McDermut99 Posted December 23, 2016 #1 Posted December 23, 2016 I picked these up for next to nothing a couple months ago. I've tried to find another example of these but no luck. Can anyone shed some light on their age, use, etc.? Any and all comments are greatly appreciated!
phantomfixer Posted January 9, 2017 #5 Posted January 9, 2017 No idea. but if had to guess 1960's?? early 1960s...maybe late 50s....I figure in the 1950s they didn't care much about hearing loss anyway, but with Jet engines and accountability the USAF needed a good ear protector.... I like em...neat piece of early USAF flightline gear
phantomfixer Posted January 9, 2017 #6 Posted January 9, 2017 Wire frame is much like the H157 gray headsets used in the 60s...
BEAST Posted January 10, 2017 #7 Posted January 10, 2017 The stock number is shown in this 1971 copy of Aviation Digest: http://www.rucker.army.mil/avjournal/1970/1971/AVN_DIG_1971-01.pdf Hopwever, this document refers to Mil Spec Mil-P-38268B, Protector, Ear, Sound PRU-IA/P, 3 August 1964. Yours is Mil-P-38268A which may predate this version. http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/785386.pdf
phantomfixer Posted January 10, 2017 #8 Posted January 10, 2017 Beast..that was a good find on the research for hearing loss...good read....
McDermut99 Posted January 14, 2017 Author #9 Posted January 14, 2017 I managed to scrounge up another reference. According to this site they're called aural protectors, sound. http://standards.globalspec.com/std/980670/air-force-mil-p-38268a-1
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