Quote Originally Posted by Chas View Post
Hi Todd,

602 (City of Glasgow) is a reserve Squadron. As such the officers are on a different commission to regular officers. They are not full time and their wages are 'pro rata'. A full mess dress is a major investment for a regular officer, leave alone one who is only paid as little as 1/4 of theirs. The kilts, sporrans and hose would have been paid for by the Squadron and lent to individuals as and when needed. (It is also possible that the mess dresses are owned by the Squadron as well.) It is very doubtful that the individual officers would buy their own kilts and accessories and even less that they would buy a dedicated mess dress (which could only be worn by them while they are stationed with the Squadron).

Flying Officer is low man on totem pole. As soon as they get promoted, they would be posted away from their Squadron to another (one without kilts).




I think Mr. Goodwin's jacket and waistcoat were made to go with a highwaisted pair of mess dress trousers and possibly when he was thinner.



Regards

Chas
Chas,

Oh, I know...I wasn't implying that Mr. Goodwin's mess dress was the same as 660 Squadron's...I just thought you might be interested in the article.

T.