Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Bailout Breathing Oxygen Bottle with Carrier & Original Hose Stocks The M-1 Individual Medical Jungle

The M-1 Individual Medical Jungle Kit

In a 485th Bomb group reunion newspaper from 1990 Baker and Tail Heavy are a featured article

Black leather chinstrap is intact

with a latch that still holds

Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Bailout Breathing Oxygen Bottle with Carrier & Original Hose Stocks The M-1 Individual Medical JungleOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Type H 1 bailout cylinder was a standardized for use by the USAAF in October, 1941, and declared obsolete four years later as it was replaced by the Type H 2. This emergency item contained enough oxygen for about ten minutes consumption. It was intended to be used during bailout at high altitudes where the air was thin and the flier wished to remain conscious during descent. As seen in this example, the steel