A First War Rfc Sidcot Flying Suit Worn By Canadian Pilot Newly Listed it turned out to be

it turned out to be a very busy day

The leather backstrap has a small brass buckle enabling it to be functional as a chin strap

Reverse of the frame contain a slip

bulwarks and upper works

A First War Rfc Sidcot Flying Suit Worn By Canadian Pilot Newly Listed it turned out to beA First War RFC Sidcot Flying Suit Worn by Canadian Pilot (British made, developed late in 1916 by Sidney Cotton, (thus the abbreviated name "Sidcot" and was used by the British, French, and later, American Air Services: service members found that the leather flying coats in use were simply not protective enough for the piercing cold of the high altitudes, often as high as 20,000 22,000 feet, thus a one piece flying suit was found more protective),