SAAF Helmet flash or not?

[Westernhighlander]

I neglected to include it in my prior post, and although belated here is a link to the forum wherein is posted examples of the same flash and description of the amphigarious unit.
http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/52...-2#entry570202

[emties]

Hi all, have found a period photo of a SAAF member wearing a helmet with the flash under discussion. Photo comes from a pre WW2 publication called
"Personalities in South African Motoring and Aviation" and reads like a pre war Who,s Who.

[zob]

Excellent - finally nailed it. Well done!

Zob.

[milhistry]

Nice photo! Was there a caption?

[emties]

Hi Yes, the entry for this chap reads as follows:
'Another cadet on the strenghth of the Transvaal Air Training Squadron, is Mr James Henning Pretorius kearney who intends, in time, to adopt aviation as a career. He was born at Pretoria on 3rd April, 1913 and there educated at the Christian Brothers College.
He is very interested in the construction of model aeroplanes which he regards as a hobby. He is a good swimmer and a promising athlete."
Regards, Mike