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Face view of U.S. Navy flight helmet with orange and white checkerboard pattern, blue knob, bla…
U.S. Navy APH-6A Flight Helmet
Face view of U.S. Navy flight helmet with orange and white checkerboard pattern, blue knob, bla…
Face view of U.S. Navy flight helmet with orange and white checkerboard pattern, blue knob, black visor and fabric chin strap

U.S. Navy APH-6A Flight Helmet

Object NameHelmet, Flight
Historic Owner
DateApril 1962–December 1963
PeriodCold War
Mediummetal, plastic, rubber, foam, leather, tape
ClassificationsPersonal Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of LT George A. Konow, USNR, HS-3 (1962-1963). 2019.31.01
Object number2019.31.01
DescriptionHelmet, Flight; U.S. Navy APH-6A white flight helmet. Helmet has a retractable dark visor, fabric chin strap, and a checkerboard pattern in orange and white reflective tape. There is a blue knob at the top for visor adjustment with a center screw that reads, “L H // Thread”. Both sides of the helmet and the back have a four-sided star in orange reflective tape. The star on the back is beneath two strips of white reflective tape that come to a point above the star. The foam interior has a brown leather front, center and back pad.
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