[Milsurplus] WWII Fighters, Oct. 1944 (LONG)

[J. Forster]

This could be why the RAF/RCAF throat mikes I've seen were covered with
chamois leather, the same as the WS 19 Canadian headgear. Chamois remains
very comfortable, even after prolonged contact.

Best,

-John

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[SNIP}

> We have at present on order 250,000 noise-canceling
> microphones that you wear under your nose like a mustache
> and, needless to say, when that order arrived and we sent
> them out for test, they found out that unless you wear
> a mustache, it irritated your upper lip.
> So it not only looks like one, but you need a mustache to wear it.
> This proved to be so uncomfortable and there was some kind
> of chemical in the mike that when you perspire a little,
> which is normal wearing this mike, it wasn't long before you
>  had a tremendous itching and you tried to push the mike away
> with your tongue, your teeth, etc. and strange noises
> were uttered during all speeches.

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