Flying Equipment of the Italian Air Force in World War II

Flying Equipment of the Italian Air Force in World War II: Flight Suits • Flight Helmets • Goggles • Parachutes • Life Vests • Oxygen Masks • Boots • Gloves
Alberto Spaziani
Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd (june 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0764343777
ISBN-13: 9780764343773

This book is a highly detailed look at World War II era Italian flight gear. Much of the information appears here for the first time in English. Covering flight suits, flight helmets, goggles, parachutes, life vests, oxygen masks, boots, gloves, and more, in over 600 images, offering full coverage of this long overlooked topic. Color photography shows full views of actual period clothing and equipment, as well as close-up details of manufacturers’ marks and labels, zippers, buttons and snaps, and insignia. War era images, including rare period color, show Italian aircrews wearing a variety of Italian and German flight gear.