Original U.S. Vietnam War APH-6A Flight Helmet with Oxygen Mask Schwarzlose MG Length: 1103 mm

Length: 1103 mm

So it is a matter of record

The 60th Infantry was inactivated in November 1946 while on occupation duty in Germany

The maker marking on this indicates manufacture by Heinrich Ritter of Esslingen in 1942

That place could get so cold in the winter and so hot in the summer

Original U.S. Vietnam War APH-6A Flight Helmet with Oxygen Mask Schwarzlose MG Length: 1103 mmOriginal Item: Only One Available. At the end of the 50's the APH series helmets introduced a new generation of flight helmets characterized by the external visor covered with a protective shield. Improvement of the communication system, internal liner and oxygen mask retainers was also made and in some versions the dual dark and transparent visors system was installed. These types of helmets were the US Navy and USMC standard jet aircraft headgear