Original WW2 U. S. AAF Brown Leather A-11 Pilots Flight Helmet withChinstrap, Large

ARMY AIR FORCES BROWN LEATHER A-11 FLIGHT HELMET WITH CHINSTRAP AND METAL BUCKLES, SIZE LARGE. THIS FLIGHT HELMET COMES FROM THE MILITARY ESTATE OF AAF PILOT, LT. THIS FLIGHT HELMET IS MADE FROM THE SAME TYPE OF LEATHER THAT THE WW2 U. AAF B-3 BOMBER JACKETS WERE MADE FROM AND ITS LEATHER SHOWS USE, AGE, CRACKING, FLAKING AS IS COMMON IN THIS TYPE OF LEATHER AND HOW IT AGES.

ONE SIDE OF THE HELMET FEATURES THE INSIGNIA OF THE U. THE INTERIOR OF THE HELMET IS LINED IN SOFT LIGHT BROWN LEATHER AND THE LINING ALSO FEATURES THE INSIGNIA OF THE U. ARMY AIR CORPS AND RETAINS ITS SEWN IN U. AAF TYPE A-11 QM TAG THAT IS MARKED FOR SIZE LARGE. HELMET IS COMPLETE WITH ALL LEATHER STRAPS AND METAL FITTINGS. THE REAR LEATHER STRAP APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN SHORTEN OR CUT A BIT AS IT DOES NOT ATTACHED TO THE METAL BUCKLE ON THE OTHER END. THIS A-11 AAF FLIGHT HELMET SHOWS USE, AGE, FLAKING, WEAR TO LEATHER AND APPEARS TO HAVE AN OLD GLUE REPAIR TO THE LEATHER EDGE NEAR THE LEFT-HAND SIDE EAR CUP BELOW METAL ATTACHMENT SNAP (SEE # 4 ABOVE PHOTOS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OF THIS OLD REPAIR). SEE ABOVE LISTING PHOTOS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OF THE ENTIRE HELMET.

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