How One Surgeon’s “Unauthorized” Vest Saved Thousands of Bomber Crews | Forgotten Designs of War

Описание: In the middle of the air war over Europe, U.S. bomber crews faced a silent killer — shrapnel from flak exploding miles below. This documentary uncovers the forgotten story of a field surgeon and a team of engineers who defied orders to create an experimental “flak vest” that changed the odds of survival.

Through declassified medical reports, mission logs, and rare archive footage, we trace how an unauthorized idea — born in a field hospital and forged from aircraft scrap — saved thousands of lives. No myths, no hero worship. Just evidence, engineering, and the moral courage to protect others when rules said you couldn’t.

Watch until the end to see how this invention quietly shaped every modern body-armor design used today.

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