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Identifier

20143567

Description

Master Sergeant Robert H. Fletcher, right, re-enacts for the camera what happened when he blacked out at 40,000 feet because of lack of oxygen during a demonstration of the effects of hypoxia - lack of oxygen. With him is Airman 1/c Vernon B. Teems, who saved Fletcher's life when he plugged in his oxygen mask.

Archival Date

1952-05-08

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1070

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Oxygen masks; Military service

Names

Fletcher, Robert H.; Teems, Vernon B.

Subjects

Oxygen masks; Military service

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