Flight gear and equipment used by the bomber boys during WWII

[WWII Interviews]

Enemy fighters and flak were not the only dangers up in the cold blue. During WWII flying at altitudes above ten thousand feet required oxygen and special clothing for extreme weather conditions. Flying at those heights it was not uncommon to freeze your hand to a piece of metal or pass out due to a lack of oxygen from a hole in your oxygen hose. If you've noticed in the Masters of the Air series the flight gear and clothing the bomber crews are wearing and wondered what it was used for this video may help. In this video, we take a look at a collection of gear and equipment used by those young men in the heavy bombers.

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