Original British WWII Irvin Sheepskin Flying Jacket With Air Ministry “AM” Marked Cuff Zippers Japanese Ordnance 000 M1 carbines

000 M1 carbines

for maker Schwerin & Sohn

He most likely served with the regiment in the very early 19th century

For three days the troopers waited for the fog to lift to allow them to drop into Belgium

They had to carry all their equipment and supplies on their backs and on the backs of pack mules

Original British WWII Irvin Sheepskin Flying Jacket With Air Ministry “AM” Marked Cuff Zippers Japanese Ordnance 000 M1 carbinesOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a lovely example of the dashing British Royal Air Force Irvin Sheepskin Flying Jacket. The jacket does show signs of use and wear but is otherwise in solid presentable condition. As aviation advanced so did the altitudes to which pilots could fly. Suddenly aircrew were flying to thousands of feet where temperatures would easily be sub zero, not a good thing when aircraft construction still provided basic,