General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 FIBREGLASS SHELL; PLASTIC VISOR; LEATHER, SYNTHETIC FABRIC & METAL FASTENERS;.2 LEATHER & SYNTHETICFABRIC;.3 PLASTIC MASK; RUBBER HOSE; SYNTHETIC FABRIC STRAPS WITH METAL FASTENERS

Dimensions

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

Length

29.0 cm

Width

23.5 cm

Height

27.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Clothing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

LITE

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Republic of Korea

State/Province

Unknown

Period

KOREAN WAR (1950-1953); THIS HELMET WORN NOV. 1950 TO JUNE 1951

Canada

WORN BY DONOR (Omer Levesque) WHILE FLYING NORTH AMERICAN SABRE FIGHTER JET WITH USAF IN KOREAN WAR; FIRST CANADIAN TO FLY SABRE; FIRST CANADIAN TO FLY COMBAT MISSION IN KOREA; FIRST COMMONWEALTH PILOT TO MAKE JET-TO-JET KILL IN COMBAT WITH MIG-15

Function

.1 PROTECTION FOR HEAD WHILE FLYING;.2 CUSHION HEAD FROM.1;.3 FACILITATE BREATHING AT VERY HIGH ALTITUDES

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 mfr. label inside helmet reads: "HELMET, FLYING, PILOT'S/PROTECTIVE, TYPE P-1A/SIZE SMALL/SPEC. MIL-H-5290/DWG. NO. 50E3621 S/N 8300-3964501/CONT. NO. AF33(038)11185/DATE M'F'D [blank]/LITE MFG. CO. INC./INSTRUCTIONS: Fit helmet/so that equal pressure is/exerted by earphone molunt-/ings, headband, and certral/supports./CAUTION: Never wear hel-/met with shell lacings loose"/.2 lettering beneath logo reads: "U.S. AIR FORCE"/.3 raised lettering on mask reads: "MASK OXYGEN/MS22001/SIZE SMALL/PRESSURE/BREATHING/PROPERTY/U,S, GOVERNMENT/SPEC. MIL-M-6482A/CONTRACT NO./CD 467401/CAN/MFRS. PART NO. APCO7957-1/ DATE OF MFR./54". LETTERING IMPRESSED AROUND OXYGEN VALVE: "VALVEOXY. MASK EXHALATION RES.COMPENSATING/SPEC. MIL-V-7053 MFR'S PART NO. CEV-79D/R.A. HAWKS CO. SIERRA MADRE CALIF./MFD. SEPT 54 S\N 8330-938160"; ON MICROPHONE: "N-254-A/P/C ANB-M-C1/CAF1"

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1 SHELL PAINTED GOLD; BLACK TINTED VISOR; TAN-WHITE STRAPS & SILVER HARDWARE; BLACK PLUG-INS FOR EARPHONES;.2 BROWN WITH GREEN STRAPS & WHITE LACE FASTENERS;.3 GREEN WITH BLACK MICROPHONE WIRE & PLUG-IN; WHITE NOZZLE; SILVER CLAMP

Decoration

.2 LOGO IN CROWN FEATURES PENTAGRAM STAR BETWEEN OUTSTRETCHED WINGS INSIDE CIRCULAR FIELD