In support of an official event 

The Museum will be closed Sunday, May 25
In addition, the Presidential Gallery will be closed Saturday, May 24

Normal hours will resume on Monday, May 26
 

Air Service Aviator

This mannequin is wear a regulation-type flying helmet, gloves and leather aviator coat. In cold weather or when flying a mission at high altitude, aviators often wore a heavy one-piece, fur-lined flying suit and insulated boots.

Items were donated by Mr. Merle R. Hustad, Fort Wayne, Ind. (helmet and jacket); Col. (Ret.) H.C. Snyder, Yonkers, N.Y. (gloves); Mr. Roland I. Nash, Collinsville, Ill. (trousers); and Mr. W. Bartlett Bacon, Wellesley Hills, Mass. (boots).

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