Stewart Named Lecture - Aircrew Protective Equipment

Published: March 5, 2013, midnight

b'This lecture look at aircrew protective equipment including helmets, clothing and other protective equipment for the military aviator - starting with leather flying caps and a mackintosh. In addition Dr Trudgill will discuss the equipment used for the protection of airmen, exploring how it has developed from rudimentary outdoors clothing worn by Edwardian pioneers, through to the complex systems employed by present day military aircrew.'