In support of an official event 

The Museum will be closed Sunday, May 25
In addition, the Fourth Hangar will be closed Saturday, May 24

Access to the Presidential Gallery will be limited from May 15 to June 5
 

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  • Autographic Kodak Camera

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This camera belonged to Carroll DeWitt McClung, who was a pilot in the Air Service with the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. He was a first lieutenant with the 28th Aero Squadron, 3rd Pursuit Group, and was discharged in 1920. He

  • POW Toothpick

    Note: This item is currently in storage. This toothpick belonged to Col. Neal Jones, who was a prisoner of war from June 29, 1966, until Feb. 12, 1973. It was reported that the toothpick was hand-carved from a bone scrap he found in his soup.Donated by Mr. Lee Humiston.Click here to return to the

  • POW Sweater

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The donor of this sweater, a B-17 tail gunner, was shot down in October 1944 during a raid to Cologne. He was sent to a prisoner of war camp as the Russians advanced through Poland and East Prussia. He knitted this sweater while imprisoned at Stalag Luft

  • POW Chess Set

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This chess set was hand-carved by the donor's uncle, 1st Lt. Harold Weachter, a navigator, while in Barth prisoner of war camp.Donated by Ms. Helen Willis.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • Mandolin

    Note: This item is currently in storage. Staff Sgt. Ernest F. Smith taught himself to play this mandolin while he was a prisoner of the Germans during World War II. He got it in a trade with a guard and used music to boost camp morale. Smith was shot down in May 1944 and was freed at the end of the

  • Salmson Two-Blade Wood Propeller

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This two-blade wood propeller came from a World War I-era French Salmson biplane.Donated by Mr. Keith Houf.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • Two-blade Wood Propeller

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This propeller was used on Douglas World Cruiser S/N AC 27-314, along with a Liberty 12 400-hp engine. Four Douglas World Cruisers participated in the Air Service round-the-world flight in 1924.Donated by Mr. Ray N. Dietz. Click here to return to the Featured

  • T-1151 Dog Doo Transmitter

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This transmitter is a homing beacon that sends out a signal to those monitoring a signal of someone in need of rescue. It is camouflaged to resemble the excrement of a medium size dog or other animal.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • ML-141-(B) Radiosonde

    Note: This item is currently in storage. A radiosonde is an instrument unit that would be attached to a balloon to transmit atmospheric data back to a fixed receiver. Data collected could include wind speed and direction, pressure, temperature and humidity.Donated by the Aerospace Engineering and

  • Gosport Tube

     Note: This item is currently in storage.A Gosport Tube was a voice tube used by flight instructors in the early days of military aviation to give instructions and directions to their students. It was invented by flying instructor Robert Raymond Smith-Barry at the School of Special Flying he opened