Description
Black and white 10″ x 13 3/4″ ad for Packard Engines in Rescue Boats used to retreive pilots in water. This ad has a drawing that shows a boat in the ocean, heading toward a pilot who has parachuted from his plane as it prepares to crash into the sea. The headline calls it “The split second that brings ’em back alive”. The text explains that “An American pilot bobs the sea waves, forced down miles from shore. It’s easy to guess the thoughts that flash through his mind – even the mind of an airman used to staking his life on every combat mission. But then he hears a welcome roar – the roar of an Air Forces rescue boat under full throttle. For a split second it slows down, hauls him aboard, and speeds for home. From start to finish, rescue work calls for speed. Speed handled with such skill that in one area our losses of pilots downed over water were cut 70% in a single month. Speed provided by two Packard marine engines, twins of those that drive the Navy’s deadly PT boats, precision mates of the engines that power the planes pictured at the right”. This ad shows five fighters and bombers as well as the PT boats in a drawing to the right. The text continues on with more information.
Source: May 1, 1944 Life magazine.
