Issued to Hornet pilots, equipped with a HA/LP-PPB oxygen mask featuring coiled communication cord Type CX-13126/A and AM-7067/A delta block amplifier, a coiled extension cable plus a 3 pin connector at the end of the hose.

Note also the typical Swiss AF boom mike bracket near the L/H oxygen mask

bayonet receiver.

Owing to the fact that the Swiss AF is attending international exercises over

the North Sea with their F/A-18, the helmets are taped with "3M Scotchlite"

or "SOLAS" (Safety On Land And Sea) reflective tape, thus enhancing the chance to

locate a ditched pilot by the searchlights of SAR (Search And Rescue) units .

On top of the helmet a Velcro patch is applied in order to fit a survival strobe light. Its position on the helmet frees the crewman in the water to use his hands to operate the radio or other signaling equipment.

The patch is also used during flight simulator activity, holding a special targeting device.

This device selects the simulator display area the pilot is looking at, in order to have the targeted zone sharply focused, leaving the rest at lower resolution, in order to enhance simulator computer performance.

Escadrille 17" emblem is applied on the rear of the helmet.

Close-up of the SOLAS tape peculiar structure.

The compensating valve installed on the HA/LP-PPB oxygen mask.