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  475th Fighter Group pilot 1/Lt Bill Hanning

475th Fighter Group

 

 

Satan's Angel's pilot Bill Hanning poses for the camera in the Philippines, circa late 1944.

Note the heavy duty retaining harness. This was three-point harness which the pilot buckled at the waist with a retainer lever. Such harnesses saved many lives, especially in crash landings where the G forces of returning a Lightning to earth with retracted gear were considerable !

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