Original U.S. WWI Aero Squadron Leather Flying Helmet With French Flight Goggles - Marked For The 44th Aero Squadron Century It does appear to have

It does appear to have had paint dripped on one side

The fuselage was a steel tube truss design with formers and longerons to define the aerodynamic shape

smoke grenades can be thrown prior to movement in order to provide a wall of visual distraction that reduces the accuracy of enemy fire and temporarily deceives them as to the force's location

The leather shows age and crazing and the end was reinforced with an added brass tip

It has not been cleaned

Original U.S. WWI Aero Squadron Leather Flying Helmet With French Flight Goggles - Marked For The 44th Aero Squadron Century It does appear to haveOriginal Item: Only One Available. This fantastic rare example of a genuine WWI Aviator flying helmet is made of a soft leather and is nearly identical to a known SPALDING pattern helmet, in fact it may very well have been made by Spalding but the maker label fell off. To see the Spalding marked helmet check out this link (it's about 2 3 of the way down the page and has a black cat painted on it). Construction is brown leather chamois lined flying