NAZI FLYING SUITS ON DISPLAY
NOVEL EXHIBITION IN H. AND J. SMITH’S A display of three German flying suits, worn by Nazi airmen in the first German plane brought down on English soil, will be on view in a Tay street window of H. and J. Smith Ltd. this morning. The aeroplane—a Heinkel bomber—was chased in from the sea on February 3, 1940, and, after a fierce fight over a coastal town, was shot down near Smeaton Castle, four miles from Whitby, Yorkshire. One of the airmen was killed, one died in hospital, and the other was captured. The flying suits, each of which, it was estimated, would cost about £35, are of excellent material and are lined practically throughout with black Russian bear skin. The suits are made of Al goatskin and show a high standard of workmanship. Two of the suits are marked by bullet holes and on one is a rip cord which could be used by the Nazi airman for quick release from his flying gear. The suits, which were lent by a British firm, will remain on display for a week.
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Southland Times, Issue 24547, 23 September 1941, Page 6
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