phil31 Posted January 5, 2016 Share #1 Posted January 5, 2016 Hi guys, Years ago I bought this helmet on ebay. This is a single visor HGU-26 with a 2 part form fit liner and leather edge roll. I always thought this helmet comes from an F-5 aggressors squadron based at Nellis. But when looking on the net, I found several helmets with the same black & yellow checker design but used on F-4, F-105, F-5, F-15, etc... I always thought this type of design had a connection with Nellis AFB or Nevada state but cannot find any evidence or any reference documentation on the subject. This is why I would like to share these pictures with experienced collectors to get their view on that. Note that this helmet has a chamois strip on top of the visor cover. This is usually used on aircraft with low profile canopies (like the F-5). Moreover, when I stripped the helmet to give it a good cleaning, I found some information written on the inner face of the visor cover. 'xx5 AS' probably means Aggressors Squadron. there is a '5' readable but can read the first 2 digits. Pilot's helmets from the 65th AS squadron had red visor cover so it does match. 'BLUE MED' could mean Mediterranean Blue but it doesn't make sense on a white helmet ! Any guess ? Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil31 Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share #2 Posted January 5, 2016 More pictures of the visor cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespicker Posted January 6, 2016 Share #3 Posted January 6, 2016 I found the USAF Weapons school Patch. One has a BUFF with black and yellow checkerboard and another has the F-15 same checkerboard.... I'd post the photo but its too big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking73 Posted January 6, 2016 Share #4 Posted January 6, 2016 Here's the F-15 version. -Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking73 Posted January 6, 2016 Share #5 Posted January 6, 2016 Also found this F-16 version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted January 6, 2016 Share #6 Posted January 6, 2016 Blue could be Blue flight or "B flight" and Med size medium helmet as marked by life support? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted January 6, 2016 Share #7 Posted January 6, 2016 some more black and yellow.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtepak6 Posted January 6, 2016 Share #8 Posted January 6, 2016 The smudged numbers sure look like "65" to me, and I'll bet "med" refers to a size medium flight helmet/visor combo. Great looking helmet! Dale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin 1969 Posted January 17, 2016 Share #9 Posted January 17, 2016 More pictures of the visor cover. P1070115.JPG hgu27.jpg I've this checker board visor on my Mediterranean Blue helmet As you can see on teh inside of the 'spare' visor (which was included) you see the text: Cannon AFB Maybe there is a connection? Pilots name was Don Severance. And I also wish to know what type of helmet this actually is...any ideas? Franklin the Netherlands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northcoastaero Posted January 17, 2016 Share #10 Posted January 17, 2016 Cannon AFB is in New Mexico and flew the F-111 Aardvark during most of the 1970s and 1980s. Does the helmet have a nape strap. Also, need better images of the edge roll and liner to ID. Helmet probably from the 1970s. There could be a sticker behind the left ear cup or ear pad with custom flight helmet mfr., year, and pilot information. The side actuated dual visor assy. housing appears to be the Sierra mfr. version? Maybe a Sierra custom flight helmet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil31 Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share #11 Posted January 19, 2016 Very interesting helmet and visor cover. Could also be a custom fit HGU-2 made by Protection Inc. On the spare visor cover, I read MET BLUE and not MED BLUE as on mine. Could mean Metallic blue. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultra Hog Posted February 17, 2016 Share #12 Posted February 17, 2016 This kind of markings is typical of personalized helmets like Protection Inc. I remember this helmet on eBay ! I failed to play upon... Next time ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil31 Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share #13 Posted June 4, 2016 I stripped my helmet to give it a good cleaning and found a name written on the custom fit liner: Lt Woodlee I googled it and it matched: Susan Lynn Woodlee. In her career she spent some time at Nellis AFB with one of the aggressors squadron based there. http://www.aewa.org/boards/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=430 Cheers, Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juvatwad Posted June 5, 2016 Share #14 Posted June 5, 2016 It would be a real stretch to state an AWACS crew member was with an aggressor squadron..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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