The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Australian pattern brown leather flying helmet with a soft beige chamois inner lining and brass zippered, leather headphone cups stitched to either side. There is a thin adjustable strap and buckle across the forehead and three more adjusting straps at the rear of the helmet. The manufacturers label, 'Lasica's Australia, 6 7/8' is stitched to the inside of the helmet lining. Two names appear inside written in pen, 'R.J.Walsh' and 'A.C.Webster'.
The Australian pattern flying helmet was based on the British type 'B' general purpose helmet, first issued in 1935 and superceded in 1942. This type of helmet was mainly used for low level open cockpit aircraft such as the Tiger Moth or Hawker Demon and was superceded by the type 'C' helmet.
Australian pattern brown leather flying helmet, as used by trainee pilots, with a soft beige chamois inner lining and brass zippered, leather headphone cups stitched to either side. These cups hold th
Royal Air Force Type B brown leather flying helmet. The helmet is brown on the outside and has a cream coloured chamois liner. It has almost vertically aligned brass zippers in the earpieces. There is
British issue brown leather Type 'C' unwired flying helmet. The helmet has a brown leather chin strap with a 'Bennett' friction fastener, and black rubber cups to protect external radio receivers (the
Beige cotton 'Aertex' Type 'E' lightweight internally wired flying helmet. The helmet has a grey elastic chin strap and black rubber cups protecting the external radio receivers. The receivers are ma
British issue brown leather Type 'C' unwired flying helmet complete with earphones, cord, plug and oxygen mask. The helmet has a brown leather chin strap with a 'Bennett' friction fastener, and black
Luftwaffe FK-34 summer weight flying helmet. The helmet is made of light brown flecked fabric lined with olive green cotton sateen, and has a pair of chamois lined leather cross-over chin straps which
