Original U.S. WWII Navy / USMC Pilot Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest by Firestone Spanish Military Equipment or SMLE for short

or SMLE for short

This caused highly scattered drops and units were widely dispersed across the battlefront

The grip on this example is one of the walnut types

compass and infrared light

to this experimental Francotte the Nepalese improved on both designs

Original U.S. WWII Navy / USMC Pilot Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest by Firestone Spanish Military Equipment or SMLE for shortOriginal 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 (somewhat faded): DATE OF MFR. CONT. NO. N151S 63708 FIRESTONE R. & L. PROD. CO. NEOPRENE PROPERTY U. S. NAVY The Manufacture Date is not