Object Details
- Physical Description
- Luftwaffe protective flying suit; pink quilted asbestos fabric flame retardant flying jacket; embroidered Luftwaffe eagle insignia on right breast; draw straps on each cuff and collar.
- Summary
- This quilted pink flying suit was used by German Luftwaffe Me 163 pilots to protect them from the aircraft's volatile fuel mixture of T-Stoff (Hydrogen Peroxide with 20% oxyquinoline) and C-Stoff (hydrazine hydrate in methanol). This suit was captured by the United States Quarter Master Corps following World War II.
- Credit Line
- Donated by Lester W. B. Powell
- Inventory Number
- A19480168000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Flight Clothing
- Materials
- Outer Shell: Perlon synthetic
- Insulation: Asbestos fibers
- Dimensions
- Clothing: 74.3 x 78.7 x 6.4cm (29 1/4 x 31 x 2 1/2 in.)
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19480168000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9a1a04792-26d8-4cf8-9ea0-fe07ab033100
