Distress flares

fredtheobviouspseudonym · 12-09-2015, 04:08 PM

In World War II the US armed services distributed a series of flare projectors to allow servicemen to signal rescue personnel. These were much smaller, cheaper, and lighter than the flare pistol, but were harder to use and, I suspect, not capable of projecting flares to the same height.

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12-09-2015, 04:08 PM	#8
fredtheobviouspseudonym Join Date: May 2007	Another option -- In World War II the US armed services distributed a series of flare projectors to allow servicemen to signal rescue personnel. These were much smaller, cheaper, and lighter than the flare pistol, but were harder to use and, I suspect, not capable of projecting flares to the same height. http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogsp...otechnics.html shows a similar item.