Helmet, flying

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OBJECT TYPE: CIVILIAN/PILOT
DATE: 1930–1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0488.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: leather shell; cloth lining; steel buckle & snap fasteners; aluminum gosport tube connectors

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.0 cm
Width: 19.0 cm
Height: 29.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: possibly manufactured 1930's; possibly used while training in BCATP during WWII (1939-1945) used in 1940's
Canada: The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) was administered by the RCAF between 1940 & 1945 to train commonwealth air crew, and was one of Canada's greatest contributions to the allied effort during the second world war. Many participants, including instructors, were civilian volunteers organized by the Canadian Flying Clubs Association, who wore distinctive uniforms and insignia.
Function: protect head while flying aircraft
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: N/A
Finish: dark brown shell & snap fasteners; tan lining; silver buckle & gosport tube connectors
Decoration: raised decorative scrolling on snap fasteners

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Unknown Manufacturer, Helmet, flying, between 1930–1939, Artifact no. 2001.0488, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0488.001/

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