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German seat belts
Roxter
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Rigas, Latvia
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Posted: Friday, February 13, 2009 - 03:58 AM UTC
Is it just me or WW1 German a/c seat belts were not white (as, for example, offered by coloured Eduard PE)?

I've seen some pics before, but here's my collection of German a/c seat belts that appear little bit darker than white:











Kornbeef
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Posted: Friday, February 13, 2009 - 04:36 AM UTC
I saw somewhere here or over at the aerodrome forum that some were more a Khaki colour... to my mind Eduards look a bit to pale anyhow. your pics seem to corroborate the knaki theory, I suppose they could have been many shades......locally manufactured possibly.
JackFlash
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Posted: Friday, February 13, 2009 - 10:19 AM UTC
Canvas, O.D. green to Khaki is a good call. The lighter undyed canvas colours and leather lap straps / belts were seen as well.
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