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AH-1S Cobra Attack Helicopter Helmet Sighting System (HSS) Helmet Sight Assembly (1984)
The helmet sight assembly is a lightweight aluminum visor housing with a magnetic receptacle containing a reed switch attached near the top rear and a sight assembly attached to the front. The aluminum visor housing is precision attached to the SPH-4 helmet when the existing visor cover is removed. For […]
Army Air Force M-3 Steel Helmet
The M-3 Flak helmet was the first helmet designed expressly for use by American bomber crews. The M-3 has large hinged ear covers on its sides to accommodate a communications headset; the covers were originally lined with felt. Unlike M-1 helmets, the M-3 features a built-in suspension system. The headband […]
APH-5 Helicopter Helmet (Vietnam War)
In 1958 the Army officially adopted its first flight helmet for aircrew members. Unofficially worn by some Army pilots since 1954, the Navy designed Aviator Protective Helmet Number 5, or APH-5, was the Army’s first attempt at providing a helmet “capable of ultimate protection and yet [be] comfortable.” The helmet […]
AFH-1 Helicopter Helmet (1968)
In 1962 the Army began developing an improved version of the APH-5. Combat experience in Vietnam led the Army to develop a flight helmet with better ballistic protection. Introduced in 1965, the new Anti-fragmentation Flight Helmet, or AFH-1, was fielded. Whereas the APH-5 was standard issue throughout the Army, the […]