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| '''Paul Bellamy''' <br/>7/10/2006 7:58:50 PM 
| Hi All,<br/> <br/> Looking through the Blue Book and other photo sources, there seems to be very few shots of 401st aircrew wearing non-leather flying gear.<br/> Could anyone tell me if, for example, the A2 jacket's replacements (B-10 and B-17 cotton/alpaca jackets) and their corresponding trousers (A-11 etc.) were issued whilst at Deenethorpe.<br/> <br/> I've managed to pick up an original 1944 pair of A-11 trousers and braces to match my Aero Leather B-10 jacket, and hope these would be fine to use with my HBT flying overalls for a circa-1944 401st display.<br/> <br/> All the best,<br/> Paul<br/>  
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| '''Paul Bellamy''' <br/>8/12/2006 8:30:50 PM 
| Progress is being made....<br/> <br/> Looking through the Blue Book again, not my usual skim-reading, shows quite a number of photos of crews with non-leather flight clothing. Oops.<br/> <br/> I was lucky enough to get hold of a lot more bits of flight clothing at a sale in the UK, which now means I can display a setup suitable for late 1944, although not entirely &quot;by the book&quot;.<br/> <br/> The current setup is as follows:<br/> <br/> Cotton long underwear,<br/> GI shirt, tie and trousers,<br/> F-2 heated suit inner jacket and trousers,<br/> A-11 trousers,<br/> B-10 jacket,<br/> heated boot liners,<br/> A-6 boots,<br/> F-2/3 heated glove liners,<br/> A-9 gloves,<br/> H-2 baleout bottle with the green ball.<br/> <br/> No helmet or chute so far, but I'm working on it. I'm also on the lookout for a pair of the black felt F-2 boots, as the A-6s are a bit fragile these days.<br/> <br/> All the best,<br/> Paul<br/> <br/> Kettering<br/>  
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