Flying helmet of Jean Ray

Category: clothing Sub-category: other-clothing

Catalogue number: C6/0001

Front view of yellow, open face, crash helmet, with black edge around the face. A black and white gingham cloth protects the face and neck, which has cut outs for the eyes. The helmet has many signatures in black permanent marker.

Side view of yellow crash helmet showing a number of signatures in black of various balloon pilots.

Details

Description:	Flying safety helmet used by Jean Ray. The helmet has been signed by many of the pilots she met in the early days of modern ballooning including Mike Alexander, Don Cameron, Niall Duncan, Chris Dunkley, John Gore, Giles Hall, David Harris, Alec Jenkinson, Peter Langford, William Malpas, Mike Moore, Julian Nott, Joe Philp, Laurie Ryan. Manufactured by Stadium Limited, Enfield, a helmet was an important piece of ballooning equipment in the early days because, due to there being no flexi-rigid supports for the burner frame, protection to the head was very much a necessity during landing!
Donated by:	Jean Ray, 2018

Description:

Flying safety helmet used by Jean Ray. The helmet has been signed by many of the pilots she met in the early days of modern ballooning including Mike Alexander, Don Cameron, Niall Duncan, Chris Dunkley, John Gore, Giles Hall, David Harris, Alec Jenkinson, Peter Langford, William Malpas, Mike Moore, Julian Nott, Joe Philp, Laurie Ryan.

Manufactured by Stadium Limited, Enfield, a helmet was an important piece of ballooning equipment in the early days because, due to there being no flexi-rigid supports for the burner frame, protection to the head was very much a necessity during landing!

Donated by:

Jean Ray, 2018