Bob Hudson Posted November 2, 2012 Share #1 Posted November 2, 2012 Today I picked up three HGU-84/P helicopter pilot/aircrew helmets, plus a box of patches from the pilot's career and a flight suit. I'll get some better photos up tomorrow, but I just wanted to share this with the matching HSL-45 insignia on the helmet, flight suit name tag and flight suit squadron patch (and there's also an HSL-45 detachment patch). There are two HGU-84/P helmets from the Navy and a third one that was bought for a planned helicopter crop dusting service: it's a black HGU-84/P with electronics and has never been used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share #2 Posted November 2, 2012 ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercenary25 Posted November 2, 2012 Share #3 Posted November 2, 2012 Beautiful display! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share #4 Posted November 2, 2012 There are two visors - one clear, one tinted - attached by elastic straps. There is a cover attached by Velcro to whichever visor is not in use. There is a pouch (the one with writing on it in the photo) which holds the battery for the night vision goggles (which I did not get). One of these helmets is the first one issued to this pilot when he took helicopter training: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share #5 Posted November 2, 2012 Beautiful display! Yes, it was great to get not only his helmets, but a couple of his flight suits and a box of his flight suit patches. When I met with him yesterday I told him about a flight suit I recently found for a Naval flight officer: it had his name and wing direct embroidered. Well, this former helicopter pilot (he does fixed wing now) told me that a few weeks ago before he saw my newspaper ad he gave some embroidered flight suits to the local Goodwill: with name, wings, rank and unit on them! I went to the Goodwill but they were not to be scene: I have no doubt they got snapped up by Halloween costume buyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share #6 Posted November 2, 2012 This pilot spent eight years as an enlisted airman in the Air Force before becoming a Naval officer; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share #7 Posted November 2, 2012 Here's the second helmet with another of his flight suits and patches: I also got some more unit patches and these name patches (plus the ones shown in the flight suit photos above): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share #8 Posted November 2, 2012 This is the third helmet that came with the lot: also an HGU-84, but with the sliding visor (missing the visor lock knob). This was bought for planned crop dusting service, but was never used: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave peifer Posted December 27, 2012 Share #9 Posted December 27, 2012 super group bob did you get his service info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted December 30, 2012 Share #10 Posted December 30, 2012 Great grouping, seems like he had an interesting career. USAF enlisted then Naval Aviator. I see he was a also a Navy C-12 pilot according to one of the nametags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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