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Original Ww2 U. S. Army Air Forces B4 Life Preserver Withdye Marker From Vet Estate

ARMY AIR FORCES AND U. NAVY PILOT'S AND AIR CREW ISSUED B-4 LIFE PRESERVER WITH ATTACHED DYE MARKER PACKET. THIS WARTIME B-4 (PNEUMATIC) LIFE PRESERVER IS FROM AN ESTATE OF AN WW2 U. ARMY AIR FORCES AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND PILOT WHO SERVED WITH THE 54th TROOP CARRIER WING IN THE PACIFIC AND IS RIGHT OUT OF THE SO CALLED "WOODWORK". ONE SIDE OF THE LIFE PRESERVER FEATURES A PRODUCTION DATE OF NOV. 1943 WITH ACCEPTANCE STAMPS AND ALSO FEATURES AN LATER INSPECTION DATE OF "11-12-44". THE (INTERIOR) AREA UNDER THE SIDE FOLDS RETAIN METAL CO2 STORAGE TUBES WITH SCREW OFF CAPS. BOTH TUBES ARE EMPTY AS...
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