Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest with Dye Marker - Dated December 16th 1944 Russian Machine Guns but many elements simply went

but many elements simply went underground

while the majority of the production has slightly longer 1 5/8" cylinders

• Identification Dog Tag reading: F S JOHNSON 0-832613 T43-44 A T46

The top securing strap is still present

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest with Dye Marker - Dated December 16th 1944 Russian Machine Guns but many elements simply wentOriginal 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. This wonderful example is complete and marked: VEST PNEUMATIC LIFE AN6519 1 DATE OF MFG. DEC 16 1944 CONTRACT NO. NS68S 20574 UNITED STATES RUBBER CO. PROPERTY U. S. GOVERNMENT This