Original British Post WWII RAF MK-1A Flight Helmet with Visors - Oxygen Mask - Storage Case Japanese Flags while smaller components have 43

while smaller components have 43 stamped

though it is not maker marked

The escutcheons for the barrel pins are cherry blossoms

which also shows wear like the rest of the grip

When two major assaults against the Confederate fortifications

Original British Post WWII RAF MK-1A Flight Helmet with Visors - Oxygen Mask - Storage Case Japanese Flags while smaller components have 43Original Item: Only One Available. The Mk. 1A was issued in the early 1950`s and was the first RAF helmet with a fixed visor, the visor locked at various positions and was issued in various tints from clear to dark tinted. The RAF Mk. 1A was originally used by all front line pilots flying rotary & fixed wing aircraft, this included subsonic & supersonic aircraft, everything from early Hunters to Lightning's and continued in limited use until the late