Preserver, Life, Type B-4, USAAF, 1944, with Dye Marker
€475.00
Tax included
Genuine WWII US Type B-4 Life Preserver — the legendary 'Mae West' — of the standard regulation type intended for Army Air Forces, Navy and Marine aircrews, also issued to airborne troops on the occasion of Operation Neptune.
Manufactured by Republic on March 30, 1944.
'Property: Air Forces, U.S. Army'.
Complete and in very good overall condition; retains all straps, rubber hoses and both emplacements for CO₂ cartridges, as well as 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.
Product Details
VS
You might also like
Please enter at least one character for your customization
Your customization has been saved
