Donald W Johnson

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Lieutenant Donald W. Johnson, pilot of the 339th Fighter Group, watches on as Captain Charles D. Nethaway demonstrates how the "G-suit" worked. "G-suits" were developed to counter the blackouts that pilots suffered when the G-force on their bodies during tight turns forced the blood from their brain to the lower part of their body. Inflated by the exhaust of the P-51 Mustang's vacuum system, the suits applied pressure to the pilot's legs and abdomen, forcing the blood to continue to circulate around the u media-377012.jpg FRE 315 Lieutenant Donald W. Johnson, pilot of the 339th Fighter Group, watches on as Captain Charles D. Nethaway demonstrates how the "G-suit" worked. "G-suits" were developed to counter the blackouts that pilots suffered when the G-force on their bodies during tight turns forced the blood from their brain to the lower part of their body. Inflated by the exhaust of the P-51 Mustang's vacuum system, the suits applied pressure to the pilot's legs and abdomen, forcing the blood to continue to circulate around the upper body. The suits were issued to 339th Fighter Group in June 1944. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 315 - Lieutenant Donald W. Johnson, pilot of the 339th Fighter Group, watches on as Captain Charles D. Nethaway demonstrates how the "G-suit" worked....

July 11, 1944-Jan. 7, 1945, hometown Detroit, MI

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Page 72, 339th Fighter Group History, 1st Edition.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster at www.339thfg.com

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History

Donald W Johnson: Gallery (2 items)

Lieutenant Donald W. Johnson, pilot of the 339th Fighter Group, watches on as Captain Charles D. Nethaway demonstrates how the "G-suit" worked. "G-suits" were developed to counter the blackouts that pilots suffered when the G-force on their bodies during tight turns forced the blood from their brain to the lower part of their body. Inflated by the exhaust of the P-51 Mustang's vacuum system, the suits applied pressure to the pilot's legs and abdomen, forcing the blood to continue to circulate around the u

Object number: FRE 315 - Lieutenant Donald W. Johnson, pilot of the 339th...

339th/503rd Pilot Donald W Johnson 11 Jul 44 - CTD 07 Jan 45.

Object number: UPL 61132 - 339th/503rd Pilot Donald W Johnson 11 Jul 44 - CTD...