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  • MA 2-30 Wrist Altimeter Indicator

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This professional civilian model was used by USAF pararescuemen for High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) parachute jumps.Donated by Master Sgt. Robert Bean.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • M1941 Field Jacket

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This M1941 field jacket was worn by Staff Sgt. Donald John Shaw while a member of the 398th Bombardment Group, 602nd Squadron. The bombs detailed on the back depict his 35 missions as a waist gunner on a B-17 from October 1944 to April 1945.Donated by the Shaw

  • Jolly Green Flying Coveralls Party Suit

    Note: This item is currently in storage.These unofficial coveralls belonged to the donor's uncle, Maj. Dean H. Williams Jr., who served in the USAF from 1942-1972. Maj. Williams served in the South Pacific during World War II, and he was stationed at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base and Nakhon Phanom

  • Experimental Flying Helmet

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This leather flying helmet includes an attached face mask. It is an example of an early "pipe-stem" type oxygen delivery system.Transferred from 909 SOX Headquarters.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • Experimental Flying Helmet

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This prototype helmet was designed to protect jet pilots, especially during high-speed bailouts. Col. Norman J. Champion of the Air Defense Command wore this one during a test program between 1958 and 1960. Each of the USAF's major commands tested five

  • Elmer Experimental Flying Suit

    Note: This item is currently in storage. This experimental high-altitude flight suit was manufactured by the Pioneer Product Division, General Electric Co., Bridgeport, Conn.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • CWU-27/P Flying Coveralls

    Note: This item is currently in storage.These coveralls were worn by the donor, who flew an emergency close air support mission on March 4, 2002, in his F-15E to defend the Special Operations team on the mountain Takur Ghar in Afghanistan.Donated by Maj. Christopher Russell.Click here to return to

  • Coveralls and Challenge Coin

    Note: These items are currently in storage.Maj. Nicole Malachowski, the first U.S. female military demonstration pilot, owned this flying suit and commemorative coin. She flew the USAF Thunderbird's No. 3 F-16 as the right wing pilot in the diamond formation from October 2005 to November

  • Col. Francis S. Gabreski Cloth Nametag

    Note: Item is currently in storage.This cloth nametag belonged to Col. Francis S. Gabreski, who was one of the few pilots to become an ace in two wars (World War II and the Korean War). He was also a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft 1 during WWII. As the eighth jet ace in aerial history, Gabreski had

  • Chuck Yeager Flying Suit

    Note: This item is currently in storage. This T-1 flying suit was worn by Brig. Gen. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager during his X-1 flight tests in 1947. General Yeager gained fame as the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound. This historic flight in the Bell X-1 aircraft took place Oct. 14,