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Flying suit for RAF helicopter crewman

Accession Number

1160.2014.1

Object Name

Flying suit for RAF helicopter crewman

Created

20/10/2014

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

20/10/2014

Brief Description

RAF flying suit and accessories....spoon,knife,fork,pen,
safety pins,toothpicks,comb, dog tags, instruction cards,badges and penknife.

Materials

cotton.metal,nylon

Dimensions

size 6 chest 99/107 height 172/180

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

Badge with "MICK ANDERSON"
On inside label with washing instructions and MOD info

Colour

khaki

Provenance

A helicopter crewman's flying suit is perhaps not the most obvious thing to find in a mountain heritage collection, though this one comes with a fairly good mountain pedigree.
Mick Anderson was for many years - in the 1970/80's - a winch man/ crewman on the RAF Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopters that were involved in hundreds of rescue missions in the mountains of Great Britain. An inveterate pipe smoker, Micky was well known to many mountain rescuers, particularly in Scotland.
Mick headed off to the greater ranges in 2014 and while his family and some old RAF pals were winding up his estate they found this flying suit and donated it to our collection.
Thanks folks for this unusual piece of mountain history.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Dave Whalley on behalf of family and friend of Mick Anderson

Acquisition Date

20/10/2014

Condition Check Date

20/10/2014

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

20/10/2014

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