Original British WWII Scarce Personal Flotation Device (PFD) Life Belt - Dated & Reinspected 1943 - Broad Arrow Marked Antique Gun Parts but the other two penetrated

but the other two penetrated German lines and reached their destination

VAN RYCHEGHEM on one side and on the other side a date of JULY 1886

The opposite side of the tab is unit marked with L/Flak R

The liner is actually a paratrooper liner

complete with the original moisture shield

Original British WWII Scarce Personal Flotation Device (PFD) Life Belt - Dated & Reinspected 1943 - Broad Arrow Marked Antique Gun Parts but the other two penetratedOriginal Item: Only One Available. During World War II, the British Army issued a type of personal flotation device (PFD) known as the Life Belt. The Life Belt was designed to help soldiers who were crossing waterways or beaches during amphibious assaults or river crossings. This particular model of Life Belt was used by the British Army during several amphibious assaults, including the D Day landings in Normandy and the crossing of the Rhine in 1945.