Original French WWII Casque Type 15 Airaile Leather Flying Helmet by Zinsner of Pairs Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia Only a handful of these

Only a handful of these were ever made

assigned to Eighth Air Force

This translates to "Firefighters of Émeringes"

The interior of the helmet has an original steel liner band

Origin markings were removed so prospective buyers could not reorder from source ensuring the "middlemen" including the East India Company

Original French WWII Casque Type 15 Airaile Leather Flying Helmet by Zinsner of Pairs Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia Only a handful of theseOriginal Item: Only One Available. By Zinsner of Paris. French 'Casque Type 15' Airaile pattern flying helmet from the end of WWI or the immediate post WW2 period. The helmet is almost identical to the pre war WW2 Type 11. It is made from a hard cork shell covered in chromed leather and has soft padded leather flaps extending below this to house Gosport tubes or radio receivers. This extremely rare example is fitted with RAF type chamois 'donut'