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Introduced in 1943, the Kit, Emergency, Personnel Mk.1A allowed airmen to carry essential survival gear on their person in case they were unable to access separately-stored gear before bailing out or ditching. This remarkably well-preserved example once belonged to Flying Officer George Cohoe (1912-1973), who flew antisubmarine patrols off Canada's west coast during the Second World War.
0:00 Introduction
0:52 NordVPN Promo
2:25 Survival Kit Contents
4:13 Biography of F/O George Cohoe
5:17 Outro
SOURCES:
Bechthold, Mike, 100 Objects for 100 Years: a History for the Royal Canadian Air Force Centennial, RCAF Aerospace Warfare Centre Production Section, 2024
mbnwo.ca/forms/msrb_vol4.pdf
Check out NordVPN and get 4 months EXTRA on a 2-year plan by going to nordvpn.com/ourowndevices
Introduced in 1943, the Kit, Emergency, Personnel Mk.1A allowed airmen to carry essential survival gear on their person in case they were unable to access separately-stored gear before bailing out or ditching. This remarkably well-preserved example once belonged to Flying Officer George Cohoe (1912-1973), who flew antisubmarine patrols off Canada's west coast during the Second World War.
0:00 Introduction
0:52 NordVPN Promo
2:25 Survival Kit Contents
4:13 Biography of F/O George Cohoe
5:17 Outro
SOURCES:
Bechthold, Mike, 100 Objects for 100 Years: a History for the Royal Canadian Air Force Centennial, RCAF Aerospace Warfare Centre Production Section, 2024
mbnwo.ca/forms/msrb_vol4.pdf
