Full Description
This title provides a reference source on the uniforms, dress, flight gear and weaponry of the Imperial Japanese Navy airmen of World War II. Each chapter looks at a different piece of clothing or equipment, and involves detailed descriptions of flight gear, including manufacture information, and integrates personal interviews with IJN pilots such as Sakai, Komachi, Tanimizu, Kawato and Saito regarding their personal use or recollections of use of the items under discussion.
Contents
Introduction; Flight Helmets; Flight Goggles; Mufflers/Scarves; Flight Suits; Flight Boots; Floatvests; Gauntlets & Gloves; Parachute Hamesses; Flight clocks and watches; Flight insignia; Flight Calculators; Voicetalkers/Oxygen mask; Plotting boards; Personal weapons; Translations/Glossary/Marker Labels; Bibliography/further reading; Color plate commentary; Index
