Quest Master Posted March 25, 2018 Share #1 Posted March 25, 2018 I thought I would start a thread for the WWII E-9A Desert and Ocean, Ration Aerial Delivery, Emergency Sustenance Kit. I obtained this kit several years ago. It was missing the lid and the hold down hardware. The harness was very badly damaged. Here is the restored version: Original container, replica lid and hold down hardware, replica harness with original hardware and original G-8 Parachute Pack. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest Master Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share #2 Posted March 25, 2018 Markings on this kit: Specification No. 94-40492-A Stock No. 8300-559182 Order No. (33-038) 45-13346 AF Standard Molding Company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest Master Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted March 25, 2018 National Air and Space Museum archive photo, E-9A, December 1st 1944. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin Posted March 25, 2018 Share #4 Posted March 25, 2018 Nicely done, how did you make the lid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Flick Posted March 25, 2018 Share #5 Posted March 25, 2018 Great work! That must have taken a ton of effort. What were the contents of this kit? Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrabassett Posted March 25, 2018 Share #6 Posted March 25, 2018 Nice work! A labor of love I’m sure! Now you have to fill it! Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest Master Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share #7 Posted March 25, 2018 Thank you! I made the lid and closing latches myself from 16 gauge steel, welded and color matched as best as I could. I also sewed the harness, patterned from the original that I have. As for the contents of the kit, they are shown in the nomenclature lable, picture #2 of this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted March 26, 2018 Share #8 Posted March 26, 2018 Nicely done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohawkALSE Posted March 26, 2018 Share #9 Posted March 26, 2018 I dont know much when it comes to WW2 survival gear, what exactly were these for? Was it carried on aircraft as a survival kit or were they dropped to downed crews that were in a hard to access area by search aircraft? That seems like a fairly good sized container, how many rations and other items listed there would be packed in that thing? Was a lunch time meal known as dinner? Would make sense to me growing up with some Italian blood in me having "Sunday Dinner" at an early afternoon lunch time. I see the rations labeled Breakfast, Lunch and Supper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sequatchiee Posted March 26, 2018 Share #10 Posted March 26, 2018 Well done ! Can somebody say more about this Kit ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest Master Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share #11 Posted March 26, 2018 Thank you for the praise! To answer several questions at once, the E-9 was introduced November 27th 1942 for aircraft or aerial delivery and the E-9A introduced April 11th 1944, which was similar to the E-9 but an improved container, 35 pounds. Designated: Kit, Emergency Sustenance, Desert and Ocean Ration Aerial Delivery. It contained (as specified on the nomenclature label): Water, Emergency, Drinking U.S. Army Life Raft Rations U.S. Army Field Rations, Type K, Breakfast, Dinner, Supper Units Photo (National Air and Space Museum): Kit, Emergency Sustenance, Type E-9A, Aerial Delivery, Desert and Ocean Rations, in use. 3/22/44. [Two men in flying helmets enjoy cigarettes and snacks from an Emergency Sustenance Kit] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest Master Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share #12 Posted March 26, 2018 This is the Type E-9 Kit, Emergency Sustenance, Desert and Ocean Rations, Spec. No. 40492 taken April 29th 1943. The contents shown in this photo are similar to those carried in the E-9A, but the container is of a different style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohawkALSE Posted March 27, 2018 Share #13 Posted March 27, 2018 Thats a helpful pic of the 2 crew, shows the size of the container in perspective. I thought it was a bit larger than that. When i looked up the E-9A all that I basically found was leading me back to this post and an earlier one by you showing a auctioned E-9A. Funny how little stuff there is out there on it. The same goes for when I try to look up OV-1 Mohawk survival stuff, I basically find my own posts and not much else beside references from the TMs etc that I already have. This WW2 survival stuff is dangerously addicting. I picked up a nice C-1 vest a couple months ago and trying not to get bit by the bug and filling it or collecting more WW2 survival gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cricket Posted April 1, 2018 Share #14 Posted April 1, 2018 Very nice, well done. I agree, the picture with the crew is nice as I originally thought the kit to be much larger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted April 1, 2018 Share #15 Posted April 1, 2018 Now there is a couple of fun guys. Great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted April 1, 2018 Share #16 Posted April 1, 2018 Different times... straight to the cigarettes! Great archive photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpage Posted November 21, 2018 Share #17 Posted November 21, 2018 Was the parachute-sled WW2 as well ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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