Air defense hood
Air defense hood and the (air defense cowl), the Pacific War was used in Japan of late, air raid is a hood to protect the neck and face from falling objects at the time of. At the same time hair Osaekomi, and also serves to prevent the hair is burns.
shape
In a way that covers the shoulder and neck comfortably and, the cotton and cotton cushioning material has been used as, it is intended to protect the head from the impact of falling objects and debris. Helmet Eteshite defense force from it is not a hard material, such as was not much hope, but by wear wet in water incendiary due to fire also to protect the head from heat and sparks of were available .
As the shape stitched the two sides of the rectangular cushion, other things like fitted with a cord extending from the back of the neck, covering the head hood something like hanging cushion extending to the shoulder to have been left behind. When worn, tie under the chin a string extending from the back of the neck.
World War II end-stage in Japan air superiority can not be ensured, subject to nationwide air raid damage in Japan mainland, it focused bombing a row, especially urban areas where key point there was a military base and government agencies We, the damage to the citizens were routinely occur. For this reason, in order to protect themselves from these 1943 are available from the around. Of course, hit or fall and come bombs and incendiary, or fighters strafe it was Mamanaranaka’ to prevent, bomb shelter fall or debris when the bunker was collapsed by the impact of retreated to still bombing, and爆散the effect of the degree to prevent debris such as flying to come bombs and anti-aircraft shells were worn because it can be expected, mainly women and children. Children and students is mobile at the time of these the way to and from school or movement, and air raid warning is issued that immediately were evacuated suffer this.
Since these parents reusing clothes that were each household is made each others stored as existing and peace article have a variety of patterns and shapes.
Also, as used, such as the current school disaster prevention hood is intended that it can be said that the prototype of, the disaster prevention hood has been developed after the war the material flame-retardant fiber replaced with one of or non-flammable, heat resistance improvement and weight reduction, Although improvement for safety improvement, such as application of reflective tape in consideration of the night of the evacuation has been added, the shape is a former air defense hood largely to basic today.
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