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  • NMUSAF Solicitation 26-001: Douglas A-26 Invader Project Items

    Douglas A-26 Invader Project Items, from aircraft s/n 41-39486 owned by NMUSAF and excess to collection needs.  Major items include fuselage (less cockpit section), wing/nacelle sections, tail section/surfaces, cowlings, and R-2800 engines.  No records are available.  Offered “as is” “where is”. 

  • Battle of Britain

    “Their Finest Hour”In the summer of 1940, the Royal Air Force (RAF) fought off Hitler’s air force and helped prevent a Nazi invasion of Great Britain.

  • The Battling Bastards of Bataan

    We're the Battling Bastards of Bataan,No Mama, No Papa, No Uncle Sam,No aunts, no uncles, no cousins, no nieces,No pills, no planes, no artillery pieces,And nobody gives a damn!                                                -Frank Hewlett, 1942 Return to Bataan Death March Overview.

  • The Pillars of Tactical Airpower

    Phase I: Establish Air SuperiorityThe elimination of the enemy air force is the first major requirement for the success of any major land operation. Once control of the air is achieved, airpower can be used against hostile ground forces.The German Air Force, or Luftwaffe, struggled against Ninth Air

  • A Historic Start in Service

    As part of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC), First Lieutenant Fannie Griffin McClendon was in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the “Six Triple Eight.” The 6888th was the only all-Black, all-female WAC battalion to serve overseas during World War II.Lieutenant Griffin arrived with

  • John Flory, the Man Behind The Little Heathen

    First Lieutenant John Flory served in the 386th Bombardment Group (BG) as a B-26 pilot in Europe when they received their Douglas A-26s. Flory named his The Little Heathen. He completed 31 combat missions, logged 118 combat hours, and earned citations for his service during the critical campaigns of

  • Douglas A-26B Invader

    The A-26 Invader is a dual-role aircraft capable of level bombing and ground strafing. The Army Air Forces used two basic models of the aircraft during WWII. The A-26C had a glass nose for a bombardier position, and the A-26B came equipped with a powerful forward-facing armament with up to eight

  • Elegant Simplicity: The Weapon Designs of John Moses Browning

    For American armaments, the weapon designs of John Moses Browning represented a revolution in small arms design. During World War II, his guns served on land, sea, and in the air of every major theater and battlefield.Born in 1855 to a gunsmith in the Utah Territory, John Moses Browning is among the

  • NMUSAF Solicitation 25-002 (CLOSED)

    Wright R-1820 Cyclone Engines (and propeller assemblies) CLOSEDOwned by the NMUSAF and determined excess to collection needs. Engines (and propeller assemblies) were removed from the Northrop YC-125B and Lockheed C-60A aircraft located at the National Museum of the USAF, Wright-Patterson AFB OH.