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  • Service Flags and Pins

     Note: This exhibit is located in the Early Years Gallery.Service flags are symbols of love and patriotic pride that families feel for their sons, daughters, husbands, wives, fathers and mothers who serve in the military during wartime. Usually hung in home windows, these small banners are a tribute

  • Bob Hope: 50 Years of Hope

    Note: This exhibit in part, will be relocated to the Southeast Asia War Gallery.For more than 50 years, Bob Hope entertained men and women of the U.S. Air Force and the other services at home and overseas, in peace and in war. At least 10,000,000 G.I.s benefited from his efforts, and the United

  • Vietnam Views by Wilson Hurley

    Note: This exhibit is currently off public display.Wilson Hurley based this series of oil paintings on his actual experiences and observations. Hurley was a member of the 188th Tactical Fighter Squadron of the 150th Tactical Fighter Group, New Mexico Air National Guard. He went on active duty as a

  • First Flight Mural

    Note: This exhibit is on display in Kettering Hall."The first flight mural depicts the historic achievements of Orville and Wilbur Wright at Kitty Hawk, N.C., on Dec. 17, 1903. On that day, these two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, liberated man forever from the limitations of the land and sea. The

  • They Raced for the Bendix Trophy

    Note: This exhibit is currently in storage.The year is 1931. In June, Wiley Post and Harold Gatty fly around the world in the monoplane Winnie Mae. Post's historic solo flight is still two years away. Retractable landing gear is introduced, giving a big boost to aircraft speeds, and a trend develops

  • Gen. Henry H. "Hap" Arnold

    Pioneer of Air Force Research & Development"We must think in terms of tomorrow."- H.H. Arnold, Global Mission Henry H. "Hap" Arnold's long career in aviation spanned the period from the Wright brothers' earliest aircraft to jet fighters. His military experience in logistics, research and

  • Gen. Henry H. "Hap" Arnold Artifacts

    Note: This exhibit is currently in storage.Gen. Henry Harley Arnold, a pioneer military aviator and man of scientific vision, built what became the most powerful Air Force of any combatant nation in World War II. His career spanned nearly half a century of military aviation.Taught to fly by the

  • USAF Awards and Decorations

    Note: This exhibit is located in the connecting link between the World War II and Korean War Galleries.The U.S. Air Force bestows awards on individual military personnel and civilians in recognition of their heroism, self-sacrifice, outstanding achievement or other forms of service. Generally,

  • USAF Chiefs of Staff

    The Department of the Air Force manages all elements of the U.S. Air Force. It is administered by a civilian secretary appointed by the president and is supervised by a military chief of staff. The chief of staff, U.S. Air Force, is appointed by the president from among the Air Force general

  • Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force

    On Oct. 24, 1966, the Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. John P. McConnell, announced the creation of the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF) position. In April 1967 CMSgt. Paul W. Airey became first to hold that position. The CMSAF serves as personal advisor to the Air Force Chief of Staff