Helmet, Flying, Protective, Type H-4, United States Navy

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Object Details

Manufacturer

General Textile Mills, Inc.

Physical Description

United States Navy Type H-4 Protective Flying Helmet; gold fiber glass shell with brown rayon and cowhide inner webbing; adjustable boom dynamic microphone attached to right side of helmet; United States Naval Aviator's badge wing decal on front brow of helmet.

Summary

This is an example of a Type H-4 protective flying helmet issued to United States Naval and Marine aviators in the mid-1950s. The Type H-4 was a refined update of the Type H-3 with a different shape in the design of the reinforcing ridges and the addition of a cloth inner liner with earphones.

Credit Line

Transferred from the United States Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics

Inventory Number

A19820554000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Helmets & Headwear

Materials

HAZMAT: Cadmium Plating

Fiberglass

Nylon

Leather

Rubber

Steel

Aluminum

Dimensions

3-D: 27.9 × 22.9 × 20.3cm, 0.8kg (11 × 9 × 8 in., 1.8lb.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9fda35281-b5df-4055-a25c-80023b380f92

Record ID

nasm_A19820554000