Saturday, 26 September 2009
The True Spirit Of The British RAF
Here is the Pathe clip entitled Spirit Of The RAF,showing exactly what Flight Lieutenant Raymond Baxter was confirming.British Based Spitfire and Hurricane Pilots DID wear their Irvin Flying Jackets in Spitfires and Hurricanes during Air Combat Duties during World War II.
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=12000
Also,here is a picture i posted earlier in my blog,of a British Based Spitfire Pilot wearing his Irvin Flying Jacket just before he gets into his Spitfire and flies off,while wearing it.He is surrounded by the British Media,who can fully document and confirm he did wear an Irvin Flying Jacket in a Spitfire,and flew,as others did,wearing an Irvin Flying Jacket.The photograph was taken in January 1940.
Here is a link to the site that features the picture.
http://pro.corbis.com/Enlargement/Enlargement.aspx?id=HU014589&ext=1
The British Pathe clip and the YouTube Clip featuring Flight Lieutenant Raymond Baxter,relating how he DID wear the Irvin Flying Jacket while flying in Spitfires during World War II,is absolute 100% proof,that British Based Spitfire and Hurricane Pilots DID wear them when flying.