MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-03-01. A RACK FOR HOLDING FOUNTAIN PENS AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE STEEL CHAMBER ...

Place Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne
Accession Number 138041
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Herald Newspaper
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-03-01. A RACK FOR HOLDING FOUNTAIN PENS AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE STEEL CHAMBER USED TO TRAIN ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE PILOTS IN THE USE OF THEIR EQUIPMENT UNDER STRATOSPHERIC CONDITIONS. SHOULD A FOUNTAIN PEN BE TAKEN INTO THE CHAMBER THE REDUCTION IN ATMOSPHERE CAUSES THE PENS TO LEAK.