cerick1450 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Hello I recently picked this helmet up. It is a bit our of my normal area of collecting. It looks as if the original gold and black interior label has another white label sewn over it..It also has a proof mark in two places that appears to be SS 4 (1944?) How does it look? Comments, etc... Thank you Link to post Share on other sites
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helmetman54 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 IMO late war flight helmet. I like it, Nice shape. Here is a link to similar helmet.. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/282568-ww2-a-11-modified-for-kw-maybe/?hl=%2Bww2+%2Ba-11+%2Bmodified HM54 Link to post Share on other sites
cerick1450 Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 Did the ball turret gunners also wear these helmets? Thank you Link to post Share on other sites
bobgee Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Did the ball turret gunners also wear these helmets? Thank you Any WWII AAF aircrew member could have worn this A-11. Nice helmet - interesting sew-over label? Bobgee "I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold." (Message sent by 1st Lt. Clifton B. Cates. USMC, 96th Co., Soissons, 19 July 1918 - later 19th Commandant of the Marine Corps 1948-1952) Link to post Share on other sites
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phantomfixer Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 the white label is the postwar, maybe 1960s reissue label...very nice find...the A-11 was used by the USAF years after WWII for the prop guys, altitude chamber, and other various duties.. just saw there was leather sewn on the back nape area for the comm wire... Link to post Share on other sites
cerick1450 Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 Thank you for the help.. leather in nape area, is that unique to a specific maker? Time frame? Late war? thanks Link to post Share on other sites
phantomfixer Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 postwar and post production mod for the wire loom...most likely the fab shop on base or a depot added the loom channel..there are several examples on the forum with the avionics upgrade...I have yet to come across one myself in the wild...but the use of the A11 post war is pretty well documented elsewhere.. Link to post Share on other sites
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