U.S. Navy APH-6A Flight Helmet
Object NameHelmet, Flight
Helmet, Aviator's
Historic Owner
W.C. Zimmerman
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Dateca. 1966
PeriodCold War; Vietnam War
Mediummetal, plastic, rubber, foam, fabric
ClassificationsPersonal Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Will Zimmerman. 2015.37.19
Object number2015.37.19
DescriptionHelmet, Aviator's; U.S. Navy APH-6A white flight helmet with microphone and two cords. There is an orange and off-white reflective tape arrow on the top of the helmet and off-white circle sticker with an orange “Z” on each side. Two visors, blue and clear, are retracted in the helmet and the visor sticker reads “Dual Visor Kit, APH-6A // Size large // Sierra Eng. Co. // 92114 PN 570-465 // FSN 6RD 8475-792-5729-LXIX // Contr. No. DSA 100-69-C-0245”. There are two cords leading from helmet, one reads “Kings PJ-292”. The microphone that lowers from the proper right side of the helmet reads “Talk with // lips touching mic.” in orange and “MT-522A/U // Roanwell // Corp.” imprinted on the base of the mic.On View
On viewCollections
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
late 1970s–1980s
Object number: 2012.27.01.01