Recent content by Terry le Pirat

Hi and thanks for this interesting posting! Interesting stitching on the Bronco hanger, i do not think i have seen this "shortcut" on any other contract. Very nice collection you have! Best regards, Jerry

Göteborg (Gothenburg) Sweden.

Beautiful design and beautifully done! Very nice with the B-3? jacket! Regards, Jerry

Hi all, regarding the lining, Sweeting's "Combat Flying Clothing" (i do not know how accurate this is) states the B-10 is lined with a"50/50 alpaca-and-wool-pile fabric". He also states double-face alpaca was one of the changes recommended to be introduced with the B-15. My original Ben...

Yes, funny how the B-2 cap often look very cool in old pictures and all wrong as soon it goes on my head... I am (one of the few?) who also really likes the A-3 flying trousers and the Irvin flying trousers. It is a bit hard to find a practical use for them, i have used both A-3's and Irvin's in...

I wear my ELC RW B-3 and ELC Irvin when i can during winter here in Göteborg Sweden, and sometimes in summer when riding my old BSA M20. I Love the look and history of the B-3, but when for instance i have to use my bicycle it is too warm. And it does perhaps "stand out" a bit in some...

Regarding the red knits B-10, i found something in Osprey Elite Series no46, "Us Army Air Force:1" by Gordon Rottman, regarding the B-10: "The wristlets and waist band were made of dark brown nitted wool, dark OD on later versions." There is a colourplate showing this, but no picture. I got a...

Hi, i think the BR "red rib version" of the B-10 looks very good, and have searched all my books for pictures of a original B-10 with red knits. Hard to tell in b/w pictures, but some do show a lot of contrast between jacket and knits, on the other hand, there seems to be a lot of originals...