by Jan Willem Bech | History
us Early deepsea underwater exploration of the 60’s SEALAB I-II and III were experimental underwater habitats developed by the United States Navy in the 1960’s to prove the viability of saturation diving and humans living in isolation for extended periods...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database ECCR USA, History
back to ECCR USA Explanation of the energy balance by physicist Halbert Fischel CLOSED-CIRCUIT CRYOGENIC SCUBA Halbert Fischel Sub-Marine Systems Corporation A Sterling Electronics Company Chatsworth, California 913111970 ABSTRACT Rebreathed gas is partially routed...
by Jan Willem Bech | History
Aegir underwater Habitat 1971 AEGIR 1971 The Aegir habitat was capable of supporting six divers at depths of up to 580 feed for as long as 14 days. The personnel chamber consisted of three compartments: living, control and laboratory. The living and laboratory...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database ECCR USA, History
us Controlling your breath with polariographic oxygen sensors in 1968 This article, written by Walter Starck, was made possible thanks to the cooperation of Mr R. Bakker and with photos by Sharon Readey. I would like to thank them very much for that. Any additional...
by Jan Willem Bech | History
“In memory of Bruce D. Omholt, a never forgotten friend” This article was written by Sharon Readey about the technology of the Nautilus ECCR. It is an ode to Bruce Omholt who developed this rebreather. Peter Readey of SMI helped with the development of...
by Jan Willem Bech | History
Thanks to Richard Walsby and the kind cooperation of Dr. Finney I am very pleased to show you the Finney rebreather. It was not the original name but I thought it was appropriate to give the unit his inventor’s name. Dr. Finney was kind enough to help us...
by Jan Willem Bech | History
I will never forget these guys setting the first footsteps on the moon. Neil Armstrong’s first steps made a deep impression on me. As a small boy of seven, my father woke me up and allowed me to watch the landing on the moon with him in the middle of the night....
by Jan Willem Bech | History
From escalator inventor to wreck gunner. Author: Janwillem Bech, 30 June 2006 Did you ever think of diving whilst you were on an escalator? Neither did I, till I wrote this article. John Felzenbeek, a friend of mine, gave me a photograph and that was the beginning of...
by Jan Willem Bech | History
A rebreather in a steel ball going down 800 ft with two man inside Beebe and Otis Bathysphere A very remarkable rebreather was the ‘Bathysphere’ from William Beebe and Otis Barton. Recently I managed to collect the original first Dutch edition from 1935 of the...
by Jan Willem Bech | History
Louis Marie-Auguste Boutan was a French biologist and photographer. He was a pioneer of underwater photography. The son of Augustin Boutan, he was born in Versailles and studied biology and natural history at the University of Paris. Louis was born in 1859 and passed...
by Jan Willem Bech | History
September, 26th 2008, we sailed with our diving ship the Dolphin for a diving trip to the steamship Wilhelmina in the North Sea. A long trip from the Roompot in Zeeland. After leaving at half past four in the morning we reached the wreck after about six hours of...
by Jan Willem Bech | History
Breathing at altitudes where there is a lack of oxygen Siebe Gorman Fleuss-Davis stratosuit form 1920 This information is about high altitude breathing equipment. The unit shown on this page was a predecessor of the breathing equipment in use these days. The pictures...
by Jan Willem Bech | History
Documentary about the Second World War kampfswimmer This series of 5 films on youtube show the history of the German Kampfswimmer from the second world war. Their efforts remained limited, but eventually an action was carried out in Arnhem and Nijmegen. In this...
by Jan Willem Bech | History
Some historical motion pictures from the past.. Alexander Lebedev from Russia sent me these videos showing different models of rebreathers. Also shown are Hans and Lotte Hass and the rebreathers IPSA, Draeger model 138, Clearance Diver Breathing apparatus CDBA,...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database ECCR USA, History
Return to English oxygen rebreathers Liquid air & oxygen systems The 1960s created high expectations of people living in underwater habitats. Large-scale investments were made in new technology, including the development of cryogenic breathing systems. Extensive...
by Jan Willem Bech | History
This is the story about a ship, a pioneer and development of technical diving in the 1970’s This is the story about a fantastic ship built in 1897 that sunk in 1911 in Lake Superior in Canada. I was fortunate to get in contact with diver and archeologist Scott...
by Jan Willem Bech | History
This page shows the technical information about the Schrupp WP4320 compressor Positie waterafscheiders in rood Routing koelsysteem Carterontluchting en vulopening Smeeroliesysteem Overdrukbeveiliging Drempelklep, de functie van de drempelklep is om de hoogte van de...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX USA, History
American Oxygen rebreather database For many years I have tried to find a Desco rebreather. These units are relative rare in Europe. Desco made a A, B and C lung. I have been looking for a C-lung as my holy grail, although Max Nohl his helmet would be even better ;)....
by Jan Willem Bech | History
This nice little book made by la Spirotechnnique of France offers a look into the diving world around 1955. Not specifically about technical diving equipment but very interesting to read.
by Jan Willem Bech | Database ECCR USA, History
us A very early electronic closed circuit rebreather Recently I received fantastic pictures from a true legend. The Biomarine CCR 1000. To put things in perspective for those never heard about the unit, when you are 50 years old this unit was already produced for two...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database ECCR USA, History
us A very early electronic closed circuit rebreather The Biomarine CCR1000 is the civilian version of the Biomarine MK15. The Yellow sportsdiving rebreather was tested by NEDU in 1975. The unit itself was designed in 1969! Richard Larn wrote this article in Underwater...
