Preserver, Life, Type B-4, USAAF, 1943

Nice genuine WWII US Type B-4 Life Preserver -- the legendary 'Mae West' -- of the standard regulation type intended for Army Air Forces and Navy aircrews, also issued to airborne troops on the occasion of Operation Neptune. 

Manufactured by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in 1943. Inspected on in July and August 1944.

Complete and in very good overall condition; retains all straps, rubber hoses and both emplacements for CO₂ cartridges;

Snap hook is in working order.