Hollywood
New Member
Hi! I’m new here but not new to forums, I’m on many vintage bike and Landrover forums. firstly I love this forum! what a great way to keep history alive!
So, a little about myself , I collect stuff, after working on fighter jets for years and building vintage bikes I had started to collect items well into my 30s , war flags, vintage Indian and Harley Davidson stuff . so this has lead to an unhealthy obsession at collecting items at the age of 33 .
I currently serve with a Battle of Britain historian , most of his stuff is in museums etc and he has documented interviews with pilots and has ended up with a large collection of bomber clothing, spitfire clothing and hurricane squadron items including signatures.
He found out I was after a flight jacket to hang off of a 1916 Indian and as a gift he has given me what I believe to be an early Irvine jacket. this was given to the vicar at biggin hill from a former wife of a spitfire pilot who flew out of there, the jacket was with other items.
I was wondering someone with more experience than myself could identify a year or era of this jacket or any history etc
From my understanding many of these jackets from spitfires had repairs in the left arm? Due to the less fitted jackets getting caught on the spitfire drop door having a crow bar and spike fitted with sharp ends. mine has two repairs on the right arm in the same place?
thanks for reading and any help would be appreciated
So, a little about myself , I collect stuff, after working on fighter jets for years and building vintage bikes I had started to collect items well into my 30s , war flags, vintage Indian and Harley Davidson stuff . so this has lead to an unhealthy obsession at collecting items at the age of 33 .
I currently serve with a Battle of Britain historian , most of his stuff is in museums etc and he has documented interviews with pilots and has ended up with a large collection of bomber clothing, spitfire clothing and hurricane squadron items including signatures.
He found out I was after a flight jacket to hang off of a 1916 Indian and as a gift he has given me what I believe to be an early Irvine jacket. this was given to the vicar at biggin hill from a former wife of a spitfire pilot who flew out of there, the jacket was with other items.
I was wondering someone with more experience than myself could identify a year or era of this jacket or any history etc
From my understanding many of these jackets from spitfires had repairs in the left arm? Due to the less fitted jackets getting caught on the spitfire drop door having a crow bar and spike fitted with sharp ends. mine has two repairs on the right arm in the same place?
thanks for reading and any help would be appreciated
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