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  • World War II Rudder Control Trainer

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This pilot testing equipment was used at the School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph Field, Texas. The candidate would attempt to hold an unbalanced fuselage pointed at a light target lamp in front of them in order to test motor skills.Transferred from the

  • Viewmaster Training Aid

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This Viewmaster belonged to Dale Malone Heverling Sr., the donor's father-in-law. It features 78 reels of slides to teach the identification of U.S., English, Russian, Italian, German and Japanese aircraft during World War II. Donated by Dr. Robert E Briesch

  • Jet Model Training Aid

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This training device was used at Keesler Air Force Base during the 1950s to teach students the mechanics of flaps and pilot controls.Transferred from Keesler Air Force Base.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • M-2 Stereoscopic Trainer

    Note: This item is currently in storage.Aerial observers during World War II were trained specifically to use stereoscopic equipment to determine aircraft range and altitude. This artifact originally belonged to the donor's father-in-law, Anthony V. Stelzer.Donated by: Senior Master Sgt.

  • X-ray Field Table Unit

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This X-ray unit was manufactured by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. and was used to locate foreign objects in human patients.Donated by Mrs. Ernest F. Dillon.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • Stokes Litter

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This was used on H-3 Jolly Green Giant rescue helicopters to lift injured personnel from the ground into the aircraft.Donated by Mr. Ronald L. Thurlow.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • Civil Defense Fallout Shelter Medical Kit

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This kit's contents were found in the attic of the Senate Office Building. The medical kit contains a checklist for the kit, manuals on how to use the kit, containers, boxes, bottle of medicine and medical supplies.Transferred from the United States Historical

  • MiG-17 Gunsight

     Note: This item is currently in storage. This type of gunsight was used on Soviet-built MiG-17 aircraft.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.   Find Out More Related Fact Sheets Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F Note: The appearance of hyperlinks does

  • Mexican Air Force Uniform

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This World War II pilot's uniform, hat and boots represents the 201st Mexican Fighter Squadron or "Aztec Eagles." The Aztec Eagles, the only Mexican military force to have served outside of their country's borders, were attached to the U.S. Army Air Forces

  • Japanese Katana Sword

    Note: This item is currently in storage. This sword belonged to Horace "Sally" Crouch, a navigator/bombardier on crew No. 10 of the Doolittle Raid. The sword was produced in the 1700s by Hoki No Kami Shonidai Nobutaka, as noted on the 1805 list of Wazamono (good sword smiths) of the Shinto Period.