Large flashlight from pilot survival vest owned by Charles F. Bolden
date: label: Date
content: ca. 2000
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Fulton Industries Inc., American, founded 1960
label: Owned by
content: Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., American, born 1946
notes: label: Caption
content: Charles F. Bolden graduated from the Naval Academy in 1968 and become a Marine Corps aviator, flying more than 100 combat missions over Southeast Asia. In 1980 he was selected a NASA astronaut and flew four space missions. Bolden was eventually appointed the 12th Administrator of NASA. He retired in 2003 as a major general.
label: Description
content: A drab olive green Fulton MX-991/U flashlight associated with the survival vest (2014.243.34.1) owned by Charles F. Bolden. The flashlight has an angled head and detachable lenses. There is a metal clip on the back of the light and on the PL side there is a three position switch protected by ear guards on either side. There is a clear detachable lens on the angled portion of the light and at the base an additional red tinted lens. The text [CB5603] is etched into the light in several places. The light is fixed to the survival vest via two elastic bands with metal snaps on the PR front of the vest.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Aeronautics
label: Topic
content: Military
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., USMC (Ret)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.243.34.3
objectType: label: Type
content: lighting devices
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: plastic, metal, and elastic
label: Dimensions
content: 8 × 3 5/16 × 2 3/8 in. (20.3 × 8.4 × 6 cm)