Francis Chin – illustratör

In June 1941 the US Army''s air organisations were consolidated under a single command, the Army Air Forces or AAF.Its expansion was rapid and massive, and its contribution to the war effort was substantial. Books abound describing the AAF''s impressive combat record, but little has been published to record what the men inside the machines wore to stay alive and effective in the air and on the ground, or, as often as not, in the water.Gordon L. Rottman''s detailed treatment discusses the flying clothes, accessories and equipment worn and used by individual airmen fighting their often desperate battles in the sky.

While the most conspicuous components of the US Army Air Forces in World War II were the air units, there were also hundreds of ground units and organisations.Besides assigned military personnel the AAF also employed thousands of civilians. Many unique outfits were designed to meet the AAF''s special needs. Uniformed civilians also possessed a variety of unique uniforms and insignia.These general issue and specific uniforms are the subject of this volume by one of Osprey''s most experienced authors, Gordon L. Rottman, whose detailed text is backed by plenty of contemporary photographs and 12 full page colour plates by Francis Chin.

While the most conspicuous components of the US Army Air Forces in World War II were the air units, there were also hundreds of ground units and organisations.Besides assigned military personnel the AAF also employed thousands of civilians. Many unique outfits were designed to meet the AAF''s special needs. Uniformed civilians also possessed a variety of unique uniforms and insignia.These general issue and specific uniforms are the subject of this volume by one of Osprey''s most experienced authors, Gordon L. Rottman, whose detailed text is backed by plenty of contemporary photographs and 12 full page colour plates by Francis Chin.

In June 1941 the US Army''s air organisations were consolidated under a single command, the Army Air Forces or AAF.Its expansion was rapid and massive, and its contribution to the war effort was substantial. Books abound describing the AAF''s impressive combat record, but little has been published to record what the men inside the machines wore to stay alive and effective in the air and on the ground, or, as often as not, in the water.Gordon L. Rottman''s detailed treatment discusses the flying clothes, accessories and equipment worn and used by individual airmen fighting their often desperate battles in the sky.

In June 1941 the US Army's air organisations were consolidated under a single command, the Army Air Forces or AAF.Its expansion was rapid and massive, and its contribution to the war effort was substantial. Books abound describing the AAF's impressive combat record, but little has been published to record what the men inside the machines wore to stay alive and effective in the air and on the ground, or, as often as not, in the water.Gordon L. Rottman's detailed treatment discusses the flying clothes, accessories and equipment worn and used by individual airmen fighting their often desperate battles in the sky.