Opinions on Goggles: Flight or Tanker?

[kaigunair]

Here's a set of early goggles, which have been presented to me as flight goggles. I've always been told that the main way to differentiate between the tanker and flight goggles has been to look at the strap. The early flight goggles had thick straps similar to the normal cat-eye goggles of ww2. The tanker goggles had a thinner strap. if one looks closely to old pictures of aviators wearing this strap, it is clear that the straps are thick.

these goggles have a thin strap, although the color is the same maroon seen on normal goggles.
I will post 2 examples of early goggles I have later on, as well as a tanker set of goggles for comparison.


again, this is what I've always known as correct, although I've also been wrong in the past.

kind of an important question of mine, since I've thought less of the person who was offering them to me when he stated they were pilot goggles...

[kaigunair]

thin strap pic 2. color looks correct, but the strap isn't as thick as the normal straps.

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[Dean Brock]

You forgot to add these are mine.

[kaigunair]

You forgot to add these are mine.

Dean appears to have given tacit permission to disclose more details. Dean is correct: the goggles are his. He is the one who sent me the pictures, and the one who was offering them as pilot goggles.

Intimidated? Feel free to PM me opinions. I'm not.

[Dean Brock]

Intimidated? Why did it take you so long to post these? I sent the pics to you weeks ago.

[kaigunair]

Intimidated? Why did it take you so long to post these? I sent the pics to you weeks ago.

Hey Dean, I wasn't planning on posting these at all because there was no doubt in my mind they were not aviation, and I wasn't planning on buying them from you. Why call you out publically when I verified what I wanted to know about them and you. What would the post of been then : "How to tell tanker goggles from aviation goggles"?

But you're adamant they're japanese flight goggles, so hopefully this thread will clear the air.

Oh, and BTW, where's YOUR support that they're aviation? Try to keep on thread.

[Dean Brock]

How would you know tankers from Aviators goggles? Have you ever owned tankers goggles? I have owned 3 pairs. I wouldnt expect someone who doesnt know what a IJN mechanics cap looks like or thinks maybe pilots wore mechanics lights in the cockpit to know what the key points differentiating tankers goggles from non tankers goggles. These are not tankers goggles, I may be wrong with them being aviation -but they have more in common with aviation than tankers goggles. I believe they are private purchase aviators goggles as I told you in my original email.

[Dean Brock]

My email to Junichi

From: Dean brock <deank5716@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Early tinted goggles
To: "kaigun pilot" <kaigunair@yahoo.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 10:42 PM


Junichi,
These are really cool in that they have a green tinted strip on top.When put up near eyes it blocks light coming from above. These came out of Japan. Possibly private puchase?
Dean

[Jareth]

They do look like tanker goggles more than aviation to me. Tanker goggle side panels are of a different material & they're not tinted. The frame & strap look most like tanker. Maybe private purchase...tanker goggles.

[kenw]

Iit is fun to read the bitch'n going on between Dean and Kaigunair but it is more interesting to hear what others have to say about the items being discussed. Perhaps it is time for this on-line feud to be conducted off-line. But, I'm a rookie so what do I know?