Original Japanese WWII Type 98 Beehive Pattern Officer's Sun Helmet 20th Century Trained P-38 pilots in California

Trained P-38 pilots in California and Washington State until phaseout of Lightning training in March 1944

The top of the octagonal barrel still has the original barrel markings

LOT - LF - 14 - 1943 - 60MM - M49A2

Both models come more than ready for further research and display

Definitely an upmarket exmaple

Original Japanese WWII Type 98 Beehive Pattern Officer's Sun Helmet 20th Century Trained P-38 pilots in CaliforniaOriginal Item: Only One Available. The historian and write Peter Suciu wrote about this style helmet, "A unique variation of Japanese sun helmets used during World War II is one often referred to as the officers pattern. Why this particular helmet is considered to be an officers version is not known, but it is likely that it is because the character of Colonel Saito, the prison camp commandant in the film The Bridge on the River Kwai wore such a