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Eddie Rickenbacker Adrift for 21 Days

Eddie Rickenbacker Adrift in the Pacific exhibit case on display in the WWII Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Artifacts on display range from a survival vest, boots, fishing gear, pieces of the life rafts and Rickenbacker's hat which was used to bail water from the raft and catch rainwater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
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Eddie Rickenbacker Adrift for 21 Days

Eddie Rickenbacker Adrift in the Pacific exhibit case on display in the WWII Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Artifacts on display range from a survival vest, boots, fishing gear, pieces of the life rafts and Rickenbacker's hat which was used to bail water from the raft and catch rainwater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
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Eddie Rickenbacker Adrift for 21 Days

Eddie Rickenbacker Adrift in the Pacific exhibit case on display in the WWII Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Artifacts on display range from a survival vest, boots, fishing gear, pieces of the life rafts and Rickenbacker's hat which was used to bail water from the raft and catch rainwater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
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Eddie Rickenbacker Adrift for 21 Days

Eddie Rickenbacker Adrift in the Pacific exhibit case on display in the WWII Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Artifacts on display range from a survival vest, boots, fishing gear, pieces of the life rafts and Rickenbacker's hat which was used to bail water from the raft and catch rainwater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
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Eddie Rickenbacker Adrift for 21 Days

Eddie Rickenbacker Adrift in the Pacific exhibit case on display in the WWII Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Artifacts on display range from a survival vest, boots, fishing gear, pieces of the life rafts and Rickenbacker's hat which was used to bail water from the raft and catch rainwater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
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Eddie Rickenbacker Adrift for 21 Days

Eddie Rickenbacker Adrift in the Pacific exhibit case on display in the WWII Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Artifacts on display range from a survival vest, boots, fishing gear, pieces of the life rafts and Rickenbacker's hat which was used to bail water from the raft and catch rainwater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
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Reds Caravan to visit National Museum U.S. Air Force

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force visitors will have the opportunity to meet members of the Cincinnati Reds organization on Jan. 28 from 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
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Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled

Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled exhibit on display in the R&D Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. This vehicle was developed to test the effect of deceleration forces on humans and related equipment as encountered in aircraft crashes, ditching, rocket-powered seat ejections and parachute-opening shocks.(U.S. Air Force photo)
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Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled

Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled exhibit on display in the R&D Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The Gee-Whizz is brought to a rapid stop. The numbers on the track show how far the sled traveled once the brakes were applied.(U.S. Air Force photo)
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Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled

Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled exhibit on display in the R&D Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. John Stapp encounters the forces of rapid deceleration which, on some manned tests, were as high as 46 Gs. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled

Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled exhibit on display in the R&D Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The Gee-Whizz begins its run down the 2,000 ft. long track. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled

Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled exhibit on display in the R&D Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled

Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled exhibit on display in the R&D Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Four solid fuel rockets, producing 1,000 lbs. of thrust, propelled the Gee-Whiz sled up to 200 mph. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled

Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled exhibit on display in the R&D Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The metal cab was removed during later tests to allow for better photography of the test subjects during deceleration. In this test, the subject is sitting backwards. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled

Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled exhibit on display in the R&D Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. This vehicle was developed to test the effect of deceleration forces on humans and related equipment as encountered in aircraft crashes, ditching, rocket-powered seat ejections and parachute-opening shocks. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled

Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled exhibit on display in the R&D Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. This vehicle was developed to test the effect of deceleration forces on humans and related equipment as encountered in aircraft crashes, ditching, rocket-powered seat ejections and parachute-opening shocks. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled

Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled exhibit on display in the R&D Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. This vehicle was developed to test the effect of deceleration forces on humans and related equipment as encountered in aircraft crashes, ditching, rocket-powered seat ejections and parachute-opening shocks. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled

Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled exhibit on display in the R&D Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. This vehicle was developed to test the effect of deceleration forces on humans and related equipment as encountered in aircraft crashes, ditching, rocket-powered seat ejections and parachute-opening shocks. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled

Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled exhibit on display in the R&D Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. This vehicle was developed to test the effect of deceleration forces on humans and related equipment as encountered in aircraft crashes, ditching, rocket-powered seat ejections and parachute-opening shocks. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled

Northrop “Gee-Whizz” Decelerator Sled breaking system on display in the R&D Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. This vehicle was developed to test the effect of deceleration forces on humans and related equipment as encountered in aircraft crashes, ditching, rocket-powered seat ejections and parachute-opening shocks. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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