Pneumatic Life Vest / Mae West, USAAF Type B-4 / AN6519-1

Vest-style life preserver used by AAF airmen, missing straps, (priced accordingly , dated Febr 1945, w/ manual inflation hose. Age & soiling, overall Good great for display!.

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The B-4 life preserver or Mae West as they are commonly known as were originally issued to the Airforce. For the Normandy drop the C-47’s carrying the paratroopers had to cross the English Channel to get to the drop zones, so it was decided that all paratroopers should be issued with Mae West’s for the jump.

Vest-style life preserver used by AAF airmen, dated March 1944, w/ manual inflation hose. Age & soiling, overall Good.

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  • Vest-style life preserver used by AAF airmen, dated March 1944, w/ manual inflation hose. Age & soiling, overall Good.