This photographic guide presents a wide range of flying clothing, escape and survival gear worn, carried, sat in and stowed nearby for an instant getaway by the aircrews of the US Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Army and Coast Guard. The book includes close-ups, photographs of how the gear is worn, and action shots of aircrew using the different items during training and survival tests. It draws on pilot interviews, as well as the manual, and describes in detail how the equipment is used for real when a mission goes wrong.