Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Aviator A-11 Flight Helmet Set - A-10A Mask and B-8 Polaroid Goggles

Original Items: Only One Set Available. This is a wonderful opportunity to pick up a complete headgear set up for an Army Air Forces pilot from WWII! The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and de facto aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II (1941–1945). It was created on 20 June 1941 as successor to the previous United States Army Air Corps and is the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force, today one of the six armed forces of the United States. The AAF was a component of the United States Army, which on 2 March 1942 was divided functionally by executive order into three autonomous forces: the Army Ground Forces, the United States Army Services of Supply (which in 1943 became the Army Service Forces), and the Army Air Forces. Each of these forces had a commanding general who reported directly to the Army Chief of Staff.

This Wonderful Set Consists of:

- WWII USAAF Leather flight helmet type A-11 made by THE SELBY SHOE CO.: Size EXTRA LARGE, offered in good condition with evident wear and use. ANB-H-1 headphones are intact but the wiring for them is heavily ripped and torn away although the plug is still present. 

- WWII Army Air Forces Polaroid Aviation B-8 Goggles: Lenses are blue and without any extensive scratching.

- WWII USAAF Oxygen Mask Type A-10A manufactured by Acushnet Dated 4-44: offered in fair condition with dry rotting and tearing of the material. 

An incredibly beautiful U.S. Army Air Force leather flying helmet set that will display wonderfully!

United States Army Air Forces Type A-11 Intermediate Flying Helmet; seal brown cape leather exterior shell with black rubber earphone cups; missing black rubber earphone plugs or Type ANB-H-1 Radio Headphone Receiver; chamois lining and ear pads; cap leather and chamois buckle chin strap; turn down brow flap; three brass snaps for oxygen mask located on the left and right chin of the helmet; leather buckle strap on the back nap of the helmet to adjust the helmet size; three leather straps on back of helmet to hold the flight goggle's strap; double reinforced seam on each side of helmet; dark white sewn in manufacturer's tag on inside back neck of the helmet with embroidered red letter text; white stenciled Army Air Forces winged star insignia with white letter text "ARMY AIR FORCES" below insignia on left exterior side of helmet.