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New aviation safety test made. Tests conducted by the Bureau of Standards have indicated than an aviator may exert a pull of approximately 1,000 pounds on his safety belt without breaking it. The photograph shows M.M. Kiley of the Bureau standing beside the machine used in stretching the belts still
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New aviation safety test made. Tests conducted by the Bureau of Standards have indicated than an aviator may exert a pull of approximately 1,000 pounds on his safety belt without breaking it. The photograph shows M.M. Kiley of the Bureau standing beside the machine used in stretching the belts still

Harris & Ewing · 1930-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineNew aviation safety test made. Tests conducted by the Bureau of Standards have indicated than an aviator may exert a pull of approximately 1,000 pounds on his safety belt without breaking it. The phot. 1930-01-01. Harris & Ewing. Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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