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  • BUILDING AN AFGHAN AIR FORCE: AIR ADVISOR MEMORIAL WALL

    This wall memorializes eleven US personnel who died in Afghanistan helping to build an Afghan Air Force. The wall was a blast barrier at an international military compound at Kabul International Airport. As coalition forces withdrew from Afghanistan, USAF Civil Engineers rescued the memorial wall to

  • MPN-14K Ground Controlled Approach (GCA) Station

    Ground Controlled Approach (GCA) is an air traffic control method used to guide an aircraft to a safe landing during adverse weather, equipment failure, or other challenging circumstances.The system utilizes two types of radar: an Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR) and a Precision Approach Radar

  • Loud & Clear! History of USAF Communications

    COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SAVES THE AIRLIFTFor the airlift to succeed, Britain and the US had to continuously land aircraft loaded with supplies in Berlin. However, winter weather prevented the cargo planes from seeing the runways and landing. Ground Control Approach (GCA) provided an air traffic

  • Douglas XB-42A Mixmaster

    (Please note: this aircraft is in storage but plans call for public display in September of 2026)The Douglas XB-42 was the last twin-engine propeller-driven bomber tested by the U.S. Army Air Forces. Originally designated the XA-42, this bomber was tied to the development of the Boeing B-29. Because

  • NMUSAF Solicitation 26-001: Douglas A-26 Invader Project Items(CLOSED)

    Douglas A-26 Invader Project Items, from aircraft s/n 41-39486 owned by NMUSAF and excess to collection needs.  Major items include fuselage (less cockpit section), wing/nacelle sections, tail section/surfaces, cowlings, and R-2800 engines.  No records are available.  Offered “as is” “where is”. 

  • Battle of Britain

    “Their Finest Hour”In the summer of 1940, the Royal Air Force (RAF) fought off Hitler’s air force and helped prevent a Nazi invasion of Great Britain.

  • The Pillars of Tactical Airpower

    Phase I: Establish Air SuperiorityThe elimination of the enemy air force is the first major requirement for the success of any major land operation. Once control of the air is achieved, airpower can be used against hostile ground forces.The German Air Force, or Luftwaffe, struggled against Ninth Air

  • John Flory, the Man Behind The Little Heathen

    First Lieutenant John Flory served in the 386th Bombardment Group (BG) as a B-26 pilot in Europe when they received their Douglas A-26s. Flory named his The Little Heathen. He completed 31 combat missions, logged 118 combat hours, and earned citations for his service during the critical campaigns of

  • Douglas A-26B Invader

    The A-26 Invader is a dual-role aircraft capable of level bombing and ground strafing. The Army Air Forces used two basic models of the aircraft during WWII. The A-26C had a glass nose for a bombardier position, and the A-26B came equipped with a powerful forward-facing armament with up to eight