U.S. Air Corps perfects lifeboat for planes, as demonstrated in the Hawaiian Islands with two men seen below. – Vintage Photograph

U.S. Air Corps perfects lifeboat for planes, as demonstrated in the Hawaiian Islands with two men seen below.U.S. Air Corps perfects lifeboat for planes, as demonstrated in the Hawaiian Islands with two men seen below.

Dimensions: 10.6 x 13.9 cm

IMS SKU: SCAN-IMS-04901717

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chboob prophen inom Spanings plan kastar, ned 17465 bom 5 Rddningsbut U. S. AIR CORPS PERFECTS LIFEBOAT FOR PLANES Like ships at sea, U. S. Army Air Corps planes are now equipped with lifeboats when flying over water. An Air Corps invention, the boats are an inflated rubber type. When not in use they make a neat, compact package. The pictures, made in the Hawaiian Islands, demonstrate their use. I) The folded lifeboat is dropped from a United States plane to two men (black spots in water) below. (See other photos in this 4-picture set) (NOT FOR USE IN BRITISH ISLES) 777867 IMPORTANT NOT FOR USE IN WESTERN HEMISPHERE OR BRITISH ISLES 99432 aut 43 G.B.S. skaron luften