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  • 95th Aero Squadron Aircraft Insigne

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This is the aircraft insigne for the 95th Aero Squadron with which Lt. Quentin Roosevelt flew during his World War I service. This particular aircraft insigne was cut from the SPAD XIII aircraft in which Lt. Grover C. Vann was shot down on July 25, 1918; he

  • 17th Aero Squadron Insigne

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This squadron was originally designated Company A at Kelly Field, Texas, on May 13, 1917, then re-designated the 29th Provisional Aero Squadron, then as Company M, then Company B, and then finally as the 17th Aero Squadron on July 30, 1917. Detachments of the

  • 9th Aero Squadron Aircraft Insigne

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This squadron was organized at Kelly Field, Texas, on June 14, 1917, from Company E, Provisional Aviation School Squadron. This squadron was an Army Observation Squadron that performed long-range strategic night reconnaissance over the Western Front in France

  • 1st Aero Squadron Panoramic Photo

    Note: This item is currently in storage.In September 1914, the 1st Aero Squadron moved from Texas City, Texas, to the Aviation School at North Island, Calif. At the time this photograph was taken, the squadron was the only flying unit in the Aviation Section and consisted of 12 officers, 54 enlisted

  • AN/MRN-12A Mobile Control Tower

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The AN/MRN-12A was used by the USAF from the 1950s into the 1970s for controlling aircraft on and near airfields, primarily during takeoffs and landings, when such airfields had no permanent control tower facilities. Under normal conditions, the mobile control

  • MJ-1 Lift Truck

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The MJ-1 is a standard lift truck used to transport, load and unload a wide variety of munitions and other stores. A 25-hp engine powers the drive wheels and cantilever lift arm, which has a capacity of 3,000 pounds. The MJ-1 (also called a "jammer") has

  • AN/FPN-16 Precision Approach Radar and Shelter

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The FPN-16 was designed to operate as one vital element of a complete ground controlled approach (GCA) facility, guiding aircraft to final approaches in bad weather. (A complete GCA facility would include radio communications equipment and a search radar in

  • AN/CPN-4 Ground Controlled Approach Facility

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The AN/CPN-4 is a complete facility, which is used to locate an approaching aircraft and guide it to a safe landing when visibility is poor. It is made up of three major systems: a two-way radio system for communication between the pilot and the controller, a

  • MHU-12/M Munitions Handling Trailer

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The MHU-12 munitions handling trailer is used to transport munitions between the storage area and the flightline. It can accommodate a wide variety of munitions using various adapters, cradles and chocks. Two hinged deck panels in the center of the trailer bed

  • XB-70 Honeycomb

    Note: This item is currently in storage.Most significant in the XB-70 program was its contribution to the technology of many facets of American industrial life. Advances in the art of steel making were particularly notable. Principally a steel airplane, the XB-70 represented the first widespread use