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  • 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. 

  • NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE USAF HONORS VOLUNTEERS AT ANNUAL BANQUET

    DAYTON, Ohio — The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force recently honored more than 500 volunteers at its 41st Annual Volunteer Appreciation Banquet.Dave London of Beavercreek, Ohio was selected as the 2022 Museum Volunteer of the Year for his dedication and excellence in serving the museum and the

  • A Force For Good: Department of the Air Force Humanitarian Operations

    The Department of the Air Force has a long history of providing support to people and communities in distress, both domestically and internationally. Trained for combat, the women and men of the DAF are ready to deploy at a moment’s notice to support the needs of others when called upon. These

  • Scout D: Air Force and NASA Workhorse

    Birth of Satellite NavigationUS Air Force Scout rockets launched the first global navigation satellites. A constellation of satellites called “Transit” operated by the US Navy guided military ships and submarines starting in 1964 and later aided commercial ships. Transit also helped increase Earth

  • WASP DUTY BASES

    After graduating from the training program at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, TX, the WASP were stationed at more than 100 bases across the United States.Click here to return to Women Airforce Service Pilots Overview.

  • BREAKING GROUND: WOMEN AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTS

    From 1942 to 1944, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), an organization of civilian volunteers, became the first American women to fly military aircraft. Despite their dedicated service, it would be more than three decades until the United States recognized the WASP as members of the military

  • BREAKING GROUND: WOMEN AIR FORCE SERVICE PILOTS

    From 1942 to 1944, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), an organization of civilian volunteers, became the first American women to fly military aircraft. Despite their dedicated service, it would be more than three decades until the United States recognized the WASP as members of the military

  • DISBANDMENT & OVERDUE RECOGNITION

    DeactivationFrom the outset of the WASP program, the women believed they would become official members of the military. There were early attempts to militarize the WASP under the umbrella of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, but Jackie Cochran refused. She claimed pilots could be challenging to