Original U.S. WWI Aero Squadron Leather Flying Helmet with Goggles U.S. Badges MK II 1941

MK II    1941

Complete with liner and chin strap

Thirteen of these targets were airfields and the nine were against the Special Construction Targets

and acceptance markings and dated 00 for 1900

• All this is set off with the officer's turban style helmet constructed of pleated gilt and orange lame fabric on a blue body

Original U.S. WWI Aero Squadron Leather Flying Helmet with Goggles U.S. Badges MK II 1941Original Item: Only One Available. This fantastic rare example of a genuine WWI Aviator flying helmet is made of a soft leather and is nearly identical to a known SPALDING pattern helmet, in fact it may very well have been made by Spalding but the maker label fell off. To see the Spalding marked helmet check out this link (its about 2 3 of the way down the page and has a black cat painted on it). Construction is brown leather chamois lined flying