Vehicle Crew Helmets - show yours

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Now that IS sweet.....hideous...but sweet.

Lucky man....thanks for sharing.

As someone who often pokes his head through a hatch...
those side bits must make it interesting.....

[Tinhat]

It is large, and you have to ask why, they've been using it since 1982 so must have a reason for it. Looking at it the sides have definitely take a number of hits.
My guess is that the protection of the earpieces / microphone is more important than how cumbersome it is (or ridiculous it looks), the hatch has to be big enough to get your shoulder through anyway.

[rra227]

Different. Rich A. in Pa.

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Hey, do Subs count?

[rra227]

Nice hard hat. Rich A. in Pa.

[Narcis]

Soviet (?), used by Iraq.

[rra227]

Nice vehicle crew helmet. Rich A. in Pa.

[brickie501]

Can I stretch the bounds still further & post a helicopter ground crew (amongst other roles, probably) protective helmet?

It was either here or put it in the "training helmet" thread; which its not, because that was about a "made up" term for 1) 'combat helmet' style items that 2) (probably) aren't issued … whereas this isn't & is, as well as being used for 'doing the job' rather than as a training substitute!

Probably clear as mud but never mind

I present the Helmet, Scalp, Protective (at least this one) made by NP Aerospace in 2006 - sorry, I was quite difficult to photograph that label!



I've know them issued for Working at Height eg maintaining rotorhead etc (which doesn't really compute with the other internal label), or just moving in & around eg re-arming/refuelling aircraft such as the Apache Attack Helicopter.

[James C]

With thanks to forum member Willie 45 for positively identifying the model type ,here is my Gentex APH-6A flight helmet , circa 1968 with subdued 6 colour desert camo paint scheme ,a pattern which was first developed in 1971 but more commonly seen in use in the 80's and 90's and most notably during operation Desert Storm

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Stunning!