Photos of special interest for the development team.

[KG26_Alpha]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

Well found

Actually, the suit you have posted is different though; it contains the so-called Mae West, but not the parachute. This harnessuit was made in much larger numbers and was made in a pilots version(which only had provision for a seat-pack parachute), an 'observer's version (which only had provision for the chest-type parachute) and then a version which combined both
It's hard to judge, but this looks like the pilot version

Both suits look quite similar.

Originally Posted by KG26_Alpha

Irvin or G.Q Harness Suit, smock overall.
Issued to RAF from 1939-41/2 as an all in one Parachute / Mae West

http://www.irvingq.co.uk/index.asp



Image From

http://www.wwiireenacting.co.uk/foru...p?f=11&t=56028

Thought I had said it was the Smock Harness suit.