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Survival For Sportsmen

Reel Number: 221139-04

Color: Colour

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1960s

Country: USA

Location: CA,Norton AFB

TC Begins: 22:29:02

TC Ends: 22:40:24

Duration: 00:11:22

Survival For Sportsmen Produced by US Air Force in cooperation w/ The American National Red Cross Swimming pool at Norton Air Force Base: Edmund Mungen, Red Cross Director of Water Safety, introduces demonstration of how to survive in deep water when fully clothed. 22:30:07 Young lifeguard Pam Goode dives in & shows right & wrong positions for floating in water as Mungen explains from poolside relaxation & breath control “survival floating”. Gives Pam a six pound brick which causes her to sink. Floats in other positions. 22:33:36 Middle aged Red-Cross member Ralph Flanagan onto poolside, weighed in his trunks then puts on full hunting gear including boots & jacket, simulates falling out of boat while laying duck decoys in the pool. He shows how to float & swim correctly despite heavy clothing. Ralph out of pool & weighed again, 17 pounds heavier. Floats by relaxing among decoys w/ clothes. Shows clothing used as flotation. Weighhed wet and is 67 lbs heavier. Health & Safety. Survival Skills. Military Training Films - USAF. Drowning.

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