tar00 Posted May 10, 2008 Share #1 Posted May 10, 2008 I was reading James Bradley's Flyboys and he mentions G-suits being issued to Navy corsair pilots at the time of the operations against ChiChi Jima. Does anyone know what model they would be? And are these things acquirable? My thinking is if they are to be had it is for a very high price. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plant#4 Posted May 10, 2008 Share #2 Posted May 10, 2008 You might want to check out a copy of Combat Flying Equipment by CG Sweeting, it has a large article on G-suits with some identifying pictures. One photo shows 4 of the different G-suits used in WW2 as well as developement histories. I have a few pairs of G-suits from the late forties and early 50s, but have not been able to find any earlier. Most of the prices for these are Very reasonable, but a WW2 dated one... Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted May 10, 2008 Share #3 Posted May 10, 2008 A 1950 vintage G-suit just sold on ebay for $120. They called it a USAF suit, but it looks like a Navy contract number: We have some more info in a thread at http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...showtopic=14231 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tar00 Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share #4 Posted May 11, 2008 Full body one, huh. Well thank you very much for the replies. I'm just moving toward naval aviation so I'm going to pick up some books, have had some good recommendations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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