AntoniaTiger opened this issue on Sep 05, 2007 · 19 posts
Darboshanski posted Wed, 05 September 2007 at 2:25 PM
Quote - Hmmm...Mae West is what we called the life jackets when I was in the U.S. Navy...If you've ever seen one the reference is obvious. I wonder why they would call a generator by the same nickname? Good looking 2-way, btw.
Correct as that is what I remember calling them in the Navy too! Actually the term Mae West goes all the way back to WWII as it was the name used by fighter and bomber pilots for the inflatable yellow life vest. They were named so after the actress Mae West again for obvious reasons..LOL!