Need a 'waist gunners' safety strap for the QAC type harnesses, the type that attaches the pack to the harness but allows freedom of movement.

also seeking a bail out bottle.

Hey Tim,

Can't help you out with the sale of the above but if you need to borrow either a H-1 or a H-2 bottle then consider it lent.

Also I have a safety strap to borrow as well if required.

I bought my strap of a eBay seller called $K-9 or maybe K9-$ can't remember exactly what his name was.

But be warned? this guy can mess buyers about with extremely slow postage times (2 to 3 months is not uncommon) stating he's had an operation that's making him a bit slow? not slow at taking the payment though.

Hope this helps and I will attempt to post a link to the seller mentioned.

MIKE.

grateful.....

OK found the guy who sold me the safety strap.

Had a look through his for sale items and none were advertised but this doesn't mean he hasn't got any.

http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/k-9%24/

Just drop him a line and who knows? but be careful he's been known to be a tad slow.

MIKE.

The "Belt, Gunners' Safety, Type A-3" is the one with a D-ring and an adjustable buckle at one end, and a spring-loaded double-clawed quick-release at the other.
These appear to have linked the individual gunner's chute harness to a safety cable within the fuselage of the aircraft, to restrain him in the event of evasive manouevering. (I recall seeing a period illustration somewhere showing how it was to be used, but I can't find it at the moment I'm afraid.)
These have been seen with manufacture dates from 1940-1945 at the very least, but I've yet to find a Veteran who recalls using one. Having said that, they have been found in the wreckage of crashed aircraft from the 1941-43 period, albeit unused.

This is opposed to the "parachute retaining straps" developed within combat units from late 1943 to connect QAC parachute packs to an individual's chute harnesses, as seen below:



These were solely to keep man and chute together in an emergency, and were eventually manufactured within theatre. There does not appear to have been a standard design adopted by the USAAF for general issue.

Hope that helps,
PB

Tim.

Will this do?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WW2-WWII-Airplane ... 414f12a695

MIKE.

And this......................

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WW-II-US-AIR-FORC ... 20b0aaae7b


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WWII-USAAF-PILOT- ... 2306cbea5a

A TAD EXPENSIVE THOUGH THE LAST ITEM.

MIKE.

found a gunners safety strap that would keep a gunner attached to the a/c, not a lap strap but one that could be used in a standing position, got the dealers phone number is required....?

M