Germany, Luftwaffe. An Oberleutnant’s Leather Flight Jacket, By Karl Heisler Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic and Large Button (in brass

and Large Button (in brass

just before the start of the Second World War in September and six months before HMS Royal Oak was sunk by U-47 at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands off Scotland on October 14th

consisting of an intricate silver star with green palms with yellow enameled buds

but with the majority of its original paint worn off due to age

A Blow at Sebastopol)

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Oberleutnant’s Leather Flight Jacket, By Karl Heisler Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic and Large Button (in brass(Luftwaffe Leder Fliegerjacke). A fine example of a Luftwaffe Oberleutnants flight jacket, constructed of finely grained dark brown leather. It features a wide turned down collar fully topped by brown doeskin, with two leather straps emanating from the reverse of the left meeting a loop and arrangement of snap buttons on the right for secure closure. The shoulders are flanked by boards constructed of golden yellow wool, each topped by four bands of