Original U.S. WWII Army Air Corps Type E-17 Emergency Sustenance Kit MP 44 with a 6 ¾” blade

with a 6 ¾” blade

an Army officer wounded in the chest in New Guinea was evacuated in a liaison aircraft as the pilot pumped a portable respirator with one hand while he flew the aircraft with the other

Joe flew this 20-mile distance in an impressive 20 minutes

but pre-war era he served with the 127th Infantry Regiment

FN "Baby" Browning

Original U.S. WWII Army Air Corps Type E-17 Emergency Sustenance Kit MP 44 with a 6 ¾” bladeOriginal Item: Only One Available. Officially known as the United States Army Air Forces "Kit, Emergency Sustenance, Type E 17". Colloquially called a 'personal aid' kit this contained escape and evasion equipment food in two separate waterproof ethyl cellulose plastic flasks designed to fit into a small olive drab canvas pouch separated by an Emergency Signaling Mirror 1 signal mirror (ESM 1). A list of the components and directions for use is