L. E. Hart who we were advised by a rear gunner on Sunderland Flying Boats serving with 230 squadron. While the helmet never appears to have had a label fitted, it is a large size, certainly a 3 if not a 4. The leather is soft with none of the normal flaking, both receivers zips work fine and the receiver carriers are fitted as well as foam ear cushions but lacking receivers. The Bennett buckles retain their leather covers. One chrome end to the chin strap is missing and poppers are fitted for the D type oxygen mask. The lining is in good condition but showing normal service wear. B types are getting incredibly scarce and few match the condition of this example.
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| Anti Aircraft Shell Head Fuse - We believe this item of trenchart to be from a 3.7" or 3.9" WWII AA shell which has been display mounted on a hardwood base. The fuse is clearly marked with no. 199 1V FL 10/38 and RL 12/38 537. It has further engraving of an omega sign, safe and a small broad arrow, together with a 0 to 30 scale. The various components unscrew and it makes a decorative display item. Due to international regulations, this item is restricted for sale to UK based collectors only. Measures 4.25" high excluding base (10.5 cm)
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| Aircraft Blind Flying Panel Type 1 - This replica has been sold but we have just purchased a 1A version which is similar but is constructed with a 16" radius at the top to facilitate installation when fitted to the contours of a fighter cockpit. It is made up in alloy to the original specification and has been laser cut and is pre-drilled to take the appropriate instruments. It has been copied from an original Air Ministry BFP marked 6A/760 and is of the type used on Spitfires and other aircraft of WWII. Would provide an ideal start point to create a replica BFP or as a component for a complete instrument panel. Please contact us for photographs of the actual panel available.
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