Original France WWI French Armée de l'Air Air Force Pilots Leather Flight Helmet With Button On Goggles Russian Artillery Note the row of stitches

Note the row of stitches forming an "X" across the center of the flag

a decision was made to airlift an entire Chinese division and all of its equipment over The Hump to respond to the Japanese capture of Kweilin

The thin leather sweatband is still present however there is some minor stitching loss present

the highest honor a jeweler could receive

- Original ammo pouch

Original France WWI French Armée de l'Air Air Force Pilots Leather Flight Helmet With Button On Goggles Russian Artillery Note the row of stitchesOriginal Item: Only One Available. During the first years of aviation, pilots started wearing leather flying helmets as a form of protection from the cold and the noise of aircraft engines. Leather was becoming a popular choice for protective gear with the rise of motor sport and aviation at the start of the 1900s. It has many advantages that made it the ideal material for flying helmets. It is warm, durable, impermeable to liquids therefore