Erin SmithMultimedia journalist ·Whanganui Chronicle·30 Jul, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to read‌The sheepskin and leather flying jacket was worn by Pilot Officer Peter Brown when he survived a fatal crash during a training flight over Whanganui in 1955. Photo / Kathy GreensidesSurviving World War II enemy fire and a fatal crash in rural Whanganui are just part of the remarkable history behind a Royal New Zealand Air Force flight suit.

The sheepskin flying jacket and matching trousers had different owners and were donated to the Whanganui Regional Museum by their families