P02594.001
Photograph P02594.001 Second World War, 1939-194528 February 1941. Studio portrait of Sergeant Richard W. Drummond, RAAF, a wireless operator with Bomber Command, RAF. (Donor R. Drummond)
Leather flying helmet : Sergeant R W Drummond RAF Accession Number: REL25288
Description
Brown leather flying helmet lined with chamois leather. The helmet is incomplete with missing earpieces.
Contextual Description
This flying helmet is associated with a Sergeant Richard W Drummond, RAF, a wireless operator with Bomber Command during the Second World War. According to the Official Nominal Roll, no Richard Drummond served as a member of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the Second World War. As this helmet and photograph were donated to the Australian War Memorial in the mid 1990's from his estate held by the Public Trustee of Queensland it is assumed that he was from the United Kingdom and later emigrated to Australia.
Details
Accession Number
REL25288
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Helmet
Physical Description
Material: Leather
Material: Metal
Material: Metal
Measurement
Overall
Date Made
c 1941-1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright not applicable
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