Helmet, flying

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1943
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0294.001

MANUFACTURER: SWAN SHOE CO. INC.
MODEL: A-11
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: LEATHER/ CHAMOIS LINING/ METAL SNAPS & BUCKLES/ RUBBER EARPHONE MOUNTINGS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 19.5 cm
Width: 19.0 cm
Height: 27.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Clothing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SWAN
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: ISSUED WITH: 'KIT, FLYER'S CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT' OF THE AAF ON OCTOBER 20, 1945/ WORLD WAR II
Canada: Unknown
Function: HELMET PROTECTS THE WEARER'S HEAD FROM THE ELEMENTS & NOISE/ AS AN 'INTERMEDIATE' HELMET IT IS DESIGNED TO FUNCTION IN A TEMPERATURE RANGE OF 10o TO -10o CELSIUS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: TAG STITCHED TO LINING READS: 'SPECIFICATION NO. 3189/ SIZE: SMALL/ STOCK NO. 8300-396,020/ ORDER NO./ (33-038) 44-3179-AF/ SWAN SHOE COMPANY inc.,/ PROPERTY/ ARMY AIR FORCES, U.S. ARMY'/ TAG IS BLACK WITH GOLD STITCHING/TRANSFER APPLIED ABOVE LEFT HAND TEMPLE READS: 'ARMY AIR FORCES' UNDERNEATH AAF LOGO (STAR & WINGS)/ ON BOTH HEADSET MOUNTINGS 'FRONT' APPEARS UNDER A SMALL 'F' INSIDE A SHIELD
Missing: NO EARPHONE RECEIVERS OR WIRING
Finish: U.S. ARMY 'INTERMEDIATE' HELMET IS OF CAPE LEATHER WITH BLACK RUBBER LOW-FREQUENCY SOUND-INSULATED HEADSET MOUNTINGS & A QUICK RELEASE CHIN STRAP BUCKLE/ ATTACHED TO INNER LINING ARE TWO 'DONUTS' (EARPHONE RECEPTACLES) COVERED IN CHAMOIS/ THERE ARE STUDS & RETAINING STRAPS FOR THE OXYGEN MASK SNAP-ATTACHMENT & GOGGLE HEADBANDRESPECTIVELY
Decoration: ARMY AIR FORCES DECAL PRINTED ON LEFT EXTERIOR

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SWAN SHOE CO. INC., Helmet, flying, circa 1943, Artifact no. 1966.0294, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1966.0294.001/

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