Birth of the Jet Age P-80 pilots Germany 1948

[oose]

Hi,
Some interesting patches and early jet flight gear...
























yours stu

 

[deand]

Amazing what gems you've uncovered in the LIFE gallery! And I thought I had seen all the best in it. Terrific pictures!









dean

 

[oose]

Hi Dean,

I'm getting the knack of looking for stuff in Life, a lot of good stuff is just listed under photographer and date, often the same photographer will do a lot of usaf stuff over the years so go through it like that. I've got the kids today so between them fighting and nappy changes I've had a bit of free time to look some stuff up.


yours stu

 

[John Lever]

There's more on this page about the early pioneers from the 20' and 30's -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_aircraft

 

[CHECK6]

I like these modified tanker helmets!!!!!!!!

 

[dujardin]

I like these modified tanker helmets!!!!!!!!

me too;
it's not the 1st time i saw that.
but if for sure it was a common use in the post war era, i think this practice begin at the end of WW2.
i remember sawing this kind of tanker helmet in a book, i was thinking that it was a fault, sooooooooo maybe it was right.
but i really don't know (remember) in wich one, maybe it's in a friend's book houlalalaaaaaaaaaa

hope a day i found it back

 

[CBI]

GREAT STUFF!!!!!!

 

[Peter Graham]

Brilliant stuff. I love cloth B-15's.

 

[deand]

Notice how some removed the left triangular leather clip-on piece to accomodate the squadron patch. And some didn't.





dean

 

[flightmac]

This article on flight helmet history talks about the tanker helmets:
Romance_of_the_gear_P-helmet_History_24Jan10.mht

 

[greyhound52]

Fantastic pictures thanks.