M42 Duperite helmet

Last updated November 09, 2025

The M42 Duperite helmet was a paratrooper helmet issued to Australian paratroopers during World War II ^[1] and was produced by the Australian Moulding Corporation. The helmet got its eponymous name from the shock impact-absorbing material it was composed of. It was similar to the first of the British dispatch rider helmets.

References

↑ Forty, Simon; Forty, Jonathan (4 April 2023). A Photographic History of Airborne Warfare, 1939–1945. Pen and Sword Military. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-3990-1115-0.

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[1] Forty, Simon; Forty, Jonathan (4 April 2023). A Photographic History of Airborne Warfare, 1939–1945. Pen and Sword Military. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-3990-1115-0.

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