Life Preserver, Type B-4, 1943, 1st Lt. J. H. Vincent, 5th Air Force, USAAF, PTO

€450.00
Tax included

Great genuine WWII USAAF Type B-4 Life Preserver -- the legendary 'Mae West' -- of the standard regulation type intended for Army Air Forces aircrews, also issued to airborne troops on the occasion of Operation Neptune. Manufactured by The Firestone R. & L. Prod. Co. and inspected on May 11, 1945.

The present lifejacket is complete with straps and both emplacements for CO² cartridges; the horizontal strap is damaged. Name J.H. Vincent, preceded by rank 1st Lt. and followed by officer's ASN O-55414, appears on the front and on the two straps; mention 5th A.F. USA visible on the vertical strap indicates that he saw action in the Pacific with the 5th Air Force.

Good, worn condition.

Quantity