With the price of fitting out reenactors like myself in flying gear extremely expensive either for original or replicated WW2 flight gear , firstly you NEED to find money.
Hint….. in 15years of flight gear collecting and i also run a company selling replicated flightgear, i can tell you yes rich collectors will pay but will a heritage flight in a country slashing its defence budget really listen to a wish list and demands and go out and spend money when it cant?
WW2style and type of flightgear is not possibly deemed safe for operational use in 2011. OHS plays into it.
Wearing it around on display maybe less dangerous but you then need to find safe storage for the gear….
Just checking but with the RAF and MOD cutting budgets just to keep head above water or clouds…. were do you propose they find such money for the heritage flightgear?
Mae West LPU can fetch $1600 US
C helmets size 3/4 $450 +
E and H oxygen masks $ 300-1200+
Times that basic equipment by x crws and your looking at a fair expense.
As much as i applaud the ideas, i think the RAF has to defend its operational budget firstly.
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