Object Details
- Manufacturer
- General Textile Mills, Inc.
- Physical Description
- United States Navy Type H-4 Protective Flying Helmet; gold fiberglass shell with brown rayon and cowhide inner webbing; blue manufacturer's tag (see Marks for full text) sewn on webbing of fiberglass shell; 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
- Donated by Mr. Harold Mull
- Inventory Number
- A19762054000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Helmets & Headwear
- Materials
- HAZMAT: Cadmium
- Helmet Shell: Fiber Glass
- Webbing: Nylon and Cow Hide
- Other: Rubber, brass, steel, cadmium plating, paint , plastic, foam
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 24.8 × 23.5 × 24.8cm, 1kg (9 3/4 × 9 1/4 × 9 3/4 in., 2.1lb.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19762054000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9686cd725-0ee0-4c45-aa69-57bc1ed876bf
