Item Description
Original Items: Only One Set Available. This is a very nice flight helmet set, which was exactly what Aviators of the U.S. Navy used during WWII. The helmet is a very nice khaki tan canvas "summer weight" style, and has a nice chamois lined "visor" and ear cups. The chin strap is still intact. It still has the original maker label at the rear:
SIZE MEDIUM
CONTRACT No.N288s-27405
SLOTE & KLEIN, INC.
Slote & Klein made many summer and winter flight helmets for the U.S. Navy during WWII, and look to have been one of their primary contractors. The helmet has correct U.S. NAVY marked ANB-H-1A Headphone receivers installed in the rubber cups on the sides of the helmet, with intact wiring (end plug missing). The helmet is in good condition, though does show wear and degradation of the chamois over the forehead.
The AN-6530 goggles are in good condition but the rubber eyecups do show signs of wear as well as dry rot. The elastic band still stretches but does appear to be a much later replacement. AN-6530 Goggles were produced during World War II as eye protection for United States Army and Navy flight crews. In 1943, the AN-6530 design replaced as standard the nearly identical USAAF B-7 goggle produced by Chas Fischer Spring Company of Brooklyn, New York. Contracts for AN-6530 goggles were awarded to Chas Fischer Spring Co. and American Optical.
An incredible U.S. Army Air Force summer khaki flying helmet set that comes ready for display!
The AN-H-15 helmet was introduced as the standard summer or light weight for the Army Air Force and Navy on April 23, 1943. It served as the replacement for the Type A-9 flying helmet. It was the first flying helmet designed under the joint Army/Navy procurement program. It is able to interface with various different headphone receivers. The helmet featured improved noise protection ear cups, making it easier for the pilot to hear the headphones.
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