US Army Air Force AAF WW2 Pilot B-5 Mae West Life Preserver Vest 1945 Aviator

  
A US Army Air Force B-5 life preserver vest. It was made on July 6th, 1945.

It has many inspection date stamps on it. The valves to inflate it by mouth work and it does inflate.

The black rubber covers for the mouth tube are intact. I don't know how long it will stay inflated. The air cartridges are missing. One of the metal covers to allow you to inflate with an air hose is missing.

The other cover is intact. It still has the back straps, the D rings, and the yellow canvas waist strap. The name Tomeo is written on the left hand side. There is a date stamp of Dec 28, 1951 on it, so it may have been used in the Korean War. The item "US Army Air Force AAF WW2 Pilot B-5 Mae West Life Preserver Vest 1945 Aviator" is in sale since Sunday, February 10, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Field Gear, Equipment". The seller is "everythingelse500" and is located in Napa, California. This item can be shipped to United States.