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Refrigeration unit. This unit, weighing 1,550 pounds, is gasoline operated, will hold meat rations for 400 men, and is sturdy enough to survive a four or five foot drop. Shown with other airborne equipment at demonstration held by United States Army Air Forces
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Credit lineRefrigeration unit. This unit, weighing 1,550 pounds, is gasoline operated, will hold meat rations for 400 men, and is sturdy enough to survive a four or five foot drop. Shown with other airborne equi. 1944-01-01. Ehrlich, Pauline. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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