{"id":1685,"date":"2014-07-18T13:27:12","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T13:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/?p=1685"},"modified":"2014-07-18T13:27:12","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T13:27:12","slug":"natshats-1956-nats-pith-helmet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2014\/07\/18\/natshats-1956-nats-pith-helmet\/","title":{"rendered":"#NatsHats: 1956 Nats Pith Helmet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The signatures and doodles on this pith helmet, dating to the 1956 Nats\u00a0at the Naval Air\u00a0Station in Dallas\u00a0qualify it as a work of art.<\/p>\n<p>Guessing by the prominence given the name, I\u2019m guessing this pith helmet was worn by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.modelaircraft.org\/files\/SchneiderJohn.pdf\">John Schneider<\/a>, a photographer for the magazine <em>Air Trails<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-1front.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1686\" alt=\"A light blue pith helmet covered in signatures and doodles.  The main name on the front is &quot;Air Trails Johnny Schneider&quot; from the 1956 Nats.\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-1front-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-1front-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-1front-999x666.jpg 999w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-1front.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1687 alignleft\" alt=\"The right side of the pith helmet, featuring a doodle titled &quot;The bug&quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-2right-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-2right-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-2right-999x666.jpg 999w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-2right.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1691 alignright\" alt=\"The left side of the pith helmet, with a doodle of Ramrod model, signed by Henry English of M.A.N.\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-4left-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-4left-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-4left-999x666.jpg 999w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-4left.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-4left.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1691 alignleft\" alt=\"The left side of the pith helmet, with a doodle of Ramrod model, signed by Henry English of M.A.N.\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-4left-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-4left-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-4left-999x666.jpg 999w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-4left.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-5top.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1692 alignright\" alt=\"The top of Johnny's pith helmet. One of the several visible signatures is Bob Buragas. Next to this is a note, &quot;4 sixes and a six.&quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-5top-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-5top-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-5top-999x666.jpg 999w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-5top.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-6detail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1696 alignleft\" alt=\"A close up of the &quot;The Bug&quot; doodle.  \" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-6detail-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-6detail-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-6detail-999x666.jpg 999w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-6detail.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-7detail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1697 alignright\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-7detail-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-7detail-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-7detail-999x666.jpg 999w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-7detail.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-8detail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1698 alignleft\" alt=\"A close up of the Spacer model airplane doodle.\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-8detail-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-8detail-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-8detail-999x666.jpg 999w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-8detail.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-10detail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1699 alignright\" alt=\"A close-up of the &quot;1956 Nats&quot; on the brim of the pith helmet.\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-10detail-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-10detail-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-10detail-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-10detail-999x666.jpg 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-9detail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1700 alignleft\" alt=\"Close up of the Civvy-Boy and Ramrod doodles.\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-9detail-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-9detail-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-9detail-999x666.jpg 999w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-9detail.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-11detail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1701 alignright\" alt=\"Close-up of the Johnny Schneider name drawing on the top front of the pith helmet.\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-11detail-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-11detail-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-11detail-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/07\/NMAM2010-01-07-11detail-999x666.jpg 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Credit: John Schneider\u2019s 1956 Nats Pith Helmet, National Model Aviation Museum Permanent Collection.\u00a0 Found in Collection, 2010.01.07.<\/p>\n<p>Share a picture of your own personal shade by using the #NatsHats at the <a title=\"AMA's Twitter Feed\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/modelaircraft\">AMA&#8217;s Twitter account<\/a>, or the <a title=\"National Model Aviation Museum Facebook page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/modelaircraftmuseum\">museum&#8217;s Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the National Model Aviation Museum, including our location, hours and admission fees visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.modelaircraft.org\/museum\">www.modelaircraft.org\/museum<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on the 2014 Nats visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.modelaircraft.org\/nats\">www.modelaircraft.org\/nats<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The signatures and doodles on this pith helmet, dating to the 1956 Nats\u00a0at the Naval Air\u00a0Station in Dallas\u00a0qualify it as a work of art. Guessing by the prominence given the name, I\u2019m guessing this pith helmet was worn by John Schneider, a photographer for the magazine Air Trails. Credit: John [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":1704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[145,47,25],"tags":[253,56,147],"class_list":["post-1685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-natshats","category-museum","category-nats","tag-natshats","tag-artifact","tag-pith-helmet"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1685"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1706,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1685\/revisions\/1706"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}