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Rescue boat of USSR pilots. MLAS 1

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Single-seat aviation rescue boat MLAS-1, new, out of storage. The single-seat small aircraft boat MLAS-1-OB is an individual rescue device for pilots and paratroopers when parachuting into water with weapons, equipment and communications equipment. MLAS-1-OB is made of diagonally duplicated rubberized silk fabric, dyed orange. Its main parts are the inflatable sides and the bottom…. (read more)

MLAS-1. Rescue boat of USSR pilots

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A manual bellows is mounted on the left side, allowing the shell to be inflated with air if necessary. The fur is not removable; it is secured to the boat using a rubber tube glued into the shell. In the working position, it is placed in a special pocket glued to the shell.

1902 ARGENTINA FRIGATE URUGUAY RESCUE ANTARCTIC SWEDEN Nordenskjöld photo RRR

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Is an original period item ca 1902 MOMENTS BEFORE RESCUE OF ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION….. In 1899 it remained in disarmament, except for a commission of balizamiento in May in the Buenosairean coast. In view of the political situation with Chile, in 1900 four 76-mm rapid-fire guns were added to Zárate, to then carry out exercises in… (read more)