Bob Lyons

Another scan, this one of the shoulder strap and collar detail....

A scan of the spec patch....

As promised, some better views of the insignia on that tunic, but will start with a Polaroid of the jacket lying flat....

Last couple for now, shows a nice early M43 cap, or perhaps a Mountain cap being worn. Bob

A couple more....

Officer and NCO portraits

Fliegerbluse with and without breast eagle....

One with is sidecap on, and a couple of brothers in arms....

wearing visor caps,,,

I have been looking through some old discs, and found some scans I did a while back with a few portrait shots on it, so will post them here, the photo that started this thread will come up again, as I did them 2 at a time, anyway, here are a few Luftwaffe postcard portraits... Bob

Hi Snoopy, I found an old photo on file of my tail wheel before I moved it on, along with some bits and pieces I put around it to make the photo a bit more interesting, so here is the tail wheel, I sold this piece through the Collector's Guild in Canada, and last time I looked the photo of it was still on the site, saying it had been sold, been like that for about 2 years now! Bob

Hi Chris, Yes it still lives here in Victoria, and there is more, it has a companion too, the visor cap that the same guy wore is still with the tunic, I haven't seen the cap as my friend only brought the jacket down for me to see, will have to travel up to central Victoria to see the cap and tunic together. Bob

Hi Don When I first saw this flag which was at that stage stored at the Memorial there was a story that some others had been sent to the IWM, but I can't remember exactly what they were now, I saw this one over 20 years ago, as a friend of mine was working at the War Memorial at the time, and I was able to view some things that were not available to the public, and this flag was one of them. Later I wrote to the Memorial trying to get a photo of it, and they denied that they had it, and when I visited the place again for the first time in about 20 years in 2005 I saw this flag on display there, so had to take a photo of it. I am sure there is a great story behind this and the flags that went to the IWM in London, wish I knew exactly which flags they were, sadly the Memorial is less than helpful with any further info. Bob

and one of the shoulder straps, piped in white... Bob

And lying flat, shows some of the fading....

A bit more, a blue faded to tan tropical Uffz tunic with HG straps...

Hi Johnsy, Yes the buttons are leather (apart from one of the shoulder strap buttons which does have the 'Australia' button in metal on it, which must be a replacement), I am assuming that because this was made in the UK then these buttons must have been what the original owner decided on at the time, or perhaps that was all the tailor had at the time, I don't know, the lanyard once had a whistle attached, which has now gone to the mists of time. Chris, your not the only one who would like it... I was just about to turn the computer off and go for a cold beer, when I got the notification of a reply on my computer, so as it is a Sunday afternoon, and as an ex Armoured Corps friend of mine is about to lob on my doorstep, he said that he was thirsty, so I had better get them lined up ! Bob

And the early Lubstein label Bob

The unit stampings....

Interior....

Here is another Erel Luftwaffe HG NCO's visor cap, this one belongs to a good friend of mine who also lives here in Melbourne.....

Last one, from the rear showing the pleats. Best wishes Bob

Unit colour flash and 'Australia' shoulder title...

Metal 'wounded stripe'...

Yes, they are leather buttons, here is the side with overseas chevrons and rank...