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This is an example of a United States Navy Type H-3 protective flying helmet. In April 1951, the H-3 became the standard issue flying helmet for the service. The helmet was an update of the Type H-2 and featured a "breakaway" protective shell to enable rapid removal from an injured aviator.

This helmet has no known operational history.

 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-3 protective flying helmet; yellow fiberglass outer shell; cotton canvas and leather padded lining; leather and cotton canvas chin strap with steel buckle adjustment, chamois chin pad; black rubber edging; leather tabs with two steel snaps for oxygen mask attachment; boom microphone; rubber insulate patch chords with bayonet connection for both headphones and boom microphone; decal of gold naval aviator wings applied to front of helmet. Dimensions 3-D: 29.5 × 23.5 × 29.2cm, 2.1kg (11 5/8 × 9 1/4 × 11 1/2 in., 4.6lb.)
 Materials Fiberglass, Leather, Cotton, Steel, Plastic, Synthetic Rubber
 Inventory Number A19540108000 Credit Line Transferred from the United States Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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