Jpage Posted February 27 Share #26 Posted February 27 2 hours ago, Steve Brannan said: Saw the thread on Strobe Lights. This is the one I used in Vietnam 1969-70. Very nice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Brannan Posted February 27 Share #27 Posted February 27 I was given this Strobe by a Navy Seawolf Pilot working with our boat. He wanted to be able to identify us at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpage Posted February 27 Share #28 Posted February 27 2 minutes ago, Steve Brannan said: I was given this Strobe by a Navy Seawolf Pilot working with our boat. He wanted to be able to identify us at night. You got Your strobe the hard way, unlike me. Thanks for serving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulture06 Posted March 1 Share #29 Posted March 1 From my Vietnam Leg Holster Survival Kit.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohawkALSE Posted March 1 Share #30 Posted March 1 Very nice one right there. Before this thread I didnt even know those ASI ones were out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted March 1 Share #31 Posted March 1 Here is a couple strobes that belonged to a couple of SEALs during VN. They are as I got them and other than unscrewing the battery out of the one I haven't messed with them at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted March 1 Share #32 Posted March 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpage Posted March 1 Share #33 Posted March 1 2 hours ago, Spike said: Looks like a home-made IR filter ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohawkALSE Posted March 1 Share #34 Posted March 1 Very well could be an early IR setup, even for Vietnam era. They did have starlight scopes around and Ive read reports that even some very early NVG mask type setups like a PVS-5 were being tested for aviation use in SEA before the actual PVS-5 was authorized for limited use in Aviation I think in 1974. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted March 7 Share #35 Posted March 7 Would this have been painted as it is by the owner or issued like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWW Posted March 7 Author Share #36 Posted March 7 It would have been painted by the unit. If you look at the top of this post you will see a photo of a page from the Air Force TO with Section 5 titled "Performance Testing" then look at "a" "Light Leakage Test". This tells about the painting. The early flash guards only fit over the clear dome of the strobe and this also helped with light leakage from them. Despite what is called for in the TO, you will see a wide variety of widths of black paint on strobes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted March 8 Share #37 Posted March 8 RWW, cool info. This one was in a large UDT/SEAL grouping I got about 6 years ago and I found it the the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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