Original U.S. Vietnam War Era HGU-26/P Flight Helmet with Dual Visor and Oxygen Mask and Storage Bag Snider Rifle Accessories was a pilot on the

was a pilot on the B-24 Liberator HOO-JIVE which was assigned to the 734th Bomb Squadron

” one soldier said

due to years of cleaning and polishing

so that the internal structure can be viewed

The Hermann Göring Division collar tabs have a white wool base and three metal birds denoting the rank of Obergefreiter (one bird is missing from right tab)

Original U.S. Vietnam War Era HGU-26/P Flight Helmet with Dual Visor and Oxygen Mask and Storage Bag Snider Rifle Accessories was a pilot on theOriginal Item: One of a kind. The HGU 26 P request for nomenclature is dated Jan 14, 1970 and is based on the HGU 22 P Helmet Shell. There is no military specification detailing exactly what goes into an HGU 26 P but until the appearance of the single visor HGU 26 P both USAF and manufacturer information was consistent in describing the HGU 26 P as an HGU 22 P helmet shell with a PRU 36 P side actuated double visor. Sierra Corp and Gentex Inc sold