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US Navy Flight Helmet - What do I have here?


anton67
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Hi,

I picked up this USN flight helmet.

I haven't received it in the mail yet.

Can anyone tell me what I have here?

Thoughts are appreciated.

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APH-5 with leather tabs for oxygen mask which are often missing. The visor locking knob has been replaced with a modern one. I would say late 50s early 60s helmet by the use of reflective tape.

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This USN APH-5 helmet could also have been used in aircraft such as the AD Skyraider and S2F Tracker. I am guessing that the replacement twist type visor lock knob was introduced during the early 1960s. Some jet fighters and attack aircraft were still using boom microphones during this time frame.

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