bazelot Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share #751 Posted July 23, 2014 Amazing as always. You really have the ability to find the rare and unusual helmets. Thanks again for sharing them with us Thank YOU, I am glad you like the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazelot Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share #752 Posted July 24, 2014 Deck helmet equipped with sponge earcups covered with cloth material and TH37 receivers. The setup is named to Lt. F. E. Yarnall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bazelot Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share #758 Posted July 26, 2014 This is an amazing M-450 flight helmet that came with a painted flight suit. It is named to Jim Pettit from VPB-118. VPB 118 saw a ton of action early in 1945 and I was lucky enough to locate and get copies of one of Jim's fellow crew member (thanks Kurt!!). The beauty about this helmet is that there are all the locations where Jim Pettit flew written all over it. He must have written them as he was changing locations. The locations start on the right side of the helmet with Saipan Islands, Johnston Island, Guam Island, Kaneohe Bay Oahu T.H., Midway, Eniwetok, Tinian, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, NAS Hutchinson, Kansas, NAAS Camp Kearny, California, NAS North Island, San Diego, California, NAAS Crows Landing, California, and NAS Jacksonville, Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BROBS Posted July 26, 2014 Share #759 Posted July 26, 2014 wow, where do you find all these wonderful helmets??? nice collection. I have one named/rated helmet (on side and on chinstrap) and felt lucky to find that! -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazelot Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share #760 Posted July 26, 2014 The left earcup had been damaged so I fixed it as best as possible so as not to damage the remaining leather on the earcup. Picture of the writing on the helmet. The locations start on the right side of the helmet with Saipan Islands, Johnston Island, Guam Island, Kaneohe Bay Oahu T.H., Midway, Eniwetok, Tinian, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, NAS Hutchinson, Kansas, NAAS Camp Kearny, California, NAS North Island, San Diego, California, NAAS Crows Landing, California, and NAS Jacksonville, Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazelot Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share #761 Posted July 26, 2014 The helmet came with this flight suit with a beautiful painting on it of VPB-118 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bazelot Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share #763 Posted July 26, 2014 A history of VPB 118:http://www.vpb-118.h...hronology01.htm A few pics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BROBS Posted July 26, 2014 Share #764 Posted July 26, 2014 WOW AGAIN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qmjones Posted July 27, 2014 Share #765 Posted July 27, 2014 2 Interesting AAF 'meatball' logo on the 6530 goggle strap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazelot Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share #766 Posted July 29, 2014 WOW AGAIN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazelot Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share #767 Posted July 29, 2014 Latest set. M-450 flight helmet rigger modified with AAF HS-33 headset earcups. I had never seen a M-450 helmet with the HS-33 earcups installed. This one is salty but all there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bazelot Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share #770 Posted July 31, 2014 Latest setup. This is a "camouflaged" M-450 helmet. It has seen a lot of use but is still in pretty good shape. The tan M-450 was basically painted / dyed blue. I had never seen one quite like it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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qmjones Posted August 2, 2014 Share #773 Posted August 2, 2014 Fine looking 'period' reproduction helmet there with rubber cups. Post-war crop duster? Or air show barn-stormer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazelot Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share #774 Posted August 3, 2014 Fine looking 'period' reproduction helmet there with rubber cups. Post-war crop duster? Or air show barn-stormer? Looks genuine to me. Earcups are 1943 so I don't see why that would be reproduction. AAF sponge earcups were used so I don't see why the HS-33 would not be used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qmjones Posted August 3, 2014 Share #775 Posted August 3, 2014 Of course it's "Genuine". In 1946, Joe Farmer calls Ned Crop Duster to do his fields. Ned dons on his "1943 vintage" surplus M-450 Navy helmet along with his intermediate weight AAF leather helmet he modified with other headset gear to his helmet to fly over his fields. Off he goes... How'd you come across this latest helmet, by the by? Can you share with us that detail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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