Bomber-Crew Armor

Title (Dublin Core): Bomber-Crew Armor
Subject (Dublin Core): en Imagined technology & prototypes; en Personal protection (armors)
Article Title and/or Image Caption (Dublin Core): Bomber-Crew Armor
extracted text (Extract Text): BOMBER-CREW ARMOR made of steel and somewhat similar in design to the guards worn by football players, is proposed for use among Allied flyers operating over Germany. Weighing 15 pounds, the armor, still in an experimental stage, covers almost the entire body, and is held on with adjustable straps. A light steel helmet completes the outfit, which has proved particularly effective against flak fragments. It is limited to bomber use, as it does not permit enough freedom of movement for fighter pilots.
Language (Dublin Core): eng
Temporal Coverage (Dublin Core): World War II
Date Issued (Dublin Core): 1943-08
Is Part Of (Dublin Core): Popular Science Monthly, v. 143, n. 2, 1943
pages (Bibliographic Ontology): 104
Rights (Dublin Core): Public Domain (Google digitized)
Source (Dublin Core): Google Books
Archived by (Dublin Core): Alberto Bordignon

Item sets: Wars of Wonders; Meve - Memoriale della Grande Guerra di Montebelluna