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  • Spot a Plane Game

    Note: This item is currently in storage. This Spot a Plane game was produced by Toy Creations Inc. in 1942. According to an article in Time, players progressed around the game board from "TakeOff" point to "Mission Accomplished" by identifying correctly the silhouettes of enemy nations'

  • Security Forces Bicycle

    Note: This item is currently in storage.Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Security Forces started a bike patrol program in the 1980s. The bicycles are modified for police work, and their uniforms have additions to be reflective. All current riders are International Police Mountain Bike Association

  • Put the Yanks in Berlin Game

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The object of this game is to get different colored marbles into the correct holes in the map of Europe.Donated from the estate of Ms. Margaret McKnitt.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • Plane Parade Game

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This aircraft recognition came includes a platform and two picture wheels.Donated by Mr. Jerry W. Miracle.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • Parachute Wedding Gown

    Note: This item is currently in storage. This bridal gown was made of strips from nine parachutes that saved the lives of nine U.S. flyers behind enemy lines in China during World War II. Donated by Ms. Jeanne L. Morgan. Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • Parker 51 Fountain Pen

    Note: This item is currently in storage.During the 1940s, the most prized pen was the Parker 51. The China-Burma-India Theater did not have "PX" provisions. At the time there were two Parker 51 pens in stock at the PX in India. Since these were the only two available for all of China, the PX in

  • Life Raft Bullet Hole Plug

    Note: This item is currently in storage. This was part of a kit for a life raft carried on an aircraft. Donated by Mr. Duane J. Bonvallet. Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • NF-2 Floodlight Set

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The NF-2 is used to provide a portable light source for USAF night operations in areas where more permanent illumination is not available. Uses include aircraft maintenance, munitions loading and emergency or remote-area lighting. The NF-2 has two 445-watt

  • Gremlin Mascot

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This good luck mascot -- a gremlin -- flew on all of the donor's B-17 missions over Germany from 1942-1945. The crew was part of the 482nd Bomb Group (Heavy). The mascot was made locally by a woman in the village near Alconbury Air Base, England.Although this

  • Flight Wrench

    Note: This item is currently in storage. This flight wrench belonged to the donor's husband, Van. E. Chandler, who joined the Army Air Forces in February 1943 and served more than 20 years before retiring as a colonel. He is credited as being the youngest World War II ace at the age of 19. He also