WWII goggles that also worked as sunglasses?

Jenisch said:

Hello,

I have found this picture of a SBD Dauntless gunner in the Wikipedia article about the aircraft. His goggles are reddish in appearance. I was wondering if they were like this in order to also work like sunglasses. If that was indeed the case, how common was this feature during the war?

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Barrett said:

Those are amber lenses, especially useful against glare. My dad's WW II Navy issue gobbles had clear, amber, and polarized green.

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bobbysocks said:

My dad's flight helmet had green lenses but he (and from what I remember everyone in the group) always wore aviator sunglasses. He was upset that someone swiped his aviators cos he had to either borrow glasses or use his goggles for missions.

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