Original French WWII Casque Type 15 Airaile Leather Flying Helmet by Zinsner of Pairs Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia Origin markings were removed so

Origin markings were removed so prospective buyers could not reorder from source ensuring the "middlemen" including the East India Company

assigned to Eighth Air Force

with a chisel point

and then in a vessel that he purchased and in part loaded himself

the original designer of the M24 grenade

Original French WWII Casque Type 15 Airaile Leather Flying Helmet by Zinsner of Pairs Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia Origin markings were removed soOriginal Item: Only One Available. By Zinsner of Paris. French 'Casque Type 15' Airaile pattern flying helmet from the end of WWI or the immediate post WW2 period. The helmet is almost identical to the pre war WW2 Type 11. It is made from a hard cork shell covered in chromed leather and has soft padded leather flaps extending below this to house Gosport tubes or radio receivers. This extremely rare example is fitted with RAF type chamois 'donut'