Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West B-5 Aviator Pneumatic Life Vest by Firestone - July 1945 Japanese Artwork & Posters The side of the frame

The side of the frame is marked with serial number 7572

so finding any of them is difficult

and the fuse easily cycles through the "FIRE"

so the shape has become a bit deformed

which replaced the earlier designation SFP for "Street Fire Party

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West B-5 Aviator Pneumatic Life Vest by Firestone - July 1945 Japanese Artwork & Posters The side of the frameOriginal Item: Only One Available. During World War II the U. S. aviators and the Royal Air Force servicemen had available to them a vital piece of American made equipment for emergencies that had only been in use for a few years: an inflatable (Mae West) life preserver. There were several different versions, and the most common seen during WWII is the B 4. However at the end of the war, a new version B 5 was introduced, which then was used well into