Artwork : ArchiveNo00170
Flying Jacket 1943
Artefact
Contributor
| ContributionForm | |
|---|---|
| Contributor Name | D-Day Museum |
| Contributor Image | a.whitmarsh_dday.jpg |
| Profession | |
| Location | Southsea |
| Collection Date | 29.09.08 10.17am |
| Artefact Name | Flying Jacket |
| Artefact Description |
Made of leather (outside) with woollen lining. Fair condition. Brown in colour. |
| Artefact Date | 1943 |
| Artefact Stored | In display case D-Day story |
| Artefact Form | |
| Artefact Image | 00170_fly_jac_ddayjpg.jpg |
| Sample Taken | Wool from inside-left of lining |
| Sample Image | |
| History of Artefact |
The jacket had a woollen lining to keep personnel warm because the planes flew very high. The aircraft did not have a heating system. The boots worn also had woollen linings for the same reason. This is an RAF jacket British and standard of the time. It could have been made between 1939-1945. The figure / model in the museum wearing the jacket is dressed as a fighter pilot who would have flown a smaller aircraft ie. a Spitfire. It is has been in the museum since 1984. RAF airmen were also issued with electrically-heated clothing. Jackets like this would have been worn by all aircrew not just the pilot. If an airman was likely to fly at higher altitude, where it would be colder than lower down, he would probably have worn warmer clothing rather than just the jacket i.e. an all in one suit. At its greatest size during WW2, the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) totalled around 1.1 million people. Only a small proportion would have been aircrew however, and most would have had supporting roles in the ground. |
| Historian | Andrew Whitmarsh |
| Previous Owners | Unknown |
| Special Memories | The nearest RAF airfield to Portsmouth would have been Thorney Island, near Chichester. Andrew Whitmarsh |
| Artwork Image | 00170_WEB.jpg |
| I | Attachmentb | Action | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
 jpg |
00170_WEB.jpg | manage | 163.7 K |
| jpg |
00170_fly_jac_ddayjpg.jpg | manage | 150.1 K |
| jpg |
a.whitmarsh_dday.jpg | manage | 189.3 K |
About
Artwork
City Forensics Treasure Island - A Forensic Investigation of a City
Ideas, requests, problems regarding City Forensics? Send feedback
Copyright 2001-2024 © Seran Kubisa
Website Copyright 2006-2024 © Asitis Ltd
Copyright 2001-2024 © Seran Kubisa
Website Copyright 2006-2024 © Asitis Ltd