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Flight suits

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: A flight suit is a full body garment, worn while flying aircraft such as military airplanes, gliders and helicopters.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Michael B. Gordon Mercury Photographs Collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2011-10-27
Content Description The Michael B. Gordon Mercury Photographs Collection is a small collection consisting of 11 4x5" black-and-white photographs depicting the preparation and recovery of the Mercury-Redstone 3 flight of Alan B. Shepard in 1961. The images show: technicians assisting Shepard with his spacesuit prior to launch; Shepard seated in Freedom 7 capsule prior to launch; Shepard being hoisted aboard Sikorsky S-58 helicopter after Freedom 7 splashdown; a Sikorsky S-58 helicopter recovering Freedom 7 capsule;...

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