An accidental discovery

[Cobden]

For many years now, I've been in possesion of a RAF officers uniform which I...well...got from a school costume department...:whistling

I changed the buttons, demoted it, stuck a pair of pilots wings on it, etc

Anyway, I always assumed it was from the 1950's or 1960's, worn by some chap who was stuck behind a desk for his career.

Turns out, it's a wartime tunic made for a pilot who served in 208 Squadron, who was awarded the DSO and DFC!

Anyone else had any similar experiences?

 

[PADDY]

Confession time (yikes)

Funny that and very similar to mine. While at school (Independent boarding) I was in the art Dept. and on a mannekin was the RAF tunic of a Wing Cmdr, with DFC (was the only one I could recognise then!) and Pilots Brevet with king's Crown and brass King's Crown buttons.
I was so tempted to procure it and dear knows where it ended up (maybe on a skip eventually!), but I did save the Pilot's Wings o I feel so bad about that now, but not sure whether I feel worse about taking the wings, or worse for LEAVING the full jacket, rather than just nicking it!!).

 

[Clyde R.]

Shame, Paddy!!

Glad they didn't end up in a rubbish pile somewhere.

 

[Cobden]

I consider it "liberation"!

I did give them another modern corporals uniform back, mind, so I wasn't that evil!