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448 - France, the June 1940 Campaign, World War II, and the Indochina War (1946–1954).
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France, the June 1940 Campaign, World War II, and the Indochina War (1946–1954). Memoirs of Staff Sergeant Pilot Pierre Louis SAÜT, a pilot in 1940 who later joined the Free French Air Force (FAFL). - His Air Force GUENEAU AIRAILE 11 pilot’s helmet, personalized. Early regulation helmet of the first model, made of brown leather. Black leather inner lining with eight wolf teeth. Size illegible. The manufacturer’s paper label is present on the back of the helmet, dated June 1940. The staff sergeant inscribed his name in blue ink on the inside of the helmet. Two hooks for attaching gas mask straps have been riveted to the upper edges on each side of the helmet. Complete. Worn. In the condition in which it was found; never previously part of a collection. (Signs of wear and normal use; the leather on the top of the helmet is cracked and very dirty—needs cleaning. As-is.)
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