Lot 24
A C TYPE PERIOD FLYING HELMET & TUNIC.
A WW11 'C' type flying helmet, with bacolite ear pieces inset in round rubber mounts. Complete with original label. Size 2 of 6.7/8" to 7" A Crown M, 22C/450, with two-pin side plug for communications. The ear pieces are marked A & M 10A/12401. Both chamois inner and outer covering in mostly good condition. The helmet would appear to have been officially modified for later wiring or fittings, the original loom has been cut short at the rear, one tear/hole is apparent in the leather cap at the front.
An RAF 1944 dated Blouse/Battle Dress tunic, with pilots wings affixed. The label inside reads, Service Dress Blouse and Sileerston & Sons Ltd 1944. Both the Helmet and the Tunic bear the wearers name inside, again in exceptional condition overall. Both sleeves bear the cloth Royal Coat of Arms Warrant Officers badge.
His RAF Pilots wings on the tunic, were awarded after flying training in America. He flew Dakota Aircraft in India among other bases. With the lot is an original Pilots Notes Manual for Dakota 1 & 111 (Wasp 92 Engines).
Leaving the RAF with the rank of Flt/Sgt, he married and lived his working life as an Accountant in Yeovil, Somerset.
