United States. An Army Air Service Flying Helmet & Belongings To Charles Batty; 141St Aero Pursuit Squadron Newly Listed Soulby served in reinforcement organization

Soulby served in reinforcement organization in England

one in dark brown leather with a grayish blue felt backer

Even with the deformity

one prong on reverse broken off

United States. An Army Air Service Flying Helmet & Belongings To Charles Batty; 141St Aero Pursuit Squadron Newly Listed Soulby served in reinforcement organizationThis is a standard issue summer US Air Service flying helmet with ear coverings, a strap, and a matching protective face mask. Although the US Air Service employed many different designs of helmets during the later years of the war, most stemmed from football helmets mostly consisting of a segmented pattern of 6 triangular pieces of leather for the crown. The inside of this helmet and the protective face cover are lined with chamois fur, although