THE HELMET YOU WILL RECEIVE WILL STILL BE SEALED UP IN ITS ORIGNAL BOX!!! THE helmet in the pictures is one that was out of a opened box, The helmet is complete with all electronics and straps, the only fault with this helmet is the foam sheets that are inside the ear phones have fallen apart due to age and heat! These are easily replaced if you want to! The helmets label shows it to have a 1968 contract date! The USAF HGU-7P was designed to be used by transport crews on the C-130 aircraft. The helmet proved to be unpopular and was dropped from use after a short time making them rare. A picture of this helmet in use is found in “Vietnam Warbirds in Action” by Dana Bell, picture#113 near the end of the book. I have been told by some of the larger surplus dealers that the helmet was also used on the B-52 and B-58 by crewman. And also some of the bird dog spotter aircraft as well since they were a lot cooler to wear in the heat! The helmets are complete with all electronics, unissued. The best way to describe the helmet is to say it looks like a baseball batters helmet with a removable bill, white in color, plastic shell, the size is adjustable with the use of foam insertshelmet still has the original foam inserts in unused cond. The item “US Air Force HGU-7P Flight Helmet, Contract Dated 1968, NOS Stock, Sealed box” is in sale since Friday, September 29, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\Vietnam (1961-75)\Original Period Items\Hats & Helmets”. The seller is “savehistory” and is located in Homerville, Georgia. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States