The U.S. Navy provided equipment to help aircrews survive if shot down or stranded. Aviators carried some gear in survival kits. Other items were dropped by parachute. Pilots used signaling mirrors like this one to attract attention.
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Title: Signaling Mirror
Date Created: 1966
Historic Owner: W.C. Zimmerman
Credit Line: Collection of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Gift of Will Zimmerman. 2015.37.06
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