A Rare First War German Imperial Aviators Flight Helmet Auction Archive Central horizontal red cotton panel

Central horizontal red cotton panel flanked by black cotton panels on either side

west of illoy when he was hit in the stomach by a machine gun bullet and instantly killed

until a bursar was appointed at Bath after the Second World War

born 5th April 1918

A Rare First War German Imperial Aviators Flight Helmet Auction Archive Central horizontal red cotton panelThis is a well preserved First War Imperial German Imperial Standard Issue Aviation Safety Helmet as depicted on page 137 in Mich Prodgers Vintage Flying Helmets Aviation Headgear Before The Jet Age. This helmet is modeled after a Roold Style aviation helmet, with additional bumpers on the crown and the outer border of the helmet. It is constructed in olive green painted cork and leather, with an all leather interior, including the leather bill (neck