WW1 Royal Flying Corps Attributed Casualty Pilot’s “Maternity” Pattern Tunic A rare attributed

WW1 Royal Flying Corps Attributed Casualty Pilot’s “Maternity” Pattern Tunic
A rare attributed example worn by Lieutenant Frederick Desmond Nevin who was killed whilst flying with 49 Squadron operating the DH9 bomber on the 19th May 1918.
The tunic is tailored by Burberrys of London, with plastron front. The left breast with padded Pilots RFC wings and to the shoulder straps Lieutenant small size bronze rank stars (one absent). The lining with tailor’s label and ink stamped name “F.D. Nevin RFC”. Overall condition good please note collar badges absent.
Lieutenant Frederick Desmond Nevin was born in Liverpool November 1898 and joined the RFC in April 1917. In March 1918 he posted to France as a Pilot and joined 49 Squadron operating the new DH9 bomber aircraft. During his short period with the Squadron he flew a number of operations and on the 19th May 1918 he was returning within a formation from a bombing raid to Bray. Over Proyart the formation was attacked by enemy aircraft, Nevin’s DH9 was attacked by a number of aircraft, resulting in the wing braking off and the aircraft bursting into flames, his CO wrote “There is no doubt that your boy and Sergeant Barfoot his observer met their deaths fighting to the last”.