Original British WWII 2nd Pattern Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Fighter Pilot Type C Leather Flying Helmet With Gosport Tubes and Blue Tint Goggles Antique Colts ) Jacket size is approximately

) Jacket size is approximately US 38/39 chest

Good students of history will remember that the Sudetenland was the area of Czechoslovakia with a high German population that was annexed by Germany during the pre-war period

and retains almost all of the original grey/green finish

it had a decidedly para-military character in weapons and uniforms

This flag could certainly benefit from being mounted in a double-sided frame mounting

Original British WWII 2nd Pattern Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Fighter Pilot Type C Leather Flying Helmet With Gosport Tubes and Blue Tint Goggles Antique Colts ) Jacket size is approximatelyOriginal Item: This is an original WW2 era 2nd Pattern Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm pilot's Type C leather flying helmet. These helmets were introduced in 1941 (see page 53 & 215 of the book Vintage Flying Helmets by Prodger). The helmet is made of the correct brown leather with correct chamois leather lining and padded leather ear roundels. It has the correct webbing chin strap, press stud fasteners, hook and straps. It also has the correct leather ear