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The Fly Girls of the British Empire

Sometimes, research leads to unexpected results. This was the case while trying to find some more photographic evidence for the use of the “Helmet, Cork, Aviation”. Peter Suciu has already written about the two different types of this interwar period Royal Air Force equipment (here) but obviously the helmet was not only used by His Majesty´s Forces but was also popular with civilian users.

Even a book on a civil expedition can be a source for military pith helmets. (Author´s collection)

Even a book on a civil expedition can be a source for military pith helmets. (Author´s collection)

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The Helmet, Cork, Aviation (22C/13) – Type A Flying Helmet

The Type "A" Flying Helmet (Author's Collection)

The Type “A” Flying Helmet (Author’s Collection)

A lesser known, but still very rare helmet is the inter-war used British Flying Helmet known as the “Helmet, Cork, Aviation (22C/13),” or more popularly known as the Type “A” Flying Helmet. The “helmet, cork, aviation” was introduced in the early 1920s and reportedly issued only to aircrews based east of Malta. Continue reading