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Thanks Geoff, appreciated.

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This is a ShlO-82 Russian summer helmet, as used by the ANC MK cadres sent to the Soviet Union for training on the Mi-8/Mi-24 during the late 80's. Those training on the L-39 aircraft would also wear this helmet as an inner, together with the ZSh-3M outer hard helmet (coming soon!)

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My new Gueneau 316 helmet (SAAF - Silver Falcons) arrived this morning ... 1:8 scale!

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Well, at least it'll take up less space!

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True that!

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Russian ZSh-3M outer helmet as used by the ANC MK cadres sent to the Soviet Union for training on the L-39 during the late 80's.

It was used with the leather helmet (ShLO-61, ShLO-78 or ShLO-82) and Km-32 mask.

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Do you source these locally or from overseas? My favourite is by far the early Kentron helmet.

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The ZSh-5A was purchased locally and the ZSh-7A was given to me by a local friend.

The other Russian helmets were purchased from Russia and Belarus.

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This is a ShZ-78 winter leather helmet with KM-32 mask, complete with throat mike and occipital bladder (inserted into rear of helmet to keep the mask pressed against the face during high-g maneuvers):



It was also used with the ZSh-3M outer hard helmet by the ANC MK cadres sent to the Soviet Union for training on the L-39 training aircraft in the late 1980's:

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Dean your collection is truly getting bigger!

Nice finds that you have done!

I really, really enjoy this. BZ on a wonderful collection.

Thanks AT6C and pcc

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I am blessed to have been given these:

Type B helmet with RAF Type-E Carbon Microphone Assembly fitted to D-type oxygen mask and a Mk II goggle (dated 1933), as used by SAAF Gloster Gladiator pilot Tienie van der Kaay in East Africa.

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That's a great find!

I'm sure that this helmet / mask will be well looked after.

Got this one in November last year, been on my Most Wanted List for quite a number of years: Very rare RAF Mk2A helmet as used by Buccaneer crew.

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