AH_d042d149-870e-11ef-9bca-00155dcd4802The character depicted on the helmet was created by an art teacher and Army Aviation pilot with the call sign Qnesko. The main highlight of the helmet is its yellow-blue eyes and razor-sharp teeth. As the pilot himself claims, the image comes to life as soon as someone encroaches on Ukraine.
On one side of the helmet is the pilot’s call sign, and on the other is the inscription DEATH ON CALL, and behind it, there is some space for a patch.
AH_1ddebf80-870f-11ef-9bca-00155dcd4802HUNTER says the story behind his helmet began with a simple patch of a Cossack image that happened to catch his eye. He liked the look with the moustache and oseledets so much that the 12th Brigade pilot decided to make his own helmet in a similar style. He decided to paint only on the protective mask, which seems to be designed to look like a Cossack moustache, and picked a few spots on the helmet for the same patch and national symbols. He borrowed the idea of decorating the helmet with themed patches from American pilots, where it has long been one of the established traditions.
AH_e88f1bdf-870e-11ef-9bca-00155dcd4802The character depicted on the helmet was created by an art teacher and Army Aviation pilot with the call sign Qnesko. The main highlight of the helmet is its yellow-blue eyes and razor-sharp teeth. As the pilot himself claims, the image comes to life as soon as someone encroaches on Ukraine.
On one side of the helmet is the pilot’s call sign, and on the other is the inscription DEATH ON CALL, and behind it, there is some space for a patch.
AH_b6fc04dc-870e-11ef-9bca-00155dcd4802HUNTER says the story behind his helmet began with a simple patch of a Cossack image that happened to catch his eye. He liked the look with the moustache and oseledets so much that the 12th Brigade pilot decided to make his own helmet in a similar style. He decided to paint only on the protective mask, which seems to be designed to look like a Cossack moustache, and picked a few spots on the helmet for the same patch and national symbols. He borrowed the idea of decorating the helmet with themed patches from American pilots, where it has long been one of the established traditions.
AH_9a717dd0-870e-11ef-9bca-00155dcd4802One glance at the helmet of the pilot with the call sign BUBI is enough to understand where he comes from. The symbol of the 12th Army Aviation Brigade is the dragon, so as soon as the young pilot joined the service in Novyi Kalyniv, the issue of a helmet print was out of the question. And since the pilot, as he claims, does not look his age, he added a small dragon on the side and near the call sign. Next to it, there is the inscription ‘Fidelis et fortis’, which in Latin means ‘Faithful and brave’.
AH_0963c934-870f-11ef-9bca-00155dcd4802One glance at the helmet of the pilot with the call sign BUBI is enough to understand where he comes from. The symbol of the 12th Army Aviation Brigade is the dragon, so as soon as the young pilot joined the service in Novyi Kalyniv, the issue of a helmet print was out of the question. And since the pilot, as he claims, does not look his age, he added a small dragon on the side and near the call sign. Next to it, there is the inscription ‘Fidelis et fortis’, which in Latin means ‘Faithful and brave’.
AH_a906271a-870e-11ef-9bca-00155dcd4802If Dumbledore had seen the helmet of the 12th Brigade pilot with the call sign BIN, he would have been completely freaked out. Because only someone truly brave could combine a cigar, Harry Potter, and a swear word in one image. BIN says that his helmet was painted by a girl from Novyi Kalyniv, the young pilot’s wife. The pilot picked the image for the mask from a US pilot, but added a golden tooth in his own variation. The main highlights are the messages in Latin (with a boisterous touch). On the back to the right, there is the inscription ‘Fortes fortuna adiuvat’, which means ‘Fate helps the brave’. On the front, there is the legendary killing spell ‘Avada Kedavra’ from Harry Potter, and BIN added the word KURWA to make sure.
