by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX UK
gb The W.E.Garforth breathing apparatus In 1906, William Edward Garforth, managing director and later director of Pope and Pearson presented his on-demand breathing apparatus for use in mines. The device with a 3-hour usage time and weighting 14,5 kg was distinguished...
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gb Dunlop underwater swim breathing apparatus UWSBA Over the past 20 years, I have been asked fairly frequently about the Dunlop diving suit. Dunlop was active for the Admiralty in WWII and produced a diving suit and underwater swimming and breathing apparatus. After...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX UK
gb Oxymax-3 by Submarine Products The Oxymax 3 is a oxygen closedcircuit capable of using oxygen and oxygen/helium mixtures. The unit has a build in open circuit regulator by means of an demand valve placed in the mouthpiece. De unit was build by Submarine Products in...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX UK
gb au X-craft Midget Submarines Watchkeeper-suit In March 1942, the the story of the X-craft submarines began with Job 82. Job 82 was the order to build two midget Submarines code-named D.235 and D.236. The two prototypes were later named X3 and X4 with which the name...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX UK
gb Siebe Gorman Beach Recovery Suit Robert Davis book Deep Diving and Submarine operations refers to the Beach Recovery Suit as used in the Normandy beach landings. The suit has great similarities with the Salvus diving pattern 3485 however it is equipped with a...
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gb The ATEA This small oxygen device was used during World War II to allow tank crews to escape from a sunken tank. The DD tank was an amphibious tank capable of floating by raising a collar. In case the amphibious action failed, the sherman tank would sink. The crew...
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gb The Human Torpedo Sladen Suit MK II The Human Torpedo is equipment consisting of a Sladen suit and an MKII Amphibian Siebe Gorman &Co rebreather. The diving suit, called Sladen Suit, gets its name from programme leader Geoff Sladen. The rebreather is a Davis...
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gb THE EARLY UNITS OF SIEBE GORMAN and DUNLOP The amazing picture above has been the result of artificial (color) intelligence and pure knowledge of Peter Jackson. The Picture taken mid 40s at Tolworth Chessington outside the building which housed the diving tank in...
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gb The Amphibian MKIIa diving apparatus The half-hour device Amphibian MK II a is a gerslot oxygen rebreather used for special operations, diving in sewers, shallow water diving and whith motorised submersible canoeing. The unit is equipped with an over-the-shoulder...
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gb The development of the frogman in and before WWII The Amphibian series of closed diving systems have been developing since before the Second World War. The striking equipment is seen in many photographs and is often difficult to distinguish in its various versions....
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gb Universal oxygen and mixgas non magnetic diving set The CDBA or Clearance Diving Breathing Apparatus is a diving system for use with oxygen or with Mixture gases. The system has been in use by a number of countries including the English, Australian, Canadian and...
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gb Fire brigade & Mine Rescue Oxygen rebreather THE “LUNGOVOX” SELF-CONTAINED OXYGEN BREATHING APPARATUS LUNG-GOVERNED TYPE The “ Lungovox,” Self-contained Breathing Apparatus, carried wholly on the back, embodies a Reducing Valve and a Lung-governed device which...
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gb Fire brigade & Mine Rescue Oxygen rebreather Fire brigade version with FFM and whistle The Minox was developed as an “inspection” apparatus, to enable untrained mines inspectors or managers to wear as it was fully automatic, being accompanied by a full rescue...
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UK oxygen rebreathers One of the world’s first oxygen rebreathers for industry and mining I was very fortunate to be able to buy me a Siebe Gorman Proto MK IV rebreather. Simon who sold me the unit was so kind to add all original papers in use with that unit. I...
