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  • 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

  • AN/PRC-1 Radio

    Note: This item is currently in storage.Originally designed for use by Army Intelligence, some of these radios were used by the Office of Strategic Services. The radio is concealed in a suitcase.Donated by Lt. Col. (Ret.) Raymond Scheffler.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • AN/TPS-44A Radar Set

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The AN/TPS-44A is an air surveillance command and control radar used to locate and identify airborne targets. It consists of an equipment shelter and a foldable antenna, and is transportable by truck, rail, helicopter sling lift, or cargo aircraft. The set is

  • AN/GRC-206(V)5 Radio Set

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This radio set is a modified version of the AN/GRC-206(V)3, which is a multiband radio set that includes equipment for HF/SSB, VHF/FM, VHF/AM and UHF/AM. It can be remotely-controlled from up to two miles away via fiber optic cable and includes a microcomputer

  • AN/ASQ-213A HARM Targeting System

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The High speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) Targeting Pod (HTS) is used on F-16 Block 50/52 aircraft to engage targets faster and more accurately when tasked with Suppression of Enemy Air Defense (SEAD) missions. The HTS pod is mounted to the side of F-16