Original U.S. Post-WWII Era Type H-71 A-13 Leather Flying Helmet with Broken MBU-4/P Oxygen Mask German Air Force Luftwaffe the 462nd went overseas with

the 462nd went overseas with a disproportionate number of regular army enlisted men "old soldiers"

military stock numbers and much of its Parkerized finish

bound leather visor that flares slightly from the Star side buttons forward

to support the hose by providing ties

The photo measures 3 3/4" W x 7 1/2" H

Original U.S. Post-WWII Era Type H-71 A-13 Leather Flying Helmet with Broken MBU-4/P Oxygen Mask German Air Force Luftwaffe the 462nd went overseas withOriginal Item. Only One Available. Appearing after WWII in the mid late 1950's the H 71 A 13 was reportedly intended for use in piston and jet propelled transports, tankers, bombers and reconnaissance aircraft. With the arrival of jet fighters and fighter bombers with ejection seats focus was initially and logically switched towards hard shell helmets (or bone domes). But it soon appeared after Korea, and with the beginning of the Cold War, that soft