Pilot's glasses

Glasses

Extremely cold
In 1920, Major and test pilot Shorty Schroeder broke the altitude record when he was the first in the world to exceed ten kilometers. The record flight almost cost him his life. He also suffered permanent eye damage. At the time, pilots flew in open cockpits. Large, fur-lined glasses had to protect their eyes from the extreme cold. In addition, they wore a leather aviator helmet and gloves. In the 1930s, when closed cockpits became more common, aviator goggles were no longer standard pilots' equipment. But since then, the Aviator sunglasses derived from this model has only grown in popularity.

 

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