Flying Helmet [Royal Flying Corps]

Object detail

Accession number

1977.137.7

Production period

1910s

Description

Leather, full-face flying helmet, fur-lined around the crescent-shaped face opening and in a band to the centre back. Holes in each side at the ear level covered with perforated domed flaps and incorporating a padded cushion on the exterior. A narrow, leather strap is attached at either side of the front crown, each strap is fastened with a metal buckle. Cord is threaded through the base of the face opening and is fastened by a leather strap.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Leather

Collection

Charles Kingsley Mills Collection
Textiles Collection

Credit Line

1914-1918. Flying Helmet [Royal Flying Corps], 1977.137.7. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Helmet Helmet, Flight Personal Artefacts Clothing Headwear

Subject

Uniforms, Military Helmets Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps World War, 1914-1918

Collection type

Air and Space Transport

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