Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West B-5 Aviator Pneumatic Life Vest by Firestone - July 1945 Japanese Artwork & Posters Elder 01322683

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so the shape has become a bit deformed

It features a an hour

- Brass Trigger Guard (may be incomplete

which replaced the earlier designation SFP for "Street Fire Party

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West B-5 Aviator Pneumatic Life Vest by Firestone - July 1945 Japanese Artwork & Posters Elder 01322683Original 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. There were several different versions, and the most common seen during WWII is the B 4. However at the end of the war, a new version B 5 was introduced, which then was used well into