Object
DC-3's Emergency Life Raft
Indiana Jones yanks the DC-3's emergency life raft from its storage during the plane's fiery dive toward the mountains. The fabric deploys as he leaps with Willie Scott and Short Round gripping tight. It billows against the wind, slowing their freefall like a makeshift parachute and cushioning their slide across the snowy mountainside, sparing them from the exploding wreckage below.
7 appearances
Purpose
Provide emergency escape and controlled descent for passengers from a crashing aircraft
Significance
Saves Indiana Jones, Willie Scott, and Short Round from certain death in the DC-3 crash, turning aerial disaster into a improbable landing that strands them alive in the Himalayas and underscores Indy's quick thinking amid chaos.
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