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WWII German Luftwaffe LKpW101Leather Winter Flying Helmet Ln 26618 Size 60

Fl. Kopfhaube Gr. -60 Baumuster LKpW101 Gerät Nr. 124 - 436 A Werk Nr. - Kösrer Anf. Z. LN 26618 Siemens Lieferer: Luftfahrtgerätewerk Hakenfe

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Original, EXCELLENT condition WWII German Luftwaffe  LKpW101Leather Winter Flying Helmet with Communication Equipment Ln. 26618,used by many German pilots throughout WW2. 

With the advent of military aircraft in WWI most of the early pilots soon discovered that appropriate protective headgear was a necessity due to the cold and the all too frequent occurrence of oil leaking into the slipstream and covering the pilot. Originally the German military was caught unprepared and no specific headgear or uniforms for pilots were available. This resulted in the pilots utilizing commercially produced motor car helmets. These tight fitting, soft leather helmets proved to be ideal and future flight helmets were basically modified versions of the early motor car helmets. During WWII the Luftwaffe utilized no fewer then ten slightly different models of flight helmets with the main modifications being helmets issued for summer or winter wear and helmets with or without integral radio communication fittings. The LKpW100 model helmet was designed for winter wear and was outfitted with radio equipment as used by fighter pilots and bomber commanders. This specific helmet was designed with radio equipment for fighter and bomber pilots.  It was similar to the earlier model used in the early months of the Battle of Britain (LWpW100), however with updated features. Helmet is almost new, PERFECT condition.