ww2 B-9 flying helmet?

[Costa]

this is a first to me. exactly what is it and used for?? ww2 or post??

[phantomfixer]

man that is a rare find.......Yours was issued post war, based on the US Air Force stamp.... designed for flyers and most likely was available to all ground folks too...hook or crook

 

 

 

the B-9B is still used today and a very warm cap on the flightline when the wind is blowing an dis -18 with wind chill




http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/65988-helmet-flyers-winter-b9b/

[Navybean]

I believe the B9 cap was issued with the B9 and B11 parkas systems. I think issued to to ground crews but also by aircrews

nice cap and hard to find but not impossible to find. Congratulation

[phantomfixer]

If there is a B-9 and a B-9B...is there a B-9A?...thinking along the lines of the 50s era flight jackets..seems like there should be an A model...if even for a brief period?

[dmar836]

Virtually the same as the OP but stamped AAF with a 1944 order number.

[phantomfixer]

Same manufacturer too...nice to see these coming in to the light...

[Navybean]

I have never seen a B9A. Stands to reason that there probably was one ?

The B9B was issued with the N3B and N2A jackets in the USAF