bobatl Posted December 8, 2013 Share #1 Posted December 8, 2013 Pair of ANB-H-1 headsets. I don't know if these were left over from my father's T-6 instructing days or if he bought them later but I don't remember him ever using them. He had adapter cords since their plugs are not compatible with civilian jacks. Also have a later Telephonics headset that looks the same except the headband is covered with vinyl instead of leather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatl Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share #2 Posted December 8, 2013 A photo of the headset in action circa 1953. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatl Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted December 8, 2013 One hazard in T-6's was that when the student was clearing the area if he stuck his head out in the slipstream, it would try to yank the headset off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatl Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share #4 Posted December 8, 2013 One headset incident should have been enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeuceGI Posted December 9, 2013 Share #5 Posted December 9, 2013 Cool examples. The pair on the right is actually using the headset mounts from AAF A-11/ AN-H-16/AN-H-15 type flight helmets as earpads. There was a very similar earpad used post-WWII (M-301) without the jagged mounting flange for sewing into a helmet as in the B&W photo, but without a boom mic. Very neat! Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted December 9, 2013 Share #6 Posted December 9, 2013 Here are some more pairs of HS-33s...ie ANB-H-1s and HB-7 mounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted December 9, 2013 Share #7 Posted December 9, 2013 As worn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatl Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share #8 Posted December 18, 2013 This is the intercom/amplifier that goes with these headsets. It's an excellent intercom but the radiomen who knew how to maintain them are all dead. Mine died about ten years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatl Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share #9 Posted December 18, 2013 Look at all the tubes! If the intercom worked fine until the engine started, then became intermittent, a good radioman could tell you the defective tube number from memory, then demonstrate how the tube tested good until he started tapping the side to simulate engine vibration. If the intercom cut out during inverted flight, he knew that the shock mounted dynamotor was pulling away from the base far enough for the pins to disengage. Prying out the tabs on the pins with a penknife made them engage more tightly so that they still made contact even with the dynamotor at extreme travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_lits Posted December 21, 2013 Share #10 Posted December 21, 2013 Here is a set of ANB-H-1s I swooped up a while back. I have never seen one with this mic set up and headset covers. Any information on it would be helpful. I have a feeling it is post war by the looks of the plug but am not quite sure when the modification would have been done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatl Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share #11 Posted June 11, 2019 For those who find this type of thing fascinating, a view of what the earpad looks like when the seventy year old glue fails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted June 11, 2019 Share #12 Posted June 11, 2019 Gorilla glue! Lol cool...gonna repair or leave alone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72psb Posted June 11, 2019 Share #13 Posted June 11, 2019 Gorilla glue sure beats Rhino Snout! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatl Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share #14 Posted May 19, 2020 Found these foam earcups which look like they would fit ANB-H-1 headsets but shapes don't match pictures that I've seen. The main foam piece is painted while the softer piece that bears against the head is black foam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmar836 Posted May 22, 2020 Share #15 Posted May 22, 2020 The Kapok pads attach to the headset speakers, or "cans", the same way the cans press into the flight helmet pads. The set with the pinked edges is simply a set of sew-on pads for flight helmets but added to a standard headset. Very cool! Those last pads appear to fit around a post war larger can housing like maybe some early David Clarks. There are others but DC has been around since the war. Thanks for sharing. Any more cool pics of your father? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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