Aerial Delivery Sled Emergency Survival Kit Type A-16
Dated 1956. Made by National Light Metals. & Plastic Corp Caro, Mich.
US Air Force Aerial Delivery Sled Emergency Survival Kit. Dated 1956. Type A-16. Made by National Light Metals & Plastic Corp Caro, Mich.
The sled could be parachuted into a remote area and then could be easily towed due to its light weight. The sled was designed to be very light weight and was built from a magnesium alloy and weighing only 27lbs. while measuring 21"wide x 14" high x 44" long.