Original WWII Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF Leather Flying Helmet with 1942 dated MkIII Goggles Czech Militaria This helmet was largely replaced

This helmet was largely replaced by the PASGT in the early 1990s

and at the same time had the blued finish applied

with the rondel around MI showing a date of 1852

MAERZ 1897 (IN MEMORY OF THE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY THE GREAT EMPEROR WILHELM I

Original WWII Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF Leather Flying Helmet with 1942 dated MkIII Goggles Czech Militaria This helmet was largely replacedOriginal Item: This is a very rare Canadian manufactured Royal Canadian Air Force Type B leather flying helmet, complete with original R. C. A. F. marked goggles! Canadian pilots were sent to flying in the UK during the summer of 1940 and this is the archetypal WWII RAF flying helmet, as used during the Battle of Britain! Just like the British made counterpart, it is is constructed of leather with chamois lining and zipper earphone covers. Helmet