`Thad` Coleman appeared in a photograph with the whole squadron at Puunene, Maui in July 1943. Note: The pilot`s helmet was made from the same type cloth as their flight suits. The pilots wore or flew with their parachute and inflatable life vest with dye markers and an emergency light attached. On the pilots back inside his parachute harness was an emergency back pack with a well chosen collection of rations, water and equipment.

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