Original U.S. Vietnam War Era U.S. Air Force A+E Painted Soldier’s Trunk - Aeromedical Evacuation U.S. Military Maps manufactured for export by Sweden

manufactured for export by Sweden

This sling is remarkably in one piece

The ramrod is also missing

which has mostly intact stitching and aluminum rivets

however the small clips on the end of the cross strap are both marked with (RZM) UE8

Original U.S. Vietnam War Era U.S. Air Force A+E Painted Soldier’s Trunk - Aeromedical Evacuation U.S. Military Maps manufactured for export by SwedenOriginal Item. Only One Available. Aeromedical evacuation (AE) is the use of military transport aircraft to carry wounded personnel. The first crude attempts at evacuating patients by air were made on biplanes in 1918. Shortly thereafter, JN 4s and DH 4 bombers were modified by the Army Air Service for carrying litters. In 1921 the Curtiss Eagle was developed, the first aircraft designed specifically for the transport of patients. It was followed in