Wanted! WW2 French Air Force uniform

Thanks Ian –

Note different cap and wings – from the 6 EFTS photos we have many Frenchmen wore uniforms akin to those of the FAF before the Armistace- think BoB film ‘twos up’ in the Hurricane in the first reel….

so – any leads anyone! 🙂

TT

An example of a Free French uniform on the right.

You’ll make a lousy de Gaulle lookalike TT!:diablo:

Hi all –

thanks Firebird, I know that RAF kit was issued to the Free French with a ‘France’ Shoulder Title, however the first courses through Sywell retained the FAF uniform. In fact even as late as 1944, some crews retained/bought their FAF caps, and sometimes had uniforms tailored for them in the French style. Many uniforms were even made in the states and shipped over –

Therefore, we are looking for a FAF uniform! 🙂

Can anyone help?

TT

Should be plenty of French uniforms out there, unused.

Is that like the old joke…
“For Sale: Italian Army rifle…only dropped once.”?

The above is meant for the purpose of historical humor identification only.
Resemblance to any person living or dead or any nationality and or armed force is coincidental.

Should be plenty of French uniforms out there, unused.

Apart from the hat and uniform insignia they wore standard RAF issue uniform as far as I’m aware, so if you can get a hat and insignia you could make up a representive uniform more easily.

Ebay is OK, but a trip over the ‘manche’ to one of the big French militaria fairs might be a better bet.