Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

Object Details

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

EQUIPMENT-Survival

Manufacturer

Lite Industries Inc.

Physical Description

United States Navy Type SV-2B Survival Vest; sage green nylon vest with left and right zipper pockets (Left pocket contains: 1 brass pen flash light; 1 plastic water bottle; 1 Type SDU-5/E Distress Light Marker in red plastic case; 4 inert pen flares; Right Pocket contains: 1 olive drab whistle, 1 signal mirror); emergency signal radio pocket on left side; one zipper holster pocket on right side (contains: 1 toy .38 Cal. snub nose pistol, 5 inert signal flare, 1 pen type flare gun, 1 hunting knife in leather sheath); manufacturer's stencil on inside.

Dimensions

3-D: 5.7 x 1.9 x 2.2cm (2 1/4 x 3/4 x 7/8 in.)

Materials

Overall: Plastic

Inventory Number

A19790206007

Credit Line

Transferred from the United States Naval Air Development Center

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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