flight suit and equipment pilot P-51 mustang WW2

[deRaf2ndranger]

Hi everybody,

i am a collector of US ww2 and fascinated by the P-51 mustang, a true wonderful airplane.

Besides my ww2 ranger and my ww2 paratrooper i want to collect the flight suit of a pilot flying the P-51 during ww2.

Was it a flight suit in one piece or did he wear trousers and jacket separately, what kind of boots did he wear, what kind of helmet,..?

Can somebody help me with the right clothing or a link where i can find them?

thank you

Raf

[evangilder]

Uniform standards for flight crews was pretty loose in WWII. For the most part, I think the mustang pilots wore the trouser and jacket. Here is a shot of some of the Mustang pilots of the 4th Fighter Group after returning from a shuttle mission to Russia and back. You can see the uniforms that they wore.

[Erich]

heres kit of friend and Me 262 killer, Joe Petersburs from the 20th fg. hope the pic works and it will show you some of the kit....

[deRaf2ndranger]

thanks guys,

that's something i can work with.

greetz

Raf