Flight Gear : flying clothing and equipment of the US army air forces in Europe : 1942-45

Us army air forces aviators in Europe

This new book is designed as a guide to the flight clothing and equipment issued to American airmen in Europe, from August 1942 (the first bombing mission over France) to May 1945.
Hundreds of period photographs and hundreds of detailed pictures of surviving artefacts are included for the first time, introducing the reader to the evolution of this equipment, from the early use of British items, to local modifications, up to the latest technical breakthroughs.
In the final chapter, 25 full-colour reconstructions illustrate the various guises of these airmen, who liberated Europe from the sky.

Product details

• Authors: , Mathieu Bianchi, Lawrence (traducteur) Brown, Lawrence Brown, Mathieu Bianchi, Philippe Charbonnier
• Publisher: Histoire et Collections
• Languages: English, French
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.10.2013
• EAN: 9782352503026
• ISBN: 978-2-35250-302-6
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 240 mm x 320 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 1380 g
• Series: Aviation; Aviation
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History