21st Contemporary History Auction

Bidding on 1332 lots has ended on 11th March 2018. 89% of all lots sold

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Walter Hübner - personal leather flight helmet

Walter Hübner - personal leather flight helmet

Walter Hübner - personal leather flight helmet

LOT 29-0631
SOLD
Auction ended        10th March 2018  |  09:00 pm CET
RESULT
19,00
EXCL. BUYER’S PREMIUM: 17,5 %

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Walter Hübner - personal leather flight helmet

Description
Personal period time leather flight helmet. Might be German. No markings.
Soft leather.
 
Please note the helmet was photographed being placed incorrectly on the stand.
 
Walter Hübner served with the Imperial "Fliegertruppe" in WW1. Later in the Third Reich he also served with the Luftwaffe and the DLV. After his military service and the end of the war, he worked for the PFL (Propulsion Field Laboratory) as an aeronautical engineer. The facility tested rocket engines for the US space program from 1949 to 2006, including the F-1 engine used on the "Apollo" program.  

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