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Up for sale is a pre-War two panel Irvin made by Irvin Air Chute, the premier maker of such jackets. It has the typical features associated with this maker: small collar rings, medium-sized belt loops, a square-ended collar and the extra reinforcement eyelet around the belt buckle prong.
The jacket belonged to F/O G. A. Smee who in 1943 was serving with number 104 Operational Training Unit at Nutts Corner, Northern Ireland. Smee was the Wireless Operator/air gunner on board Wellington Z1460 when it crashed on 17th July 1943. Smee survived the crash along with the rest of the crew. Smee wrote his name on the back of the collar.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORIGINAL-...Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item3f0d6b22e0
The jacket belonged to F/O G. A. Smee who in 1943 was serving with number 104 Operational Training Unit at Nutts Corner, Northern Ireland. Smee was the Wireless Operator/air gunner on board Wellington Z1460 when it crashed on 17th July 1943. Smee survived the crash along with the rest of the crew. Smee wrote his name on the back of the collar.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORIGINAL-...Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item3f0d6b22e0
