Original British WWI Mk. I Brodie Helmet Purportedly Used in 1942 Film “Flying Tigers”
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Original Item. Only One Available. Flying Tigers (a.k.a. Yank Over Singapore and Yanks Over the Burma Road) is a 1942 American black-and-white war film drama from Republic Pictures that was produced by Edmund Grainger, directed by David Miller, and stars John Wayne, John Carroll, and Anna Lee. Flying Tigers dramatizes the exploits of the American Volunteer Group (AVG), Americans who fought the Japanese in China during World War II. The movie portrays them as fighting before U.S. entry into the war but, in point of fact, they did not see action until after the attack on Pearl Harbor. It is unabashedly a wartime propaganda film that was well received by a 1940s audience looking for a patriotic "flagwaver".
This is a heavily worn WWI British-made Mk. I “Brodie” Helmet with an original period oilcloth liner and leather chinstrap. The front of the helmet is painted with the white Chinese sun on a blue circle background. The helmet came to us with the knowledge that it was a prop helmet used in the 1942 film “Flying Tigers”.
We could not find any copy of the film to check, but the paint certainly looks period. A great display helmet with a very intriguing story. Ready for display.
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