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  • 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

  • Altimeter Indicator

    Note: This item is currently in storage. This altimeter indicator belonged to the donor's uncle, William Thaw, who flew with the Lafayette Escadrille. The item reads "Improved Altitude Scale Aneroid, Compensated."Donated by Ms. Sylvia S. Donohue. Click here to return to the Featured Accessions

  • YF-102 Turbofan Engine Blade

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This blade came from the first YF-102/ALF 502 turbofan engine that Lycoming designed and manufactured. The YF-102 engine was used on the Northrop A-9, which lost the close air support aircraft competition to the Fairchild Republic A-10.Donated by Mr. Gordon T.

  • Wind Generator

    Note: This item is currently in storage. This is a Brevette type generator that was used on early aircraft to furnish power for radio operation. It was wind-driven and was most commonly mounted externally on the aircraft landing gear strut.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • Packard 1A-2025 Water Manifold

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This type of water manifold was used on R-1, R-4 and R-5 U.S. Army Air Service racing aircraft during the 1920s. These Army aircraft competed for the Pulitzer Trophy.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • Packard 1A-2025

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This Packard 1A-2025 engine (S/N 10) was used on the Verville-Packard R-1 racer, which won the first Pulitzer Speed Trophy on Nov. 20, 1920, with a speed of 178 mph.Transferred from Mather Air Force Base.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • Hispano-Suiza V Type

    Note: This item is currently in storage. The French Hispano-Suiza (S/N 94757) V type, 8-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine was built in 1918 in the United States by the Wright-Martin Co. The first successful aircraft cannon -- a 37mm M3 cannon -- was mounted in the vee for firing through the hollow