1949 Pattern Battledress

[Jon Skagfeld]

Trade:

I have a BD tunic, Chest 38", Sleeve 30"

Trousers, 33" waist 30" inseam.

Trade for :

Tunic: Chest 44" Sleeve 30"

Trousers, 46" waist 30" inseam.

See how some measurements remain constant over some 40+ years, yet how other measurements change?

Beer intake of course has nothing to do with the differing measurements.

Can anyone help?

Required for period presentation with my '44 Chev.

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

You have become a fat shit, haven't you? A far cry from when we used to jump out of perfectly serviceable aircraft, n'est-ce pas? My b/d from back then still fits....

[Jon Skagfeld]

Originally posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball
You have become a fat shit, haven't you? A far cry from when we used to jump out of perfectly serviceable aircraft, n'est-ce pas? My b/d from back then still fits....

With all due respect to your rank and station in life...go **** yerself!

BTW, regardless of what Keefy says...there's no such thing as a perfectly serviceable aircraft.

Ah, the good ol' days, wearing younger men's clothes, "hitting the silk" at about 2500', full kit, and having a great ride down from either the C206 or the Beech 18. (Lots of bruises from Brens, Stens, PIATS etc bashing oneself upon landing.)

Set up for PLF, land, daisy chain chute, back to barn (bloody long hike if someone miscalculated the WDI toss), drink beer , get signed up for next flight manifest, drink beer, repeat as necessary.

Sigh.

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally posted by Jon Skagfeld
Set up for PLF, land, daisy chain chute, back to barn (bloody long hike if someone miscalculated the WDI toss), drink beer , get signed up for next flight manifest, drink beer, repeat as necessary.

Sigh.

Thems was good days, eh? I remember them fondly...