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 | German Olive Green Flight Suit 0/B54A/G0065/F4438 - With rank insignia and national flags to shoulders and a badge to the right chest with Apache helicopter and a tiger image. Further insignia to the right arm. The suit is size Gr2 and is dated 1987. In good issued condition.
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| German Olive Green Flight Suit - Rank tabs to epaulettes and national flags to shoulders and a wasp badge is fixed to the right chest whilst the right arm carries a MBB Balkow B0105 helicopter. We also found a further helicopter chest badge in the front pocket (not shown in the photograph). Size is marked as Gr6 and is dated 1988. Good issued condition.
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| German Grey Fabric Flight Suit - Rank bars and national flags to shoulders. Badge to left chest featuring Mig 29, dated 2004 with further badge to right arm marked Fulcrum Farewell USA 2003. Mig 29's entered Luftwaffe service after German reunification in 1990. This suit is dated 1987 and is sized Gr6. In good issued condition.
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| German Air Force Grey Flight Suit - Manufactured by Marquardt & Schulz and dated 1986. Rank insignia and national flags to shoulders. Named to Schmidt with a badge below embroidered Flugbereitschaft BMVg. A further badge to the right breast marked A310 MedEvac. This unit flew humanitarian missions using the A310 aircraft. Size is marked GR1
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| German Air Force Olive Green Flight Suit - Made by Marquardt & Schulz and dated 1987. Rank insignia and national flags to shoulders. Badge to chest and left arm with 251 Fliegende Abteilung, with a further badge marked Rajlovac. The suit is dated 1987 and size marked at GR12
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| German Air Force Grey Cotton Flight Suit - Made by Marquardt & Schulz and dated 1988. Rank insignia and national flags to shoulders. A falcon badge to right breast with a further badge to arm featuring a red devil astride an aircraft with number 41 below. Size is marked at GR2.
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| German Air Force Grey Fabric Flight Suit - Manufactured by Marquardt & Schulz. Rank insignia and national flags to shoulders. 732 squadron badge to left breast and a "Double Ugly" phantom II badge to right with a further badge to right arm marked Phlyout Laage 2002. The suit is dated 1987 and is sized GR3
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| German Air Force Olive Green Fabric Flight Suit - Manufactured by Marquardt & Schulz. National flags and rank insignia to shoulders. Badges to right breast indicating Huey Heideflieger Fabberg. A further badge is applied to the right arm marked Huey UH-1 with German iron cross and helicopter image. The suit is dated 1987 and size marked GR6
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| German Air Force Dark Grey Fabric Flight Suit - Manufactured by Marquardt & Schulz. The suit carries rank insignia and national flags to shoulders with a badge to the left breast KDO Forces and 33. A further 33 marked badge is on the right breast. On the right arm is another insignia featuring a ghost and number 351. The suit is dated 1989 and is sized GR6
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| Luftwaffe Grey Leather Flight Jacket - National flag and rank bars to sleeves. Badge to right breast with NATO AWACS E-3A Compnent. There is evidence where further squadron patches have previously been attached but now removed. Orange fabric high visibility interior lining. Knits all is good condition. The issue label indicates manufactured by Paul Schulze and dated 7/79. We estimate it would fit a chest size 42" (107 cm)
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| German Airforce No1 Dress Tunic - Item comprises an officer's tunic with rank badges to lapels and shoulder boards highlighted in yellow with silver piping. To the right breast is a gold gilt brevet and below a badge featuring aircraft and the number 38. Attached to the right shoulder is a silver landyard with gold eagle badge to the top, while on the left pocket is a further gold finish badge with an eagle and the number 5 below. The jacket is marked size 56 and would appear to fit comfortably a 42" (107 cm) chest size. The inside label appears to date this garment to 1994. The cloth is generally in very good issued condition but with with a couple of very small moth nips but these do not detract when on display. A very smart tunic!
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| RAF Silver Plate Cigarette Case - A very clean example which carries a finely engraved RAF King's Crown Pilot's brevet to the front of the case. Inside it is simply marked Made in England. Sadly the original owner did not add his name so we can only speculate on its provenance but would have been an essential bit of off duty kit for aircrew of the time. Hinge and catch both in good working order. Measures 3.75" x 3.5" (10 cm x 9 cm)
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| WAAF WWII Pattern Issue Shirt - We are pleased to offer a rare WAAF issue shirt that came in with a WAAF tunic which we have also just listed. It is in very good issued condition and is made from light blue-grey cotton fabric. Other than a minor stain to the rear right back shoulder we can't see any other issues in terms of damage, stains or moth. The shirt is clearly cut for the female figure, having pleats let into the front shoulder area. The shirt buttons from the left (female) side and it also carries a small open top patch pocket on the left breast. Inked on the inside collar is a service number 2010225 and it is named to Waters S. The shirt comes with a detachable collar that is Kings Crown and AM marked with the code H544685/41 which would date it to 1941 and is named to Ranson with a service number 451639. Clearly the collar has been mixed up at some stage but it appears to fit correctly and it comes complete with a two period collar studs. The collar shows signs of use but is generally in good shape with just minor age staining and the fabric is not quite as bright as on the shirt, which is to be expected. A near identical example is illustrated on page 81 of Bayley & Ingram's excellent 'WWII British Women's Uniforms' reference booklet. No size is marked but we estimate this would be a good fit on a size 14.
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| WAAF Other Ranks WWII Pattern Service Cap - Another item that came in with a small WAAF collection we have recently bought. This is example is a very nicely made replica that has clearly had very little use. The cap is in excellent order with no damage and the lining is factory fresh. A brass kings Crown badge is fitted; this could well be an original item. The chin strap is leather and the underside of the black peak is finished in the authentic green wartime specification. It carries no makers marks to indicate its origins and whilst no size is shown we would estimate it being a good fit on a size 22.5" diameter head or c. 56 cm.
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| WAAF Officers Re-Enactors Uniform - Another item from the small WAAF collection we have in. Here the tunic jacket appears to be an original item and we believe dates to WWII and unlike the other tunic we have listed today has not been 're-clocked'!.It carries a makers label, now somewhat faded, reading M.Walker Ltd, 47 Albemarle Street, London. The rest has faded away over the years. Below in white ink is B 36 and W 30 which we assume to be the bust and waist sizing. The jacket is to WWII specification with brass Kings Crown buttons (made by Gaunt) and a brass belt buckle. The tunic shows some service wear and moth nips but generally in decent display condition. The skirts that came with it is of later manufacture and carries an MOD label stating 'Skirt Woman's Blue-Grey 1972 Pattern'. The size is marked as 67/64/96; we have no idea what this means but it is small! It was made by Watts & stone Ltd. This again shows some service wear and like the tunic could benefit from a dry clean. Check our the other WAAF related items that came in with this set which we are also listing today.
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| RAF Watch Tower Telephone - Here's something that has more style than your i phone and exudes period charm! This is an RAF telephone clearly used in the airfield Control Tower but sadly we do not know on what base it served. The phone is the older type without a dial and dates from the days when you actually spoke to a real human being to get connected! To the front are two period notices one advising 'In case of Fire Dial 117' and confirms location as 'Tower' The other transfer advises 'Warning Do NOT Discuss Classified Information', on the basis of the war time adage 'The Walls have Ears'! The base of the instrument is stamped with various details and is over stencilled with 'BASE COMM.' This phone we would estimate dates from the Cold War period and is possibly early 1960's manufacture. Looks to be in good issued condition although the receiver wire is frayed but this could easily be rewired and the fraying 'lost' within the unit. Like all items listed for sale on the site on offer as a collectible and we can't warrant if it could be made operational again but would look great on an appropriate desk!
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| Art Deco Bakelite RAF Trinket Box - A classic example of a 1930's Art Deco trinket box with a design to the lid that shouts Odeon cinema! The box is made from brown fleck Bakelite and carries an applied RAF kings Crown brevet to the lid which could possibly have been fashioned from a sweetheart badge. The lid hinges up and reveals a decent size storage area inside and no doubt would have been used on a ladies desk or dressing table. Bakelite was prone to chipping and this box is no exception with a very small chip to the rear top right corner of the lid but this really does not detract from a rather unusual and attractive piece that will appeal to both an RAF, Bakelite or 1930's collector. Measures 4" x 4" x 3 1/2" high (10 cm x 10 cm x 8.5 cm)
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| RAF C Type flying helmet - This is an early example of the second pattern internally wired helmet so unlike many C helmets found this one would almost certainly be of wartime manufacture. The leather shell is in good issued condition with very minor scuffing to the finish in a couple of areas. The snaps and clips for the E*, G, or H pattern oxygen mask are all in place ; the snaps need to be treated with some respect if fitting an oxygen mask as they appear a little tender but fine for display purposes. All straps are good and the press studs are in place and working ; being an early spec helmet it features just two straps at the rear as opposed to four on post war C helmets. The rubber receiver carriers are good and firm with no splits and both are fitted with matched receivers marked with AM, Kings Crown and 10A/13466. The loom is the wider diameter wartime spec and the brown bell plug is marked 10H/10991. We have nothing here to test the avionics on so this helmet, like others offered, is for sale as a collectable only. The chinstrap is good but has lost some elasticity over the years. Inside the lining shows good honest service wear and it is named to the original owner 'Barker' with RAF service number 1812630. If any visitors to the site have any information on him please let us know and we can add detail to this description. One ear 'doughnut' has minor wear to the cover but all in all this is a good honest wartime C helmet in the condition it was in when it came out of service and no doubt it would have a story to tell. The size stamping is now indistinct but looks like 6 7/8 –7 which would make it a size 2 so RAF stores reference 22C/878. Not mint but these early examples of the second pattern C are becoming increasingly hard to find now -so grab it while you can!
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| RAF Air Ministry Marked Navigator's Parallel Rule - These were issued to RAF navigators in the early part of WWII, prior to the introduction of the Douglas Combined Protractor. This example is AM marked and dated 1942 as well as Captain Fields Improved Apparatus. It is in good issued condition but with a small chip to the top left section of the rule as is often the case with a working instrument of this type. Measures 18" (45 cm)
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| Luftwaffe Model 10-76A Replica Schwimmveste - This example was purchased in Germany but carries no clues to its origins. Suffice to say someone has gone to a lot of trouble to produce this detailed replica. I had the opportunity to show it to Steve Kiddle of Pegasus Militaria (who we believe makes the best replica RAF Mae Wests on the market) who confirmed it was not his handiwork but agreed it is well executed and would have been both complicated and expensive to produce. This is the early Battle of Britain pattern designated Fl 30156, with the full- back kapoks that proved to be a design fault in that unconscious aircrew were often left in a face down position in the water and which resulted in the modified 10-76 B-1 replacing it in 1943. The vest has some nice detail including the correct wooden peg button arrangement, crutch strap and head flotation pads to the back. This Schwimmveste is the ideal alternative for the re-enactor who does not want to risk a using an original..or who does not have a £1400 budget to purchase one! This item would also work well on a mannequin or in a museum display. We have no idea if these are being made commercially or if this is a one off ; certainly we have just the one so but it is a comfortable fit over my 42" chest (107.) Overall condition is close to mint.
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