Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Gary Gower

Original Posted By: Fisherman Caye

Original Posted By: Dmott9(at)aol.com
Craig, to be purely technical, the aviators of WWI did not wear white silkscarves, but rather white cotton scarves which were used to wipe castor oilfrom the goggles. The castor oil was slung from the rotary engines whichhad one-way oiling. One WWI pilot I met told me they would have loved silkscarves, but silk was too rare. He said that he used a discarded woman'sstocking, and added that he enjoyed obtaining it, whatever that meant. Ibelieve the neck chafing thing may have come about during WWII. In anyevent, a silk scarf to protect the neck would be tucked in, not streaming inthe wind as the cotton ones were.Gene (tongue also in cheek, but true)________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Ian Holland"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: vertical stabilizerIn a message dated 2/13/02 7:39:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, cayecaulker(at)justice.com writes:>Fisherman, the scarves worn by WW1 pilots were typically made of silk. Should be able to find silk scarves, but probably not at Wally World.________________________________________________________________________________