Description
The flares are used in emergency night landings.
Each flare consists of a cylinder containing an unshaded candle.
The M8 is similar ot the M8A1, except that the latter flare bums with a white light of approximately 250,000 candlepower.
Functioning
Army Flares M8 and M8A1 are similar in operation to the Flares AN-M26, except that the hang wire pulls the parachute directly from the case.
See Also
Source(s)
OP 1664, Volume 1 - US Explosive Ordnance (1947)
USNBD - Bombs and Fuzes, Pyrotechnics (1945)
TM 9-1904, Ammunition Inspection Guide (1944)
