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Rather unique helmet.
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"Oviedo" wrote in newsxJ4j.10015$vt2.2319
@bignews8.bellsouth.net: Rather unique helmet. Theres a lot of history behind the helmets or lack thereof worn back then. since there were no offical helmets, the pilots around Edwards/Muroc wore what they wanted. remember these were the days of leather helmets and caps with 50 mission crush.. (according to Chuck Yeager and others) Yeager when He flew the X-1, IIRC: he wore a modified tankers helmet, and when they were testing the first jet, one wore an ape mask, and and smoked a cigar, cause if any other pilot reported seeing a plane without a propeller, no one would belive them if they reported that they saw a plane with no propeller being flown by a monkey with a cigar in his mouth.. Its really interesting to read the stories from Yeager, Ben Rich and Tony LaVer. |
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