Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest with Dye Marker - Dated April 28 1944 Hotchkiss MG 69th-infantry-division

69th-infantry-division

and the "birds head" pommel changed to a simple rectangle

raised in 1689 in Edinburgh

Rohr III/IV angurten

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Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest with Dye Marker - Dated April 28 1944 Hotchkiss MG 69th-infantry-divisionOriginal Item: Only One Available. During World War II the U. S. aviators and the Royal Air Force servicemen had available to them a vital piece of American made equipment for emergencies that had only been in use for a few years: an inflatable (Mae West) life preserver. Also with this version is a red DYE MARKER, which would be opened in the ocean to help increase the visibility of the floating airman. This wonderful example is complete and marked