Canada, Commonwealth. A Royal Canadian Air Force Side Cap Auction There was a mechanical problem

There was a mechanical problem with the hatch mechanism

in gilt aluminum and finely detailed machine embroidery

but ran into noxious fumes and five of them died

contained in original case

From the moment he went ashore in the landing wave

Canada, Commonwealth. A Royal Canadian Air Force Side Cap Auction There was a mechanical problemA side cap wedge cap fabricated from a grayish blue wool with fold up flaps on either side. The flaps are held up via metal down ward pointed hooks that thread through a metal reinforced eyelet on the side of the cap. There are two rising peaks forming a valley between the two panels, the front decorated with two vertically mounted 14 mm in diameter brass buttons, with each of the buttons bearing the R. C. A. F crown and eagle insignia that hold the