Headstrap, Goggles, Flying, Mk VII, RAF
€175.00
Tax included
Genuine WWII British blue gray webbing elastic headstrap, intended for the Mk VII flying goggles.
Introduced in the RAF in July 1942 when the Mk IV were considered obsolete, the very first Mk VII featured a leather strap, which was quickly replaced with an adujstable webbing strap. The upper mount was intended for attaching a sunshield, which was widely issued in Malta and North Africa yet less commonly observed in the European Theater of Operations. The Mk VII were progressively replaced by the now famous Mk VIII Flying Goggles from October 1943 onwards.
Just like 1940 Pattern flying boots and 1941 Pattern life preservers, the Mk VII flying goggles were also issued to USAAF pilots and aircrews in 1942-1943 to compensate the lack of American equipment.
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Genuine WWII British blue gray webbing elastic headstrap, intended for the Mk VII flying goggles.
Introduced in the RAF in July 1942 when the Mk IV were considered obsolete, the very first Mk VII featured a leather strap, which was quickly replaced with an adujstable webbing strap. The upper mount was intended for attaching a sunshield, which was widely issued in Malta and North Africa yet less commonly observed in the European Theater of Operations. The Mk VII were progressively replaced by the now famous Mk VIII Flying Goggles from October 1943 onwards.
Just like 1940 Pattern flying boots and 1941 Pattern life preservers, the Mk VII flying goggles were also issued to USAAF pilots and aircrews in 1942-1943 to compensate the lack of American equipment.