Brian Keith Posted February 11, 2017 Share #1 Posted February 11, 2017 My buddy uncovered these three helmets the other day. No real vet history, was in a homemade footlocker when purchased at a yard sale years ago. Also in the footlocker were some assorted US Army WW II uniforms parts and jackets. None of these are military contract. The leather one has snaps that say The Eaglet Helmet, but no tags. You can see close ups of the tags on the other two. We were wondering if these may have been military used. I know the Navy used colored helmets for aircraft deck crew. Did the Army ever do that anywhere? These just might only be soap box derby helmets. Comments welcome, Thanks for looking! BKW More to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted February 11, 2017 More photos. Thanks! BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northcoastaero Posted February 11, 2017 Share #3 Posted February 11, 2017 Nice helmets! Some USN pilots did add ear cups and communications to the colorful deck crew helmets to fly with. Probably added the same to various private purchase helmets also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Finn Posted February 11, 2017 Share #4 Posted February 11, 2017 BUCO and BECK made leather motorcycle helmets until fiberglass helmets were introduced. Not familiar with the Eaglet brand name but it looks like an early motorcycle helmet, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share #5 Posted February 12, 2017 Thanks for the info guys. I suspect these probably were not used by a military person, but wanted to get some opinions from people who have a lot more experience studying military aviation history than me. Thanks! BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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