Scarecrow Posted September 19, 2018 Share #26 Posted September 19, 2018 Thought I'd jump on the AAF Flight Helmet bandwagon here. The first is a AN-H-16 flight helmet, with the owner's leather name tag on the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Posted September 19, 2018 Share #27 Posted September 19, 2018 2nd entry is an A-11 with a Japanese flag painted on the front. Symbolizing, I presume, an aerial victory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Posted September 19, 2018 Share #28 Posted September 19, 2018 3rd up, is an RAF D helmet used by an American P-40 pilot flying with the 79th Fighter Group in North Africa. Interesting to see that he held in his US receivers with pieces of orange plexiglass and for some reason taped the left inner ear doughnut with some kind of masking tape. The Mk VIII goggles and US A-10 O mask were his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Posted September 19, 2018 Share #29 Posted September 19, 2018 And lastly, a B-6 helmet where the headset receivers are sewn to the body of the helmet, making the full headband set permanent to the helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenitHora Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share #30 Posted September 20, 2018 Those are some fabulous and RARE helmets you got there scarecrow! Thank you for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38Driver Posted September 20, 2018 Share #31 Posted September 20, 2018 Love the Type D from the 79th. That seems to be the norm for that group with the plexiglass circle to hold in the US receivers. Saw a Type C connected to a 79th pilot sell on eBay recently with the same circles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Posted September 20, 2018 Share #32 Posted September 20, 2018 Those are some fabulous and RARE helmets you got there scarecrow! Thank you for sharing! Thanks! I enjoyed seeing your's and others flight helmets also. Thanks for starting this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Posted September 20, 2018 Share #33 Posted September 20, 2018 Love the Type D from the 79th. That seems to be the norm for that group with the plexiglass circle to hold in the US receivers. Saw a Type C connected to a 79th pilot sell on eBay recently with the same circles Great information about the plexiglass circles and the 79th! Did not realize that. Must have had the same "rigger" installing these on some of the helmets. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenitHora Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share #34 Posted September 21, 2018 Here is the C helmet that was on Ebay recently from the 79th Fighter group. The guy was in the 86th Fighter Squadron. It also has the same plastic covering on the receivers. I was lucky enough to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenitHora Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share #35 Posted September 21, 2018 The other side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenitHora Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share #36 Posted September 21, 2018 From the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenitHora Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share #37 Posted September 21, 2018 A close up of a receiver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Posted September 21, 2018 Share #38 Posted September 21, 2018 Here is the C helmet that was on Ebay recently from the 79th Fighter group. The guy was in the 86th Fighter Squadron. It also has the same plastic covering on the receivers. I was lucky enough to get it. My guy was in the 86th also! The "Comanches". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenitHora Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share #39 Posted September 21, 2018 Very cool, Scarecrow! I also saw one with the same coverings from a guy in the 85th Squadron. It must have been a normal practice in the group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenitHora Posted September 26, 2018 Author Share #40 Posted September 26, 2018 I thought I would add this. An A-9 helmet with Gosport tubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenitHora Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share #41 Posted September 30, 2018 Here is an interesting A-11, it is part of a grouping that belonged to a member of the 39th Photo Recon squadron (if I remember correctly) of the 12th Air Force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenitHora Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share #42 Posted September 30, 2018 Here is the man's A-13 oxygen mask with mic and bail out bottle attachment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Posted October 2, 2018 Share #43 Posted October 2, 2018 Nice rig. Really like that A-13! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDK Posted October 6, 2018 Share #44 Posted October 6, 2018 Nice Thread with some great helmets! JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenitHora Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share #45 Posted October 6, 2018 Thanks, Scarecrow! I am glad you like the A-13.JDK, thanks for the comment! Feel free to share if you like! It seems that the plastic coverings on C and D helmets was common in the 79th FG. Here are other pilots of the 86th FS, you can see they have the plastic coverings and also the white thread on their earcups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenitHora Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share #46 Posted October 8, 2018 Here is a B6 helmet with sponge rubber earcups. B6 helmets with the sponge rubber cups are commonly seen on bomber crewmen around mid 1943 to mid 1944 but are very hard to find surviving examples of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenitHora Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share #47 Posted October 8, 2018 Here is the other side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenitHora Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share #48 Posted October 8, 2018 Here are pictures of sponge rubber B6's helmets in use by a radio operator and tail gunner on a B-17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenitHora Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share #49 Posted October 9, 2018 Another picture of a sponge rubber B6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion1982 Posted October 9, 2018 Share #50 Posted October 9, 2018 This was my first A-11. What size are these A-11 helmet and A-14 oxygen mask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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