Vest, Life Preserver, Mae West, Type AN6519-1, USAAF, 1945, with Dye Marker
€345.00
Tax included
Genuine WWII USAAF & USN Type AN6519-1 life preserver, of the standard regulation type intended for pilots and other aircrews -- the legendary 'Mae West'.
Manufactured by United States Rubber Co. on July 26, 1945.
In good overall condition, the present life jacket is complete with straps, both emplacements for CO² cartridges, and its scarce sea-marker packet, introduced in August 1943; when dissolving in water, the yellow-orange powder (fluorescein dye) contained in the pouch would mark the area around personnel who had fallen into the sea.
Genuine WWII USAAF & USN Type AN6519-1 life preserver, of the standard regulation type intended for pilots and other aircrews -- the legendary 'Mae West'.
Manufactured by United States Rubber Co. on July 26, 1945.
In good overall condition, the present life jacket is complete with straps, both emplacements for CO² cartridges, and its scarce sea-marker packet, introduced in August 1943; when dissolving in water, the yellow-orange powder (fluorescein dye) contained in the pouch would mark the area around personnel who had fallen into the sea.
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