Flying Goggles Kitty Hawk Pilot

Identifier

2011-11-0183

Title

Flying Goggles Kitty Hawk Pilot

Type

Military Equipment Binoculars / Field Glasses / Telescopes / Weapon Sights

Description

The metal frame of a flying goggle , belonged to a Kitty Hawk fighter - pilot shot down over Darwin on 19 th Feburary 1942 - A member of the 33 rd US pursuit squadron ; googles have engraved between eyes ' USAC GOOGLE TYPE B-7'

Creator

Coverage

Medium

Metal

Format

60 x 220 x 15 mm

Provenance

Kitty Hawk Pilot , 33 rd US pursuit squadron

Date

Second World War, 1939-1945

Audience

Case 74

Source

Lindsay Dufty