HomeUpcomingPress RoomFeatures

Feature Search

  • Plans call for this artifact to be displayed near the B-17F Memphis Belle™ as part of the new strategic bombardment exhibit in the WWII Gallery, which opens to the public on May 17, 2018. Coat worn by SSgt Theresa Kobuszewski, who served in the Women’s Army Corps in the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces in England during WWII.

    Coat worn by SSgt Kobuszewski

    Plans call for this artifact to be displayed near the B-17F Memphis Belle™ as part of the new strategic bombardment exhibit in the WWII Gallery, which opens to the public on May 17, 2018. Coat worn by SSgt Theresa Kobuszewski, who served in the Women’s Army Corps in the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces in England during WWII.Click here for details about
  • Plans call for this artifact to be displayed near the B-17F Memphis Belle™ as part of the new strategic bombardment exhibit in the WWII Gallery, which opens to the public on May 17, 2018. Memphis Belle waist gunner SSgt E. Scott Miller wore this Eighth Air Force patch. Miller was credited with shooting down an Fw 190 fighter.

    Eighth Air Force patch worn by SSgt Miller

    Plans call for this artifact to be displayed near the B-17F Memphis Belle™ as part of the new strategic bombardment exhibit in the WWII Gallery, which opens to the public on May 17, 2018. Memphis Belle waist gunner SSgt E. Scott Miller wore this Eighth Air Force patch. Miller was credited with shooting down an Fw 190 fighter.Click here for details
  • Plans call for this artifact to be displayed near the B-17F Memphis Belle™ as part of the new strategic bombardment exhibit in the WWII Gallery, which opens to the public on May 17, 2018. Col Stanley Wray, 91st BG commander, wore this amusing “ETC” ribbon for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth’s review of the Memphis Belle.

    ETC ribbon worn by Col Wray

    Plans call for this artifact to be displayed near the B-17F Memphis Belle™ as part of the new strategic bombardment exhibit in the WWII Gallery, which opens to the public on May 17, 2018. Col Stanley Wray, 91st BG commander, wore this amusing “ETC” ribbon for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth’s review of the Memphis Belle.Click here for details
  • Plans call for this artifact to be displayed near the B-17F Memphis Belle™ as part of the new strategic bombardment exhibit in the WWII Gallery, which opens to the public on May 17, 2018. Flying boots worn by Col Stanley Wray, who flew the Memphis Belle while leading the 91st Bomb Group on a mission against Lille, France.

    Flying boots worn by Col Wray

    Plans call for this artifact to be displayed near the B-17F Memphis Belle™ as part of the new strategic bombardment exhibit in the WWII Gallery, which opens to the public on May 17, 2018. Flying boots worn by Col Stanley Wray, who flew the Memphis Belle while leading the 91st Bomb Group on a mission against Lille, France.Click here for details
  • Plans call for this artifact to be displayed near the B-17F Memphis Belle™ as part of the new strategic bombardment exhibit in the WWII Gallery, which opens to the public on May 17, 2018. 1944 Collier Trophy awarded to Gen Carl Spaatz for “demonstrating the air power concept in the war against Germany.”

    1944 Collier Trophy

    Plans call for this artifact to be displayed near the B-17F Memphis Belle™ as part of the new strategic bombardment exhibit in the WWII Gallery, which opens to the public on May 17, 2018. 1944 Collier Trophy awarded to Gen Carl Spaatz for “demonstrating the air power concept in the war against Germany.”Click here for details about the Memphis
  • Plans call for this artifact to be displayed near the B-17F Memphis Belle™ as part of the new strategic bombardment exhibit in the WWII Gallery, which opens to the public on May 17, 2018. A-2 jacket worn by Delbert Kale, an Eighth Air Force pilot who flew 35 combat missions from September 1944 to March 1945.

    A-2 jacket worn by Delbert Kale

    Plans call for this artifact to be displayed near the B-17F Memphis Belle™ as part of the new strategic bombardment exhibit in the WWII Gallery, which opens to the public on May 17, 2018. A-2 jacket worn by Delbert Kale, an Eighth Air Force pilot who flew 35 combat missions from September 1944 to March 1945. Click here for details about the Memphis
  • Plans call for this artifact to be displayed near the B-17F Memphis Belle™ as part of the new strategic bombardment exhibit in the WWII Gallery, which opens to the public on May 17, 2018. Memphis Belle gunner SSgt William “Bill” Winchell’s enlisted aircrew member badge. Winchell was credited with downing an Fw 190 fighter.

    SSgt William Winchell’s enlisted aircrew member badge

    Plans call for this artifact to be displayed near the B-17F Memphis Belle™ as part of the new strategic bombardment exhibit in the WWII Gallery, which opens to the public on May 17, 2018. Memphis Belle gunner SSgt William “Bill” Winchell’s enlisted aircrew member badge.  Winchell was credited with downing an Fw 190 fighter. Click here for details
  • Plans call for this artifact to be displayed near the B-17F Memphis Belle™ as part of the new strategic bombardment exhibit in the WWII Gallery, which opens to the public on May 17, 2018. German Air Raid Warning Service civilians, who notified the population of imminent bomber attacks, wore these helmets.

    Helmet worn by German Air Raid Warning Service civilians

    Plans call for this artifact to be displayed near the B-17F Memphis Belle™ as part of the new strategic bombardment exhibit in the WWII Gallery, which opens to the public on May 17, 2018. German Air Raid Warning Service civilians, who notified the population of imminent bomber attacks, wore these helmets. Click here for details about the Memphis
  • Plans call for this artifact to be displayed near the B-17F Memphis Belle™ as part of the new strategic bombardment exhibit in the WWII Gallery, which opens to the public on May 17, 2018. Lt Col Robert Kratz, a 455th BG B-24 bombardier who flew 52 combat missions, was holding this cap when a fragment passed through it.

    Lt Col Robert Kratz's cap

    Plans call for this artifact to be displayed near the B-17F Memphis Belle™ as part of the new strategic bombardment exhibit in the WWII Gallery, which opens to the public on May 17, 2018. Lt Col Robert Kratz, a 455th BG B-24 bombardier who flew 52 combat missions, was holding this cap when a fragment passed through it. Click here for details about
  • Plans call for this artifact to be displayed near the B-17F Memphis Belle™ as part of the new strategic bombardment exhibit in the WWII Gallery, which opens to the public on May 17, 2018. Three-star general’s flag flown on Lt Gen James “Jimmy” Doolittle’s staff car while he commanded the Eighth Air Force.

    Lt Gen James Doolittle's three-star flag

    Plans call for this artifact to be displayed near the B-17F Memphis Belle™ as part of the new strategic bombardment exhibit in the WWII Gallery, which opens to the public on May 17, 2018. Three-star general’s flag flown on Lt Gen James “Jimmy” Doolittle’s staff car while he commanded the Eighth Air Force. Click here for details about the Memphis
RSS

Upcoming

Featured Links

Plan Your Visit button
E-newsletter Sign-up button
Explore Museum Exhibits button
Browse Photos button
Visit Press Room button
Become a Volunteer button
Air Force Museum Foundation button
Donate an item button