Original U.S. WWI Aero Squadron Leather Flying Helmet With French Flight Goggles - Marked For The 44th Aero Squadron Century The leather shows age and

The leather shows age and crazing and the end was reinforced with an added brass tip

It does appear to have had paint dripped on one side

These types are helmets are considered genuine trench art commemorative bring back items

The musket features all brass mounts: trigger guard

The fuselage was a steel tube truss design with formers and longerons to define the aerodynamic shape

Original U.S. WWI Aero Squadron Leather Flying Helmet With French Flight Goggles - Marked For The 44th Aero Squadron Century The leather shows age andOriginal Item: Only One Available. This fantastic rare example of a genuine WWI Aviator flying helmet is made of a soft leather and is nearly identical to a known SPALDING pattern helmet, in fact it may very well have been made by Spalding but the maker label fell off. To see the Spalding marked helmet check out this link (it's about 2 3 of the way down the page and has a black cat painted on it). Construction is brown leather chamois lined flying