MB Survival Kit

[shootar401]

Does anyone have a list of contents or a photo of the hit-n-run survival kit that was included in the Matin-Baker H7 ejection seats used in the F4 Phantom?

 

Thanks

[northcoastaero]

Which service and time frame? I may have some lists. The USN/USMC used the RSSK-1 in the MBEU Mk-H5 seat and the RSSK-1A in the

Mk-H7 seat. The USAF used a Bendix kit in the MBEU Mk-5 seat and the CNU-117/P and CNU-111/P in the Mk-H7 seat. I think the

contents for the USN/USMC were standardized and the USAF contents varied from unit to unit. The Mk-H7 seat was introduced in

1968.

[shootar401]

Thanks! I was looking for late 60's - early 70's USAF. The average kit contents that would have been used during the Vietnam war.

[northcoastaero]

I do not think that I have any lists for that time frame. I may have an earlier list from a F-4C flight manual and a later USAF list from the 1980s. I will have to check. I am almost certain that the CNU-111/P is the seat kit for this time. There were probably mandatory items and optional items. Also, you may want to take a look at the book United States Combat Aircrew Survival Equipment by Michael S. Breuninger. There is a section on USAF seat kits and mandatory/optional items. Hope this helps.