Object

DC-3 Life Raft Canvas Packaging

Emergency life raft gear cover inside the DC-3 plane, torn open during the Himalayan crash to reveal survival instructions.

1 appearances

Purpose

Protective cover storing the uninflated emergency life raft in the aircraft

Significance

Triggers discovery of the escape tool that launches the trio's snowy mountainside survival ordeal, shifting peril from plane crash to rugged terrain pursuit

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S1E2 · INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM

Indy’s Awakening: From Fedora to Firefight—The Cult’s First Strike

The yellow canvas packaging of the life raft is torn aside by Indy, revealing the emergency life raft instructions. Its role is functional, marking the moment when Indy realizes the raft is their only means of escape. Its status shifts from covering the raft to being torn aside, exposing the raft for use.

Before: Covering the life raft, concealing it from view.

After: Torn aside, exposing the raft for Indy to use.

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