Original U.S. Vietnam War Era HGU-26/P “Phantom-1” Flight Helmet with MS-22001 Oxygen Mask and Helmet Bag nChannel leaving behind a wife and

leaving behind a wife and baby

It has been punctured by the bolts on the fittings

and is mostly worn away

This would indicate that Obergefreiter (Corporal to you and me) Faber was our souvenir hunter from that historic period

- Excellent “Handbook of the Pacific for Fighter Pilots

Original U.S. Vietnam War Era HGU-26/P “Phantom-1” Flight Helmet with MS-22001 Oxygen Mask and Helmet Bag nChannel leaving behind a wife andOriginal Item: One of a kind. The HGU 26 P request for nomenclature is dated Jan 14, 1970 and is based on the HGU 22 P Helmet Shell. There is no military specification detailing exactly what goes into an HGU 26 P but until the appearance of the single visor HGU 26 P both USAF and manufacturer information was consistent in describing the HGU 26 P as an HGU 22 P helmet shell with a PRU 36 P side actuated double visor. Sierra Corp and Gentex Inc sold