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I believe these are Very Scarce WWI Royal Flying Corps Night Vision Goggles which would have likely of been a civilian / private purchase as the RAF hadn't yet been formed but please do your own research.

"The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the air arm of the British Army before & during WW1 until it merged with the Royal Naval Air Service in 1918 to form the Royal Air Force. During the early part of the war, the RFC supported the British Army by artillery co-operation & photographic recon. This work gradually led RFC pilots into aerial battles with German pilots & later in the war included the strafing of enemy infantry & emplacements, the bombing of German military airfields & later the strategic bombing of German industrial & transport facilities. At the start of WW1 the RFC, commanded by Brigadier-General Sir David Henderson, consisted of five squadrons one observation balloon squadron (RFC No 1 Squadron) & four aeroplane squadrons. These were first used for aerial spotting in 1914 but only became efficient when they perfected the use of wireless communication at Aubers Ridgeon 9 May 1915. Photography was attempted during 1914, but again only became effective the next year. By 1918, photographic images could be taken from 15,000 feet & were interpreted by over 3,000 personnel. Parachutes were not available to pilots in the RFC nor were they used by the RAF during the First World War although the Calthrop Guardian Angel parachute (1916 model) was officially adopted just as the war ended. By this time parachutes had been used by balloonists for three years On 17 Aug 1917, South African General Jan Smuts presented a report to the War Council on the future of air power. Because of its potential for the 'devastation of enemy lands & the destruction of industrial & populous centres on a vast scale', he recommended a new air service be formed that would be on a level with the Army & Royal Navy. The formation of the new service would also make the under used men & machines of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) available for action on the Western Front & end the inter-service rivalries that at times had adversely affected aircraft procurement. On 1 Apr 1918, the RFC & the RNAS were amalgamated to form a new service, the Royal Air Force (RAF), under the control of the new Air Ministry. After starting in 1914 with some 2,073 personnel, by the start of 1919 the RAF had 4,000 combat aircraft & 114,000 personnel in some 150 squadrons."

In expected used condition for a item of this age & nature. They are made of leather with fur around the edges to seal them.  I originally thought they had flaps as air vents however one is stitched down & one isn't. There's minor surface rust on the metal that surrounds the green glass lenses. Amazingly the elastic's still stretchy & the leather's still fairly supple.

It would make a fabulous addition to an Aviation, RAF or Military collection.

Please study the images as they also form part of the description & please do your own research.

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