This leather face mask was furnished by the Bureau of Aircraft Production to American military pilots during World War I as part of their standard flying equipment.
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
United States of America
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Helmets & Headwear
United States Army Air Service leather face mask; dark brown leather with olive green wool lining; brown elastic strap; leather strip with black snaps covers mouth hole.
3-D: 30.5 x 1.5 x 20.3cm (12 x 5/8 x 8 in.)
Overall: Leather
Lining: Wool
A19190003000
Transferred from the War Department, Bureau of Aircraft Production
National Air and Space Museum
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