Mask, oxygen

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0400.002

MANUFACTURER: General Tire & Rubber Co.
MODEL: MBU 5/P
LOCATION: Wabash, Indiana, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PLASTIC SHELL, FACEPIECE, TUBE; SYNTHETIC STRAPS; STEEL CLIPS, BUCKLES, OXYGN TANK CONNECTOR, MICROPHONE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 31.0 cm
Width: 26.0 cm
Height: 25.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Clothing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: General Tire
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Indiana
City: Wabash

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: VIET NAM WAR (LATE 1960'S - EARLY 1970'S)
Canada: Unknown
Function: WORN BY FLIGHT CREW WHILE FLYING AIRCRAFT AT HIGH ALTITUDES.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Adhesive sticker on oxygen mask reads: "MASK, OXYGEN MBU 5/P/ MIL-M-27274C (U.S.A.F.)/ SIZE SHORT NARROW/ CONTRACT NO. F34601-68-D-0724/ [illegible]N1660-810-3222/ THE GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO./ W[A]BASH INDIANA/ PART 4862 (FSC 91721)/ US"; raised lettering on circular field on top reads: "1660-794-0871/ SHORT/ NARROW/ HARDSHELL ASS'Y"; raised lettering on facepiece reads: "FACEPIECE, MASK OXYGEN, MBU-5/P/ MIL-M-27274(USAF) SIZE - SHORT NARROW/ PT NO. 450-08 UC FSN 1660-794-0857"; raised lettering on raised circular field on both sided of facepiece reads: "Sierra/ ENG. CO."; raised letering on 3 adhesive dymo strips attache to shell read: "DUE INSP", "12 JAN", "TPS 51"; stamped lettering on valve inside oxygen mask: "VALVE, OXYGEN MASK COMBINATION INHILATION AND EXHALATION SIERRA ENG. CO. SIERRA MADRE CALIF./ MIL-V-27296A BPAT. NO. 3.342.200.2.338.779 82114 ASSY 211-250D US"; ink stamped on valve: "[8]-76"; raised lettering on microphone inside oxygen mask: "MICROPHONE ELEMENT - M101/ AIO/ FRONT"; stamped on inside surface of clip attaching oxygen mask to helmet: "MIL-PAR/ 63C4228/ FSN 1660-066-2077"; lettering on plastic sleeve around wire connecting microphone to earphones: "CX-4707C/ AIC 8A537/ DSA400-75-C-5297"; raised lettering on clip that attaches wire to helmet receptor: "NEXUS/ U-172/ U"; raised lettering on oxygen tube near mask end: "MASK END/ Sierra ENG. CO./ PT. NO. 00-348"; raised lettering near other end of oxygen tube: "Sierra/ ENG. CO./ PT. NO. 450-13/ FSN 1660-657-3627"; stamped lettering on connector for oxygen tank at end of oxygen tube: "DYNATION CORP. USAF - P/N 57B3661"; raised lettering on connector at end of communications wire: "NEXUS/U-174/U".
Missing: N/A
Finish: DARK GREEN; POLISHED METALLIC CLIP; BLACK COMMUNICATIONS CORD & OXYGEN CONNECTOR
Decoration: N/A

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