Mashsig Posted August 27, 2013 Share #1 Posted August 27, 2013 When I was looking for AF photos of the Air Aces "snap track" survival vests in use for "Survival" last night I found on the Air Force Photo site a photo of a pilot qualifying in Germany - who appears to be wearing a new Survival "Pad" or Belly Kit. ----See my new topic today (27Aug2013) about AFSO21 entitled: Air Force Decides Fighter Pilots will not wear Survival Vests... http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/186301-air-force-decides-fighter-pilots-will-not-wear-survival-vests/ I concede upfront that this might be some new Air Force reserve chute that I am unaware of - however the orange nylon handle and the new AFSO21 - makes me think this is a new AF Survival Kit! Which would mean that the Air Force did consider the Capt. Scott O'Grady ejection and survival story in Bosnia (Basher Five Two) as a possibility for downed pilots! The following post is another photo of this kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mashsig Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share #2 Posted August 27, 2013 Here is another cropping of the same photo: (The 150k photo upload limit is the reason I had to crop this photo. If you can not find the Official Air Force Photo website where you can search for photos - let me know.) The following photo is another crop of the same photo and appears to be some sort of new armour carrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mashsig Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted August 27, 2013 There appears to be a zip up shirt on the same pilots chest under the "belly" kit and the parachute harness. Could this be - in light of the new Air Force "Smart Operating" procedure for the 21st century a new armour carrier? That's what it looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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