Original WWII Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF Type "B" Leather Flying Helmet - dated 1942 MP 44 Markings vary: most are unmarked

Markings vary: most are unmarked but some have Nepalese markings on the head

There is some corrosion and finish loss on the zinc fittings

and just a bit of wear

washingtonpost

which is still intact

Original WWII Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF Type "B" Leather Flying Helmet - dated 1942 MP 44 Markings vary: most are unmarkedOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a very rare Canadian manufactured Royal Canadian Air Force Type "B" leather flying helmet, in excellent unissued condition. 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. This version was never modified to