This new photo documentation is the first book ever to cover in
detail the history and development of military flight helmets from
the post-World War II era to the present, and includes over 120
different helmets and their associated equipment such as oxygen
masks, boom microphones, inner helmets etc. U.S. Air Force, Army,
Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard flight helmets discussed range
from standard fighter, bomber, transport and helicopter models, to
high-altitude, special purpose and experimental types. Foreign
helmets covered include British, French, German, Swedish, Canadian,
and rarely documented Polish, Chinese and Soviet/Russian models.
Also covered is an extensive selection of U.S. and Soviet/Russian
space helmets. Extensively researched this book contains over 1000
images, most in color, and includes multiple-view photographs as
well as detail views. Specific details of each helmet include
manufacturer, proper designation, unique features, accessories,
periods of use, branch of service(s), and aircraft in which is was
used-selected export users are also included. Mike Breuninger is
also the author of United States Combat Aircrew Survival Equipment:
World War II to the Present-A Reference Guide for Collectors. Alan
Wise is also the author of MIG Pilot Survival: Russian Aircrew
Survival Equipment and Instruction-see page 14 of this catalog(both
titles are available from Schiffer Publishing Ltd.).
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