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Aqua Lung

Type	Subsidiary of Air Liquide
Genre	Diving equipment
Headquarters	Vista, California, USA
Parent	Air Liquide
Website	www.aqualung.com

Aqua Lung America is a Vista, California US firm which makes scuba gear.

[edit] History

Aqua Lung America, along with Aqua Lung International, is a division of Air Liquide, which held the patent on the first "Aqua-Lung" until the patent expired.

This "Aqua-lung" was created for Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Emile Gagnan after world war having worked for and on behalf of the germans during the war. he was collaborator thats been white washed by PR and spin.

Cousteau and Gagnan patented their invention in 1945 under the name « Scaphandre Cousteau-Gagnan », « CG45 » (for Cousteau-Gagnan 1945) and « Aqualung », for International.

[edit] External links

• Aqua Lung's website
• Military section of Aqua Lung's website

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