The Type CMU-33A/P22P-18 AirSave Survival Vest is standard issue for U.S. Navy and Marine helicopter non-ejector aircraft aicrews.
This survival vest was worn by the donor Capt. Matthew Dwyer. He was the first 1st Lieutenant selected by the Marine Corps to fly the MV-22 out of Marine Squadron VT-2 in Milton, Florida. He then received V-22 flight training in VMMT-204 in August 2006 and was assigned to VMM-162, the second operational V-22 squadron. He was then assigned as the Aviation Life Support Systems officer and deployed to Al Asad Air base in Iraq March-October 2008. He had the privilege of flying Barack Obama, then the Democratic presidential candidate, from Ar Ramadi, Iraq to Amman, Jordan, a flight only capable in a V-22 aircraft. Following his deployment and flying numerous combat missions in the Middle East, he was then deployed with VMM-162 (reinforced) as part of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in 2010 to Haiti for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief after the earthquake.
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
Type
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Flight Clothing
Pilot
Captain Matthew T. Dwyer (USMC)
Physical Description
United States Marine Corps (USMC) Type CMU-33/P22P-18 Survival Vest; green nylon mesh with green nylon horizontal reinforcing tapes; zipper down front; integrated green nylon extraction straps; olive brown flashlight with brown elastic nylon straps attached to left breast; one upper right olive brown nylon pouch with snap closure flap for signal flares (all pyrotechnics removed); three lower right olive brown nylon pouches with snap flap closures (pouch 1 contains a compass with a nylon wrist band attached with white lanyard; pouch 2 contains a sea dye marker in yellow rubberized pack on a white nylon lanyard, one black plastic signal whistle, and one signal mirror; pouch 3 contains a clear nylon water bottle and emergency instruction in plastic cover both attached with white nylon lanyard); white nylon manufacturer's tag on right inside of vest.
Dimensions
3-D (Vest w/ Straps Extended, Laying Flat, Approximate): 96.5 × 71.1 × 10.2cm (38 × 28 × 4 in.)
Storage: 101.6 × 76.2 × 15.2cm (40 × 30 × 6 in.)
Materials
Synthetic Fabric
Natural Fabric
Steel
Copper Alloy
Paint
Ink
Synthetic Thread
Plastic
Paper
Rubber
Water
Glass
Velcro
Adhesive
Inventory Number
A20130076000
Credit Line
Donated by Capt. Matthew Dwyer (USMC)
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
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