phantomfixer Posted July 17, 2022 Share #1 Posted July 17, 2022 Found four of the iconic B-5 life preservers in one box all are 1949 dated Willis & Geiger two have the recognition light pouch attached to the waist strap all have serviceable tags dated 1955 one has a shipping tag for the lot, and one had 8x 11 shipping order listing the B-5s and other gear very faded and not pictured it appears this lot was redirected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted July 17, 2022 Share #2 Posted July 17, 2022 Great finds! Proof there are still things to find out in the wild. RC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking73 Posted July 19, 2022 Share #3 Posted July 19, 2022 Those are fantastic! What are you going to do with them all J? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohawkALSE Posted July 19, 2022 Share #4 Posted July 19, 2022 Nice find. Those dang light pockets are usually tricky as they tend to dry out and the snaps will pull through easy. Dont ask me how I know.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share #5 Posted July 19, 2022 RC, indeed… to find four from the same USAF shipment, wherever they were going was cool Mohawk, one soft and flexible, the other is as you describe, strictly hands off. I thought they were cool.. some had the CO2 levers still safety wired.. Derek.. add them to the collection of course😁✌️One is one eBay, for a stupid price, pm me if you need one I have a soft spot for B-5s✌️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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