Flying helments - Please help with identification

[anthony03]

Greetings all - I am new to this forum and would appreciate any help in identifying these three items I bid on in Cape Town yesterday.
One is a leather helmet with built in earphones and the other is a khaki coloured material. The compass has a leather pouch but the leather is very brittle. Markings on the compass are F-L , No.75828, 1917.
Kind regards
Alf Boyley

[Walkwolf]

Hi Alf - Welcome to the Forum.

Second helmet is a RAF 'Type-C' and the tan one is RAF tropical,
but the type escapes me..........

[anthony03]

Many thanks Steve - Are they both WW2? Cheers-Alf

[Walkwolf]

Yes, both are WWII - but the type 'C' was produced rather
late in the late war and used post-war as well.........

[Grimebox]

The tropical helmet is a D-Type. It is nice to see the neck flap as these are quite often cut off, it's a shame that the ear cups have perished, however, you can find replacements.

[Grimebox]

Having done a bit of internet research it appears that the D-Type helmet is in fact the rarer Fleet Air Arm (FAA) variant!

[anthony03]

Many thanks for all you help Steve, it is really appreciated. Kind regards-Alf

[anthony03]

Thanks for your help as well. Kind regards-Alf

[asterperious]

Grime box, actually known as a 'P' helmet. The c has modern jack plug on it and both have well perished receiver covers, making them lower grade near relic items. the other item is a personal compass for map reading and isn't aviation related.