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This is an example of a United States Navy Type H-2 protective flying helmet. The H-2 was developed in the late 1940s as an update to replace the Type H-1. The helmet included an impact resistant outer shell and an integrated leather padded liner and radio headphones and boom microphone. The helmet was considered obsolete by the middle of the 1950s

There is no known operational history of this helmet.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Helmets & Headwear Manufacturer General Textile Mills, Inc.
 Physical Description United States Navy (USN) Type H-2 protective flying helmet; white fiberglass outer shell; leather padded lining; cotton canvas chin strap with chamois chin pad; black rubber edging; leather tabs with three steel snaps for oxygen mask attachment; boom microphone; rubber insulate patch chords with bayonet connection for both headphones and boom microphone. Dimensions 3-D: 24.1 × 31.7 × 24.1cm, 1.7kg (9 1/2 in. × 1 ft. 1/2 in. × 9 1/2 in., 3.8lb.)
 Materials HAZMAT: Cadmium, Composite, plastic, paint, steel, brass, leather, cotton, chamois
 Inventory Number A19540107000 Credit Line Transferred from the United States Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics7 Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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