Helmet, flying

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1954–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2005.0076.001

MANUFACTURER: GENERAL TEXTILE MILLS INC.
MODEL: H-4
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: fibreglass(?) shell; rubber edging; foam padding; leather earphone cushions; synthetic fabric & leather liner & straps; steel & aluminum fasteners; steel microphone with aluminum arm; plastic coated cables

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 32.0 cm
Width: 32.0 cm
Height: 25.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Clothing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: GENTEX
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: served in RCN (short service appointment) 1949 to 1957
Canada: Unknown
Function: worn by John MacNeil during short service assignment as Pilot & officer in Royal Canadian Navy flying helicopters, including 3 currently in CAvM collection: Piasecki (PV-18) HUP-3 cat. no. 1967.0687.1; Bell HTL-6 (47G) cat. no. 1967.0641.1; & conducting test flights of Sikorsky S55/H04S-3 cat. no. 1970.1486.1 off deck of HMCS Buckingham, which led to operation of Sea King helicopters from RCN destroyers/ protection for head of Pilot during flight; microphone & earphones for sending & receiving radio voice communications; painted bright orange to enhance visibility if Pilot bails out in water
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering on adhesive label affixed to inside helmet shell at back reads: "GENTEX [on logo]/TRADE MARK/GENERAL TEXTILE MILLS, INC./NEW YORK/PATENT APPLIED FOR/H-4 LARGE"; lettering hand written on inside surface of helmet shell reads: "McNeil"; lettering on cloth label sewn onto liner reads: "59.H-4.7 3/8/CONTRACT N383s-2135A/GENERAL TEXTILE MILLS, INC./NEW YORK, N.Y. U.S.A., PAT.PNDG./GENTEX/TRADE MARK [on logo]"; lettering on bracket for microphone arm reads: "TALK/WITH LIPS/TOUCHING/MIC"
Missing: N/A
Finish: front, back & sides of shell painted black; crown painted orange; green & tan straps; silver microphone arm; black microphone & earphones; predom. dark green liner
Decoration: Gentex logo (globe with lettering "GENTEX" superimposed) on labels inside helmet shell & on liner

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GENERAL TEXTILE MILLS INC., Helmet, flying, between 1954–1959, Artifact no. 2005.0076, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2005.0076.001/

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