F4F Wildcat Grumman test pilot Corwin Meyer demonstrating the deployment of the pilots life raft 19 November 1942
The aircraft often sank too quickly for the raft to be effectively used, making a flotation-type seat cushion a more practical alternative for survival in such situations.
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F4F Wildcat Grumman test pilot Corwin Meyer demonstrating the deployment of the pilots life raft 19 November 1942
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