Object Details
- Physical Description
- United States Navy (USN) issue flying helmet, Mouton fur lining and exterior collar; full leather mask; four panel construction with slide fastener down back; upper and lower buckle adjustment straps.
- Summary
- Lt. Apollo Soucek flew a Wright XF3W Apache fighter to a record altitude of 13,160 meters (43,166 feet) on June 4, 1930, over Washington, D.C. He wore this fur helmet to survive the flight in the Apache's open cockpit.
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Date
- ca. 1930
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the United States Department of the Navy
- Materials
- Leather and Mouton fur
- Dimensions
- Clothing: 33 × 35.6 × 39.4cm (1 ft. 1 in. × 1 ft. 2 in. × 1 ft. 3 1/2 in.)
- Display (L x W x D) (On Mount): 38.1 × 26.7 × 41.3cm (1 ft. 3 in. × 10 1/2 in. × 1 ft. 4 1/4 in.)
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Helmets & Headwear
