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History Man

Picked this up in a pile of harnesses and was pulling them out to post for sale, then came across this one. Appears to be relatively complete and for a pilot, I'm assuming. Dated 1951 and tested again in 1952, so most likely used during the Korean War.

 

Has anyone seen one of these or know more about it?

 

 

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phantomfixer

restraint harness for helicopter? or other inflight restraint...for loadmasters during cargo drops?...

 

modern USAF restraint harness' for such activities are modified full body harness' with a restraint strap on the back hooked to the floor

 

or maybe an early extraction harness?

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Our flight engineers and crew chiefs wore a similar harness in the CH-47 Chinooks.They were always leaning out the windows to clear our rotors and keep an eye out for hazards we couldn't see.They called it the "monkey harness".

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