Display Status:

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

Collection Item Summary:

This is an example of a Type H-4 protective flying helmet issued to United States Naval and Marine aviators in the mid-1950s. The Type H-4 was a refined update of the Type H-3 with a different shape in the design of the reinforcing ridges and the addition of a cloth inner liner with earphones.

Collection Item Long Description:

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Rights

Do not reproduce without permission from the Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum

Manufacturer

Credit Line

Donated by Mr. Harold Mull

Materials

  • HAZMAT: Cadmium
  • Helmet Lining: Nylon
  • Webbing: Nylon and Cow Hide
  • Earphones: Rubber
  • Earphone Padding: Chamois
  • Other: Brass, steel, cadmium plating, plastic, cotton, foam

Dimensions

3-D (On storage mount): 21.6 × 17.8 × 30.5cm (8 1/2 × 7 × 1 ft.)

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Country of Origin

United States of America

Physical Description

Olive drab fabric helmet lining for a United States Navy Type H-4 Protective Flying Helmet; nylon inner soft helmet with three panel construction; green nylon tapes reinforcing seams; black rubber P/O H-87A/U reciever headphones with green chamois ear padding; brown cow hide buckle chin strap; brown cow hide reinforcing with two snaps for oxygen mask; green nylon adjusting strap on back nape of nylon helmet; blue nylon manufacturer's tag with gold embroidered text (see inscriptions for full text) sewn on inside nape of nylon helmet

Type

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Helmets & Headwear

Inventory Number

A19762054001