A First War Royal Flying Corps Cowl Helmet Auction very good condition and rare

very good condition and rare

gold gilt in coat-of-arms in the reverse centrepiece

soiled original ribbon on a traditional five-sided copper frame with pinback

Five German Medals - War Merit Cross 2nd Class (zinc

) when he joined the Royal Navy on January 2

A First War Royal Flying Corps Cowl Helmet Auction very good condition and rareIn leather, with multiple broad arrow markings on interior, exhibiting mothing in addition to firm period wear, leather remains supple however has been stored flat for many years, as worn. Provenance; This set of goggles were worn and used by Canadian Royal Flying Corps Pilot Gerald Alfred Learn, who was shot down on June 24th 1918 while engaged with three German trip planes. Footnote: One of the earliest 'standard' types of helmet used by British