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Often one of the unsung heroes of WW11, a helmet worn by a nurse at the Royal Air Force Hospital on Silloth RAF airfield in Cumberland and Westmorland. Helmet was needed as it was bombed a few times. Two holes in the rim denote lower grade steel. The helmet has also been overpainted in a darker lacquer to subdue its original bright white colour.
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Thanks for looking, walksoftly, Pop-abides, Manikin, ttomucker, BELLIN68, by the way the hospital is still there, but is now a school. The bomb craters are still in the field behind it !!!
Hey Manikin, I was gonna tell you we found your helmet, but I see you have already seen it. Uh oh, wrong war I think!!! lol Take care, TG
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