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Identifier
20147144
Description
Master Sargeant 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 Airmen 1/c Vernon B. Teems, who saved Fletcher's life when he plugged in his oxygen mask.
Archival Date
1950-05-08
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-2321
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Oxygen masks; Demonstrations
Names
Fletcher, Robert H.; Teems, Vernon B.
Subjects
Oxygen masks; Demonstrations