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  • 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.

  • German Tachometer

    Note: This item is currently in storage. This tachometer is part of the museum's Eddie Rickenbacker collection.Donated by Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • German Observation Binoculars

    Note: This item is currently in storage.These anti-aircraft artillery binoculars with eyepad had a counting base, a connecting cord for night reticule illumination, and a finding sight. A tripod is also included.Donated by Mr. Dennis Gutmann.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • French Altimeter Indicator

    Note: This item is currently in storage. The donor of this French altimeter indicator was assigned to the French 111th Squadron as an observer. He had at least two victories and was awarded the Croix de Guerre in August 1918 and Fourragere in September 1918. Donated by Mr. Sol Wise.Click here to

  • Civic Model German Police Helmet

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This helmet has the German police (Deutsch Polizei) and National Socialist Party (Nazi) decals and includes a leather neck cover. The German Police used this type of light-weight helmet during regular duty in hazardous situations.Donated by Ms. Carolyn