RAF Mess Uniform, Air Marshal Pilot
RAF No.5 air-officer's mess uniform consisting of jacket, waistcoat and trousers (shirt/tie not included, braces/shirts usually available as an option). Jacket is ranked to a n Air Marshal and has mounted QC buttons, link buttons, and pilot's brevet/"wings" (possibly King's crown, difficult to tell). Wool waistcoat is full backed with mounted King's crown RAF buttons and a rear waist adjuster. Trousers (not high-backed) with zip fly and side waist-adjusters.

Date:     1953

Sizes:    Jacket approx 42/43" chest. Trousers approx 37.5" waist. Actual measurements are:

Chest Width (laid flat):               22"

Shoulder:                                   17.5"

Jacket Waist (width, buttoned):  20.5"

Length:                                       21.5"

Sleeve:                                       25"

Waistcoat waist (laid flat):          20.5"

Trouser waist:                            37.5" (+1" to let out)

Inside Leg:                                 31" (+1.5" to let down)

Condition:      Generally good. Jacket/waistcoat have light/even wear/fading (perhaps a little more fading to arm/elbow) but clean and damage-free. Trousers show a little more wear. Nothing excessive/no damage but general wear, some shine, some minor marks whcih should clean out.

SKU:              F909

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