USAF CWU-1/P orange Flight suit 1961 |
USAF PCU-15/P harness and LPU-2/P life presever. |
USAF SRU-21/P survival vest. (flighthelmet.com) |
USAF Phantom pilot Col.Robin Olds 1967. (USAF) |
USAF K-2B flight suit. |
USAF F-105 pilots during 1969. (USAF) |
USAF AC-130 Spectre crew. (USAF) |
USAF MC-3A partial pressure high altitude flight suit. |
USAF full pressure suit A/P 22S-3. This suit was the USAF version of the USN Mark IV |
Test pilot with MA-3 Full pressure helmet and suit used during the early test flight on X-15. (USAF) |
USAF test pilot Francis Gary Powers with MC-3A suit near an U-2 spyplane. (USAF) |
USAF test pilot Francis Gary Powers with MC-3A suit and relevant overall Modified USAF K-2B Flight. (USAF) |
USAF MA-2 helmet, MC-3A suit and relevant overall Modified K-2B Flight. (USAF) |
USAF pilot Dennis Sullivan with S-901 full pressure suit in the cockpit of an A-12 spyplane. (USAF/CIA) |
USAF SR-71 pilots Dick Gerard and Ron Selberg with S-970 full pressure suits. (USAF) |
USAF pilot Ronald "Jack" Layton in the cockpit of an SR-71. (USAF) |
USAF experimental oxygen mask MBU-7/P. This mask was intended to replace the MBU-5/P during the early 70s but it was never put into production. |
USAF experimental oxygen mask MBU-7/P tested during the early 70S on fighters F-105's, F-4's, A-7's and F-15s. |
USAF unusual blue color MBU-5/P of the early 60s. |
. This blue configuration made by Sierra takes the nomenclature of MBU-4/P. |
USAF anti-g garment CSU-13/BP in blue color. |
USAF MC-4 high altitude partial pressure suit. (Maurizio Bressan) |
USAF MBU-13/P oxygen mask for use in a biological/chemical war zone. This mask manufactured by Sierra in the late 70s is worn with the protective hood worn over the flight helmet. |
USAF early type of SRU-21/P Survival Vest. |
USAF oxygen mask with quick donning harness system. Harness tension may be adjusted by
moving the slide buckle on each cord to the helmet connector and by turning the knurled knob at the end of the mask lever. This mask is probably designed as MBU-6/P |
USAF MB-2 anti-g suit. (bellsaviation) |
Very rare S&W M12 "Aircrewman" revolver. The 2" M10 replaced the M12 Aircrewman because it was a bit dangerous with it's aluminum cylinder and the M10 was identical, just made of steel. However, it doesn't appear that the "snubby" M10's were used much by aircrews since they had thousands of M15's and associated gear (Information by Justin Brooks) |
S&W M12 "Aircrewman" revolver with USAF holster (Information by Justin Brooks) |
S&W Mod. 15 revolver was adopted by USAF in the 1962 to 1985 when Beretta M9 was adopted and the wheelgun was phased out (Information by Justin Brooks) |
Holster for S&W Mod. 15 revolver as used on USAF SRU-21/P Survival vest. (Information by Justin Brooks) |
USAF MBU-19/P PIHM O-Mask (protective intergrated hood mask). These were issued to low G Aircrew from approx 1985-2000 to guard against CBW operations. |
Survival knife and relevant pocket as used on USAF SRU-21/P Survival vest. |
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USAF pilots and RIOs from 555th TFS, 432nd TRW during the 1972 (USAF)
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USAF pilot Capt. Barnhill in 1965 with unusual 2" barrel holster in brown (USAF)
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USAF test pilot during high altitude test on YF-16 at Edwards AFB during the 1974. (USAF) |
USAF K-2B Flight suit of the early 60s in unusual blue color. |
USAF flight equipments used during the early 60s:
K-2B flight suit, black leather combat boots, being used as flying boots in USAF, CSU-3/P anti-g cutaqay, which replaced the worthy G-3A, since the end of the 50s, L-2B flight jacket, BA-3A brown leather flight gloves, MA-2A life preserver, improved version of the MA-2, BA-18 back style parachute, HGU-2/P flight helmet, MBU-5/P O2 mask (courtesy FB) |
USAF F-105 pilot of the late 60s early 70s (USAF)
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Modified USAF K-2B Flight suit of the 60s with high visibility multicolors. This garment was often worn over the MC-3 partial pressure suit to cover capstans and laces to ensure they did not get tangled with swithes or other objects in the small cockpit of the U-2. |
Modified USAF K-2B Flight suit of the 60s in high visibility multicolors. This garment was worn over the MC-3 partial pressure suit during U-2 flight over friendly territory to aid searchers in the event the pilot had to eject; normal sage-green covers were used on the clandestine mission. |
USAF Full pressure suit A/P 22S-3. |
USAF Full pressure suit A/P 22S-3. |
USAF rare SRU-20/P vest and LPU-2/P used on F-4 Phantom during the 60s. |
USAF rare SRU-20/P vest and LPU-2/P used on F-4 Phantom during the 60s. |
