Japanese Naval Aviation Uniforms and Equipment 1937–45

Gary Nila is a former Los Angeles Police Officer and FBI Special Agent who now works as an investigator with Northrop Grumman Corp. Air Combat Systems. He has been a collector of World War II Japanese military uniforms and equipment for over 30 years, but specializes in researching and collecting Japanese naval flight equipment and dress. He has interviewed many former IJN pilots including Saburo Sakai, Sudamu Komaichi, and Masajiro Kawato. Gary lives in Lakewood, California. Bill Younghusband was born in 1936. He has been interested in all things military since childhood, an interest compounded through the reading of authors such as G. A. Henty. In 1954 he joined the Life Guards and saw service in Egypt and Cyprus. Bill is a respected military illustrator of many years’ experience, and for this title contributes the detailed insignia illustrations. He is married, and lives in Ireland.

• Introduction Flight HelmetsFlight GogglesMufflers/ScarvesFlight SuitsFlight BootsFloatvestsGauntlets & GlovesParachute HarnessesFlight clocks and watchesFlight insigniaFlight CalculatorsVoicetalkersOxygen maskPlotting boardsPersonal weaponsTranslationsGlossaryMarker LabelsBibliographyFurther readingColor plate commentaryIndex