2006-10-02 06:03:08 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It wasn't a crash helmet. In the late 30's and 40's, with aircraft being so young still, their wasn't anything like today's cockpits to keep a pilot warm when flying at higher altitudes. So the caps they had helped to keep their heads warm, as well as provide a place for the radio ear set to go so they could listen to radio traffic.
2006-10-02 06:08:36 · answer #1 · answered by Kevin J 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No WWII (and kamikaze flights were only done by Japanese during WWII) pilots in any air force wore helmets. Nobody had designed nor used helmets in those times. Neither had any country devised body armor. Or a whole host of equipment we safety-conscious and government mandated types have today. Most pilots wore leather caps lined with wool if they were high flyers. These caps, which buttoned or snapped under the chin, if at all, frequently had head phones .Other than that they wore their usual service caps. And sometime, nothing except the headphones.
2006-10-02 06:24:36 · answer #2 · answered by gizmo6139 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kamikaze pilots did NOT wear helmets. they wore flight caps and goggles. The most important issue for these pilots was the ability to maneuver, and a helmet would have gotten in the way.
2006-10-02 06:15:53 · answer #3 · answered by hoochy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oxygen mask, they mandatory oxygen in any different case they could be afflicted by severe cerebral edema and altitude sickness, this might of brought about issues, dizzyness (loss of co-ordinates), hallucinations, loss of conciousness, coma or dying until now the pilot could desire to of reached there meant objective. in addition they heald microphones and earpeaces for classes and verbal replace. Helmets the place no longer helmets, they the place greater like 'leather-based flight caps', wherein the goggles the place additionally related. Flight helmets are not designed for the point of protection if a crash occurs. yet another layout of those flight caps replace into to guard the ears of the pilot against the climate such simply by fact the wind as cockpits the place open for the duration of take off.
2016-12-12 19:07:42 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many didn't wear the conventional bash-hat, just a bandanna wrapped around their heads with words of budist dedications to the devine emperor.Fortified with Saki they took off for what would be their last flight, into the back and beyond.
2006-10-02 21:54:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a repeat question and no longer carries any impact in the asking of it.
As I said last time, the 'cap', not a helmet, held the earphones for the radio system.
2006-10-02 06:11:51 · answer #6 · answered by William T 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You don't want your hair to fall over your eyes at the crucial moment, and they refused to wear girlie hairnets.
2006-10-02 06:07:52 · answer #7 · answered by spiegy2000 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Funny.
I suppose it did serve other purposes protecting them while they made their way to their target. They still needed protection from AA fire, for instance.
2006-10-02 06:11:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They did'nt.they were leather and fur flyers helmets.
2006-10-02 06:19:00 · answer #9 · answered by Andy P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably for the same reasons that sour cream has a sell by date
2006-10-02 06:49:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋