Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest by Firestone - Dated April 1945 Other European Militaria "DE OPPRESSO LIBER" which is

"DE OPPRESSO LIBER" which is translated from Latin as "To Free the Oppressed

and then it was overpainted completely with black

Moved to Java in the Dutch East Indies an attempt to stop the Japanese advance

wearing a coonskin cap and armed with a musket and knife

were issued in special tropical web versions

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest by Firestone - Dated April 1945 Other European Militaria "DE OPPRESSO LIBER" which isOriginal 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. This wonderful example is complete and clearly marked: VEST PNEUMATIC LIFE PRESERVER, TYPE B4SPECIFICATION NO. 94 3135DATE OF MFG. APRIL 1945STOCK NO. 8300 978200ORDER NO. W 33 092