1940 Royal Canadian Air Force No. 22c flying goggles

Name/Title

1940 Royal Canadian Air Force No. 22c flying goggles

Entry/Object ID

2011.1.2

Description

1940 Royal Canadian Air Force Mark III flying goggles. Two 6 x 9 cm. glass lenses set into hinged, black-painted brass frame, screwed and sewn to a padded brown leather liner. inner edge of lenses lined with grey-green chamois leather. Centre triangular nose piece. Stitched to black-painted metal loop on each side is an adjustable strap of brown cotton/steel springs/brown leather: 1.9 x 49 cms.

Made/Created

Date made

1939 - 1945

Notes

Date: 1939

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

Stamped on one side of leather strap: "R.C.A.F. No. 22C/13 1940"

Dimensions

Width

11 cm

Length

25 cm

Dimension Notes

8 mm. thick.