
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


When the gentlemen aviators of the First World War were looking for protective clothing to wear whilst doing battle over the trenches of the Somme, they visited establishments such as Alfred Dunhill’s where they were invited to alight for the best equipment. This is the story of such wonderful flying garb as the Sidcot Suit, the Irving jacket and the classic American flight and bomber jackets.
A 1930 ‘Sidcot’ suit.
The G1 Navy Flight Jacket.
Steve McQueen in his A2.
Chuck Yeager in his B10.
Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to the FAST Archive, the Imperial War Museum, Solicitr, USAF, Dunhill’s and Robinson and Cleaver.
By Capt Nick4.8
150150 ratings
When the gentlemen aviators of the First World War were looking for protective clothing to wear whilst doing battle over the trenches of the Somme, they visited establishments such as Alfred Dunhill’s where they were invited to alight for the best equipment. This is the story of such wonderful flying garb as the Sidcot Suit, the Irving jacket and the classic American flight and bomber jackets.
A 1930 ‘Sidcot’ suit.
The G1 Navy Flight Jacket.
Steve McQueen in his A2.
Chuck Yeager in his B10.
Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to the FAST Archive, the Imperial War Museum, Solicitr, USAF, Dunhill’s and Robinson and Cleaver.

374 Listeners

399 Listeners

234 Listeners

647 Listeners

396 Listeners

712 Listeners

780 Listeners

311 Listeners

1,869 Listeners

936 Listeners

928 Listeners

173 Listeners

286 Listeners

215 Listeners

164 Listeners