reinking71 Posted April 1, 2016 Share #1 Posted April 1, 2016 Recently purchased a B-6 flight helmet and have some questions. The inside is labeled as follows: TYPE B-6 DRAWING NO. 42 G6431 AC ORDER NO. 42 7036 PROPERTY AIR FORCE U.S. ARMY MEDIUM My questions are what mask would the ring/catch on the right be for? I have seen several with snaps but not the ring/catch.Second, there is a hole about .5 inch in dia. on the left side behind the two snaps, would it have been put there for communication equipment, snap or buckle pulled through or did a mouse eat it. Thanks for your assistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted April 1, 2016 Share #2 Posted April 1, 2016 The B-6, I think, was designed to be used with the A-9 O2 mask...the snaps were added for the A-10 or A-14 mask...snaps on the left side are close together, but maybe the user was more comfortable with this configuration? and the hole was for comms..usually cut out on both sides or not at all... always liked the B-6 over any other USAAF flight helmet.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usaaf93 Posted April 1, 2016 Share #3 Posted April 1, 2016 Hello Those mask clips are for the early mask. An early A10 mask would be perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pararaftanr2 Posted April 1, 2016 Share #4 Posted April 1, 2016 The snap configuration, and the wire attachments ( which would be on both sides of the helmet), were specific for use with the A-10 Converted, and / or the A-10 Revised oxygen masks. The factory installed hooks on the B-6 were for the earlier A-9 mask, or with an additional hook at the top rear, the A-10 Standard. Below is the snap / wire configuration installed on a Navy 1092L helmet, which was uncommon, but is occasionally seen. The mask is an A-10 Revised. Regards, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reinking71 Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share #5 Posted April 1, 2016 Thank you for the information, I will have to keep an eye our for another wire attachment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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