• Dark brown leather aviator's helmet and light brown fabric aviator's coat. Styled on mannequin.
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    Lt. James Edgerton flew the mail from Philadelphia to Washington during the first scheduled air mail flight on May 15, 1918. He wore this helmet and coat during that flight. Edgerton left the Army in 1919 and became the Chief of Flying for the U.S. Air Mail Service.
    Gift of James C. Edgerton

  • Dark brown leather aviator's helmet and light brown fabric aviator's coat. Styled on mannequin.

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