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de “Lieutenant Lund“ This fantastic article about the history of the Lt Lund I and Lt Lund II rebreather is written and published by Helmut Knüfermann. It is with great pleasure that I am able to offer the readers of my website this fantastic story thanks to...
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de This article was written in 2020 by Michael Müller resident of Germany. It is therefore with pleasure that I received permission from him to translate his original article written in German and publish it on my website! Author: Michael Müller2020 A technically...
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de Rettungsgerät für ertrunkene Schwimmer In 1926, Dräger introduced the Bade-tauchretter 1926 rescue device. The device is the successor to the very early introduced device Baderetter 1913 of which, unfortunately, no information can be found. It was supposedly...
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de Dräger Heeresatmer War Machine of the Second World War This comprehensive page deals with the Heeresatmer or translated as the breathing apparatus of the army. The breathing apparatus was developed between 1934 and 1936 through a collaboration between Auer and...
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de Dräger model BG 172 The successor to model BG 170-400 The Dräger device model 172 was designed by Dräger in 1956. BG stands for Bergbau – Gerät. The breathing apparatus features a lever that activates a metering valve at a certain point during inhalation. The...
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de Dräger model BG 174 The successor to model BG 172 The BG-174 oxygen protection device is a back-portable device with a semi-open design. It replaced the devices of the Dräger model BG-170/400 and model BG 172 series. Approval 1966Design 1963 Manual BG...
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de Dräger model BG 170-400 The successor to model BG 160 The Dräger BG 170/400 is a special breathing device for miners. It lets them breathe fresh gas even in dangerous environments because it recycles the gas they exhale. Unlike older models like the BG 1924 and BG...
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de Dräger model BG4 The successor to model BG174 The BG 4 closed-circuit breathing apparatus is a regeneration device with a pure oxygen supply in a pressurized design. The low positive pressure in the entire breathing circuit prevents the penetration of harmful...
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de Dräger model BG PSS Plus The successor to model BG4 See detailled information on the Dräger websites
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de Dräger model BG PRO Air The successor to model BG PSS Plus See for detailled information the Dräger Websites
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de Dräger model BG 160 A The successor to model BG 130 The Dräger device model 160 was designed by Dräger in 1933. The device was launched on the market in 1934. BG stands for Bergbau – Gerät. The breathing apparatus features a lever that activates a metering...
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de Dräger lifesupport system in Auguste Piccard balloon 1931 German contribution by Dräger to the Piccard 1931 balloon flight The exploration of the upper regions of Earth’s atmosphere commenced in the early 20th century. This particular area exhibits...
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The long-actuated 1924 Bergbaugerät succeeded the 1923 model. The breathing apparatus has similarities with the 1924 HSS gerat, which was developed for military purposes and was carried lower on the back. The casing is also different. The housing of the Modell 1924...
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The back-mounted fire and rescue unit was developed by Dräger in 1924. It was used to fight fires for civilian purposes and in the mining industry. Further information on this device is required in addition to this datasheet. Courtesy: Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum,...
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Dräger Sauerstoff Klein Gasschützgerät Modell KG210 KG stands for ‘Klein Gasschutzgerät’ and was developed between WW1 and WW2. The model KG2100 was the successor to model KG1928 and was produced in large numbers. It was designed for civil defence and fire...
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Dräger Sauerstoff Klein Gasschützgerät Modell KG130 KG stands for ‘Klein Gasschutzgerät’ and was developed between WW1 and WW2. The model KG130 was the successor to model KG1928 and was produced in large numbers. It was designed for civil defence and fire...
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KG stands for ‘Klein Gasschutzgerät’ and was developed between WW1 and WW2. The model KG1928 was the basis for a successful series of KG 130 and KG160. The KG130 was widely used for gas protection which, with WW1 still in mind, was considered a major...
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The development of the Tauchretter After the French submarine Farfadet sank in 1905, followed by the Pluvoise and the German U3 in the German Bight, it was decided in Germany to develop rescue equipment for submarine crews. This resulted in the development of the DM1,...
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Dräger Höhenatemanlagen, high altitude devices The Deutsches Museum in Munich (Germany) is Germany’s largest and oldest museum of the history of science and technology. The museumhas a large aviation section, including items from aviation medicine and suits. The...
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Dräger high altitude atmer or Flugzeug Tauch Retter In 1913 there are two different types of breathing apparatus developed bij Dräger—one for high Altitudes in balloons and the other for mounteneering. The Draeger, for blended high altitude flying, has an oxygen store...
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The development of the Badetauchretter 1915 In 1913, following the DM1, Draeger designed the DM2 and the D2 Tauchretters, an apparatus for rescuing drowning persons. The first model, the Dräger Baderetter from 1913, was an apparatus that showed great similarities with...
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In 1930, Inhabat produced a very special diving apparatus that used the Naszogen technique. This made the apparatus very light and it weighed only 4.8 kg. It was possible to dive for 30 minutes. The oxygen supply was 2.5 litres per minute. The manufacturer...
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1924 Hagenuk Audos MR 3 oxygen rebreather In 1924, Hagenuk worked closely with the manufacturer AUER. The name Auer came from the Deutsche Gasglühlicht-Auer-Gesellschaft mbh Berlin, or DGAG. Audos devices had a long history which is described on this page. Read...
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Around 1930, Inhabad produced a water diving apparatus called the Inhabad O2-350 system. This system made use of oxygen candles that generated 2.5 litres of oxygen per minute. The unit was used to dive to depths of 15 metres (!) on pure oxygen. The unit is supplied...
