"SPALDING AVIATOR'S CLOTHING" US AAC 30s PILOT FLIGHT SUIT HELMET REFERENCE BOOK

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US Army Air Corps pilots of the 1930s flew their open cockpit P-26 "Peashooter" fighters wearing private purchase flight suits, "skull caps", and face masks. Spalding flight gear of the inter-war period has been of great interest to collectors for decades, so in 1998, the famous Schiffer Publishing introduced a work of reprinted Spalding aviation catalogue images from the 1930s. This "SPALDING AVIATOR'S CLOTHING" US AAC 1930s PILOT FLIGHT SUIT HELMET REFERENCE BOOK is in near mint, unread condition, with only some light scattered storage wear evident (most pictured). Otherwise, the book is in near mint shape, with absolutely no rips, holes, tears, or other damage. Most interestingly, it boasts elegantly illustrated softcovers, and sports 36 pages full of reprinted Spalding aviation catalogue images from the inter-war period, including their Army-Navy summer and winter flying suits, lined and unlined flight helmets, face masks and oxygen helmets, Army-Navy gloves and gauntlets, leather jackets, aviators' boots, officers' high boots, Resistal goggles, and many other pieces of classic Spalding flight gear. A beautiful example of a "SPALDING AVIATOR'S CLOTHING" US AAC 1930s PILOT FLIGHT SUIT HELMET REFERENCE BOOK. Now celebrating over 20 years on eBay. Bid with confidence and please view our other great military, aviation, and sporting classics, including a German WW2 MWC LUFTWAFFE PILOT B-UHR AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH in MINT, unworn, new in the box condition, sporting a crisp 60 minute/12 hour (outer/inner) white numbers black dial, and featuring the classic big "onion" crown and sweeping seconds hand with hacking function.
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