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RAF Mae West
About this film
This is a clinical film showing experiments on an anaesthetised male subject in order to test the 'righting behaviour' of five different life jackets / buoyancy aids (including a German model) in a swimming pool. The experiments took place during WWII. The models are preceeded with intertitles with the relevant model details: RAF Mae West, USAAF Life Waistcoat, BOT Victory Lifebelt, Morner Life Bag, German kapok life waistcoat with chin support. 2 segments.
Directors & creators
Wellcome Library
Subjects
Medicine, Military, Anesthesia, Human Experimentation, Accidents, Warfare, Medicine.
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