Original U.S. WWI Aero Squadron Leather Flying Helmet - Named Vietnam but the seam has started

but the seam has started to lift

the B-17 was also employed as a transport

It is a white elegant Eigentumstück (private purchase) jacket circa 1912 for an officer in the Prussian Regiment Gardes Cuirassiers

complete with original ramrod

the principal of La France Specialties

Original U.S. WWI Aero Squadron Leather Flying Helmet - Named Vietnam but the seam has startedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This fantastic rare example of a genuine WWI Aviator flying helmet is made of a soft leather and is nearly identical to a known SPALDING pattern helmet, in fact it may very well have been made by Spalding but the maker label fell off. To see the Spalding marked helmet check out this link (it's about 2 3 of the way down the page and has a black cat painted on it). Construction is brown leather chamois lined flying