Original WWII Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF Leather Flying Helmet with 1942 dated MkIII Goggles Czech Militaria the blade alone is 12"

the blade alone is 12" in length

with the rondel around MI showing a date of 1852

This helmet was largely replaced by the PASGT in the early 1990s

two reserve mountain infantry battalions

Additional prototypes based on the design of the N28 were built to test various features of the Nieuport 29

Original WWII Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF Leather Flying Helmet with 1942 dated MkIII Goggles Czech Militaria the blade alone is 12"Original Item: This is a very rare Canadian manufactured Royal Canadian Air Force Type B leather flying helmet, complete with original R. C. A. F. marked goggles! Canadian pilots were sent to flying in the UK during the summer of 1940 and this is the archetypal WWII RAF flying helmet, as used during the Battle of Britain! Just like the British made counterpart, it is is constructed of leather with chamois lining and zipper earphone covers. Helmet