Made by Stefan A. Cavallo, test pilot for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronatics at Langley Field, Va. In 1944, this helmet is constructed from a fiber glass miner's helmet and portions of a summer flying helmet. A type A-13A oxygen mask and Polaroid goggles were worn with this helmet during many flights in 1944-46. It is probably the first helmet to incorporate skull protection, oxygen, communications, and eye protection in one unit. Although not adopted for issue, it may have influenced the design of other hard helmets developed for jet pilots by the services after World War II.Galleries:National Air and Space Museum, Other Military EquipmentKeywords:aerospace, district of columbia, goggles, hardhat, helmet, national air and space museum, oxygenmask, smithsonian, washington dcPhoto Location: National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DCPhotographer: Chad CullenDate of Photo: 06/27/2009Device Make: CanonDevice Model: Canon EOS 5DExposure Time: 1/100F Number: 4/1Original Dimensions: 2853×3840Picture Orientation: PortraitGPS Coordinates: 38°53'18.49"N 77°1'11.34"WPicture Number: 8584
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