1942 US AAC Type A-9 Summer CLOTH FLYING AVIATOR HELMET sz LARGE USAAF UNUSED!

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1942 US Army Air Corps (USAAC) Type 9-A SUMMER CLOTH AVIATOR
FLIGHT HELMET
-UNUSED! nr. mint....100% Collector Grade condition!!!
vintage: 1942 date of mfgr
application: US ARMY AIR CORPS.....pre dates USAAF
model: Type A-9  (see Maguire ref image)
size: LARGE
material: ribbed OD cotton heavy Twill, with HBT OD-3 reinforcement internal strips
USAAC gov't contract #: 42-19389-P
specs:
-WW2 silver letters on black AAF PROPERTY cloth contract/size label sewn interior
-wool shearing ear pad muffs intact.....NOT balding or tuffs pulled
-supple CLEAN UNBROKEN leather chinstrap intact with wool shearing sleeve pad roll
with solid black enamel painted chinstrap buckle
-female oxygen mask snaps (mounted & sewn on OD-7 tabs) are
well burnished with NO corrosion
-goggle tab straps with OD3 tan enamel baked snap buttons are intact
-'J' hook attachment claws are burnished and NOT corroded
-two tone OD-3 HBT khaki tan edge trim and internal reinforcement strip....CLEAN
-internal edge tightener cord intact....NOTE: tips are NOT frayed out!
CONDITION:
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canvas cotton twill body is
NOT PRONE to age tearing
.....supple!
-leather chinstrap NOT STIFF, NOT CRACKING, NOT BROKEN.....amazingly supple!
-very minimal age discolor on upper facial trimming only
-NO TEARS, NO REPAIRS, NO overt STAINS-SOILING
-from pet-free, smoke-free environment
-sold as is. NO RETURNS!
we can combine all shipping....
-shipped double slabbed cardboard. ASIA & AUSTRALIA shipping is .50 1st class AIR
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