Helmet, Flying, Summer, Type A-8, USAAF, Paratrooper, 1942, Large
€225.00
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Nice genuine WWII USAAF Type A-8 summer flying helmet, khaki gabardine.
Standardized on October 12, 1933 for the Air Corps, this helmet was mostly worn by paratroops in both training and actual combat conditions. Seen in period photos of most campaigns -- Sicily, Italy, Normandy, Holland...
See D-Day Publishing books: Carentan (pp. 80-81), Sainte-Mère-Eglise (p. 117), and Bridges Are Ours (p. 900).
Dated 1942. Size: Large.
Good overall condition; comes along with a US Navy leather chin cup.
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Nice genuine WWII USAAF Type A-8 summer flying helmet, khaki gabardine.
Standardized on October 12, 1933 for the Air Corps, this helmet was mostly worn by paratroops in both training and actual combat conditions. Seen in period photos of most campaigns -- Sicily, Italy, Normandy, Holland...
See D-Day Publishing books: Carentan (pp. 80-81), Sainte-Mère-Eglise (p. 117), and Bridges Are Ours (p. 900).
Dated 1942. Size: Large.
Good overall condition; comes along with a US Navy leather chin cup.