Posted 13 years ago
tlmbaran
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WWII to Vietnam era US Navy & USMC Flight helmets. Also ground crew helmets. My brother built the models. He does a great job with them. They are a great addition to my collection.
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Also, great WWII Pilot photos I picked up on Ebay......
Very cool collection. I have been looking for goggles like the ones on the second pilot helmet for some time. These are true Vietnam issued goggles because the strap goes through the tinted lens and not the rubber facemask, which is common for post war goggles.
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try searching Ebay for those goggles. I see them all the time, the ones with the strap through the lens....I believe they are called the "B-8" style aviation goggles. They were issued at the end of WWII, because the "B-7" goggles (known as AN-6530's) had glass lenses, and pilots would get eye dammage when a lens would break or shatter durring combat, crash/rough landing etc.....
Thanks, tlmbaran.