A Second World War RAF Flying jacket owned by F/O David Leslie Randall, no. 1833693 - with log books and provenance (South African Air Force)
the brown leather Air Ministry jacket dated 1941 and with a sheepskin interior, named tag and a belt, size 4
together with two log books recording service from 1942-50 including in London, attached to 406 Sqdn RCAF, No 11 OTU Watkloof, RAF Station Ismalia and others, flying D.H 82A, N.A. Harvard, Hurricane and Spitfire VC aircraft; together with small number of photographs, RAF uniform patch, letters from distinguished pilot 'Laddie' Lucas (Percy Belgrave Lucas, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC) and a framed mentioned in Despatches certificate for a Lt. (temp Capt.) G.A. Chard - Royal Regiment of Artillery, 6. April 1944
Sold for £1,000
Condition Report
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