Original German WWII Luftwaffe Officer Fighter Pilot Leather Flying Jacket Flintlock Muskets and Rifles The cap is lined with

The cap is lined with deep golden-yellow silk with a 75% complete celluloid diamond

Overall Length: 5 1/2 inches

heel plates and leather heel tabs

named after its main contributor Colonel Louis Chauchat

To instill esprit de corps

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Officer Fighter Pilot Leather Flying Jacket Flintlock Muskets and Rifles The cap is lined withOriginal Item: Only One Available. Development of protective flight uniforms and equipment began with the advent of military aircraft in WWI and continued on into the Weimar and the Third Reich eras, resulting in three distinct one piece combination pattern flight suits being approved before WWII and worn for the duration of the war. Regulations of July 4TH 1940 and April 24TH 1941 introduced two piece protective flight suits for fighter pilots