Hello fellow tragics
Well, I'm pretty pleased - having stumbled upon a poorly described auction piece that sold ( to me ) for a bargain basement price!
I wasn't looking - but you know the drill, sometimes the time to buy is when the opportunity presents itself!
So we have a basically unused original AN-H-15 lightweight summer flight helmet made by the Bates Shoe company.The AN-H-15 helmet was introduced as the standard summer or light weight for the Army Air Force and Navy on April 23, 1943. It replaced the Type A-9 flying helmet and was the first flying helmet designed under the joint Army/Navy procurement program.
These are the auction photos but now ( of course ) I will need to find the other kit to go with it....sigh
Cheers, Dan
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