"SURVIVAL & RESCUE GEAR OF WW2 VOL 2" US AAF NAVY PILOT FLARE GUN REFERENCE BOOK

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The US military recognized that a pilot faced grim odds if forced down on land or at sea. Specially designed life rafts, survival kits, and life vests were developed to help sustain fliers and aircrews until rescue could be effected. AAF and Navy flight survival equipment of WW2 has been of great interest to collectors for decades, leading Dustin Clingenpeel to write another authoritative reference book on the subject in 2019. This "SURVIVAL & RESCUE GEAR OF WW2 VOL 2" US AAF NAVY PILOT FLARE GUN REFERENCE BOOK is in excellent, unread condition, with only some light scattered storage wear evident (most pictured). Otherwise, the book is in excellent shape, with no other damage. Most interestingly, it boasts elegantly illustrated hardcovers, and sports 242 pages full of descriptive text, period pictures, and color photographs of US AAF and Navy WW2 life vest dye markers and shark chasers, all kinds of flare pistols, including the Remington Mk. III, Sedgley Mk. V, M-2, AN-M8, AAF M-9 hand projector, and Navy Mk. III hand projector, all of the flares, holsters, belts, and pouches associated with those launchers, AAF and Navy emergency signal mirrors, distress lights, flashlights, penlights, match cases, and whistles, the iconic "Gibson Girl" survival radio and all of its accessories, the RAF pigeon carrier, the classic E-17 amber plastic survival flasks and contents, survival head nets, reversible sun hats, and waterproof exposure suits, a section on survival training, and a plethora of other invaluable information. A beautiful example of a "SURVIVAL & RESCUE GEAR OF WW2 VOL 2" US AAF NAVY PILOT FLARE GUN REFERENCE BOOK. Now celebrating over 20 years on eBay. Bid with confidence and please view our other great military, aviation, and sporting classics, including a German WW2 MWC LUFTWAFFE PILOT B-UHR AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH in MINT, unworn, new in the box condition, sporting a crisp 60 minute/12 hour (outer/inner) white numbers black dial, and featuring the classic big "onion" crown and sweeping seconds hand with hacking function.
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