Original U.S. Sole Survivor of Rescue Boat Crash USAAF Mae West B-5 Aviator Pneumatic Life Vest by General Tire & Rubber Company British Ordnance They cut Highway K

They cut Highway K

the balance is distorted

from before it was issued to Nepal

correct small back sight

Mechanically in very good condition with a nice bore that has a partly bright finish and clear lands and grooves

Original U.S. Sole Survivor of Rescue Boat Crash USAAF Mae West B-5 Aviator Pneumatic Life Vest by General Tire & Rubber Company British Ordnance They cut Highway KOriginal Item: Only One Available. Beautifully hand painted on the upper portion of this vest by the veteran: Upper Right Side: A. N. DUFFIELD CPLP. 695Upper Left Side: SUNK 7mi EAST OFMITO, JAPANJUNE 9, 1949 On June 9, 1949, 7 U. S. Airmen and 1 Japanese male who was the pilot of the boat, were six miles off the coast of Sendai, north of Tokyo, when their 63 foot rescue boat caught fire. The flames cut off access to the emergency equipment onboard