Object Details
- Manufacturer
- A. G. Spalding & Brothers Manufacturing Co.
- Physical Description
- United States Army Air Corps Type B-3 flying helmet; brown leather exterior shell with chamois lining; chamois ear muffs; buckle chin strap; manufacturer's tag sewn on inside with Spalding winged globe logo; yellow embroidered text "A.G. SPALDING & BROS. AVIATION CLOTHING, MFRS. OF U.S.A.S. DESIGN".
- Summary
- This is an example of a Type B-3 flying helmet issued the United States Army Air Corps. The Air Corp classified a summer helmet with an "A" and a winter helmet with a "B" designation. The Type B-3 flying helmet was used longer than anyother winter flying helmet by the U.S. Army Air Corp. It was standardized on August 2, 1925 and finally declared obsolete on March 31, 1944.
- Credit Line
- Donated by A. G. Spalding & Brother Manufacturing Co.
- Inventory Number
- A19330031000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Helmets & Headwear
- Materials
- Overall: Leather
- Lining: Chamois
- Dimensions
- Clothing: 17.8 × 20.3 × 25.4cm (7 × 8 × 10 in.)
- Clothing Size: 7 1/8
- 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_A19330031000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9cdd37ef4-da0b-4e07-8ace-d9ae18a99e3f
