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LKpS 101 II
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 | Siemens Type LKpS101 summer flying helmet Manufacturer: Luftfahrtgeraetewerk Hakenfelde GmbH Production date: Size: 62 Geraete Nr.: 124-436B Anf. Zeichen: Ln 26617 Using the same basic pattern like the LKpS100, this helmet is constructed of lightweight brownish-grey flecked weave cotton or linen and lined with grey-green satin. It features an improved communication system including hard rubber ear cups covered with brown leather and modified throat microphone neck straps. The ear cups containing the earphones plus an insulating plastic membrane against external noise and dust - are designed with a recess for the goggle straps. Equipped with two leather goggle straps, two chin straps and a concealed adjustable strap terminating in a "U" shaped eyelet on top of the helmet plus a small flat hook located on either side, this helmet was designed for wearing with the three-strap oxygen mask. |
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 | Type Mi 4b throat microphone This helmet is equipped with oval shaped carbon throat microphones. The two adjustable neck straps, which contain the throat microphones, can be quickly joined by two snap fasteners. These straps are linked by an inverted "T" shaped leather envelope at the nape of the helmet, which also serves as a junction between the internal wiring and the long cord and plug-in connector. These new neck straps were a vast improvement over the earlier style used in the LKpW/S100 series' helmets, which tended to throttle the wearer if too tight. |
 | Type 10/86 oxygen mask (With non-original straps and attachments) Manufacturer: bwz / Auer Production date: September 1944 Size: 1 This example being stamped "10/86" is somewhat a mystery, as a "Type 10-86" is not known (to us) to have existed. It features a three strap arrangement and internal expiratory valve (the latter eliminating the freezing problem of earlier mask types) and generally rather looks like a Type HM51/10-67. |
 | An error in stamping "10/86" instead of "10/68" (the latter being a factory modified HM51, issued with a two strap arrangement) can most probably be excluded. Any information helping in solving this mystery is welcome and highly appreciated |
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 | General purpose goggles Manufacturer: D+R Date of production: 1943 These goggles are featuring separate rubber face-pads around each eyepiece plus an adjustable bridge with a small screw in a sliding channel which allowed to optimize fit to the wearer's face. Due to their similar appearance they can easily be mistaken for Model 306 goggles, but the latter are larger and provide a wider field of vision (see under LKpW100). As they might have been unofficially used by aircrews, they are presented here, anyway. |
