Description
On 24 June
This helmet was largely replaced by the PASGT in the early 1990s
the blade alone is 12" in length
Reproduction leather
and potassium perchlorate
Original WWII Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF Leather Flying Helmet with 1942 dated MkIII Goggles Czech Militaria On 24 JuneOriginal Item: This is a very rare Canadian manufactured Royal Canadian Air Force Type B leather flying helmet, complete with original R. C. A. F. marked goggles! Canadian pilots were sent to flying in the UK during the summer of 1940 and this is the archetypal WWII RAF flying helmet, as used during the Battle of Britain! Just like the British made counterpart, it is is constructed of leather with chamois lining and zipper earphone covers. Helmet