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
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