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  • Nieuport 28

    The French-built Nieuport 28 became the first fighter airplane flown in combat by pilots of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in World War I. On April 14, 1918, resulted in two victories when Lts. Alan Winslow and Douglas Campbell of the 94th Aero Squadron each downed an enemy aircraft -- the

  • North American O-47B

    In 1934 North American Aviation developed the O-47 to replace the O-19 and O-38 observation biplanes. Larger and heavier than most preceding observation aircraft, its crew of three sat in tandem under the long canopy. Since the wings restricted downward observation and photography, North American

  • North Island Flying School

    The Signal Corps flying school at North Island was officially established on Dec. 8, 1912, following the arrival of the "Curtiss Contingent" from College Park, Md. It originally had only five flyers assigned, but in June 1913, the "Wright Contingent" arrived from Texas City, Texas. By the end of the

  • Northrop YB-49

    Two YB-35s were modified by replacing the four Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial engines driving dual contra-rotating propellers with eight Allison TG-180 (J35) turbojet engines. The Army Air Forces approved the change order in June 1945 for the conversion program. Besides the jet engine installations,

  • National Aeroplane Fund

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The National Aeroplane Fund was sanctioned by the Aero Club of America in response to perceived military and political disinterest in aeronautics. Established in summer 1915, the group lobbied Congress to increase funding for military aeronautics and

  • Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled

    During World War II, the U.S. military became concerned with pilot injuries experienced during aircraft accidents.  To better understand the problem, the U.S. Air Force ran tests launching this sled down a 2,000 ft. long track at up to 200 mph. The sled was then quickly stopped, producing a