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Old 09-18-2010, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by janpitor View Post
The possibility for customization like in win 7 is a good point. I somehow need to feel the history from the sim.
and you won't get them from tearing around the skies in a 1940 plane?
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Originally Posted by philip.ed View Post
I know, hence the reason many favoured the frock (or in terms of the BoB film, a sweater) It would have been bloody hot in getting into the spit in an Irvin during the battle, and even though it would get bloody cold upstairs many still didn't wear the Irvin. It really restricted movment; wear one and this is clear. It's uncomfortable in a seating position, and the collar is a bitch.
It's a great winter jacket, and great if worn in a bomber, but for a fighter pilot it's an annoyance.
Winter was a period when many RAF pilots wore them, but even then they preferred to layer up...
did all irvins have the same collars?
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