Two zip flying boots (flieger pelzt-stiefel) made from, leather, rubber and sheepskin, the outer zip being removed for economical reasons during 1940.
Single zip flying boots, same construction and materials as twin zip.
 Quality of materials deteriorated from mid war, with shafts made from pieces rather than one piece of sheepskin, construction quality remained the same.
Paul Hoffmann & Company produced high quality brown leather and suede boots early in the war, very popular amongst aircrews.
Heated boots were also produced for wear with the electrically heated two piece flying suits, same as ordinary boots, but with 12 volt wiring and connectors to allow them to be connected to the flying trousers.
Brown leather and suede boots were also produced in Eastern Europe later in the war.

At left: Single piece flying suit :- Kombination Sommer 1934 (K So/34), made from lightweight durable braunmeliert cloth. Later versions (seen here) had a large quick release zip fastening system incorporated , allowing the wearer quick access to the schwimmweste(worn under the suit) inflation bottle and mouth tube. Single piece flying suit discontinued in 1941, two piece introduced in middle of 1941. Stocks of the tan material were exhausted during 1943.

Flight suit over land :-  (flieger-schutzanzug kombination (zweiteilig) 1941)) KW l/41 made from soft blue cloth with sheepskin lining and large fleece collar.

At right: Flying jacket,winter weight for flight over water. (flieger-schutzanzug kombination (zweiteilig) 1941) KW s/41 made from high quality natural sheepskin, with dark brown or black inner fleece collar.

The early Schwimmweste pneumatisch 734 10-30(SWp 734), usually in cream, also brown and blue. An inflatable vest entering service in 1936-37, however it was found to have a similar danger of inversion as the kapok type of the period, due to having an inflatable bladder in the back panel. A re-design resulted in a similar layout, the SWp 743 10-30 B1 with a yoke and strap open style back and an enlarged front bladder. The SWp 743 10-30 B2 came into service in early 1941, the only difference being the replacement of the metal fittings onto the bladder and metal mouthpiece with black plastic. Variations in metal and plastic occurred during the transition.
Used by both Fighter and Bomber Crews. Certainly most fighter pilots used them as they afforded better fitment into the cramped cockpits. .

Flying Suits:-
Large map pocket on left breast of jacket and a leather strap, for attaching the oxygen mask clip on the right breast. The trousers incorporated large pockets on the front, for stowage of survival equipment, a pocket on the right hip for the flare pistol and at the bottom of the right leg was stowage for the survival flag.(Applies to all two piece flying suits, except early sheepskin trousers and East European manufactured trousers.).

LKp W101 leather flying helmet, Nitsche & Gunther goggles, and a bomber style oxygen mask with internal valve and leather side flaps

Luftwaffe Flying helmet - Summer type
Netzkopfhaube LKp N101 with Auer     10-6701 oxygen mask

Luftwaffe LKp S101 Summer Flying Helmet with Auer model 295 goggles

LKpN101 Flying helmet for the two strap oxygen mask introduced during the Battle of Britain. An earlier model commonplace during that Battle for fighter pilots featured a holder on the helmet top for the middle strap of the three strap fighter pilot oxygen mask in use at the time.

Flying gauntlets, fleece lined beyond the wrist. Such Gauntlets were more associated with Bomber crews than fighters, as fighter pilots often preferred the greater feel for the switches and controls that the thinner leather gloves or even knitted gloves gave them, the latter not giving any protection in the event of a fire.

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Kapok Schwimmweste 10-76B1, The previous type commonplace during the Battle of Britain had the kapok filled material ‘sausages’ fully across the back. That was designated 10-76A, however, following the rescue of several unconscious airmen from the sea, it was found that, due to it's large and buoyant back panel, it had a tendency to float the wearer face down, the back panel being larger than the front. So later in the Battle was introduced the 10-76 B1 seen here, back panel replaced with a yoke harness and a redesigned collar, having a chin support fastened with snap fasteners. The Kapok style was favoured more by bomber crews than fighter crews, the latter found it bulkier in the tight confines of their cockpits, however it would give flotation even with schrapnel and tear damage.

Chest Type Parachute assembly. Back pad had a seam down the middle, unlike the RAF which had no seam. Back pad is olive green whilst RAF is light brown. Liftwaffe webbing straps have no colour coded strands down the centre unlike the RAF which do. Luftwaffe Chest Type harnesses had the release box on a webbing panel like the Seat Type harness. RAF Chest type had it on a webbing strap offered up between the legs.  

Chest Type harness portable parachute pack. Note pack elastics not shown here.