Sept. 26, 2019 Canine Warriors Canine WarriorsCourage and Sacrifice, Always Beside You A temporary exhibit featuring Wounded Warrior Dogs wooden sculptures by artist James Mellick will be on display in the Kettering Hall from Nov. 8, 2019 through Jan. 31, 2020. Note from the artist:Wounded Warrior Dogs ProjectI am moved by the
Nov. 6, 2018 CONSTANT PEG: Secret MiGs in the Desert Project Constant Peg was a secret program to train US Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps fighter aircrews to fly against Soviet-designed aircraft. The USAF’s 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES), nicknamed the “Red Eagles,” flew MiG-17 “Fresco,” MiG-21 “Fishbed,” and later MiG-23 “Flogger”
May 17, 2018 Combat Aircraft to Museum Artifact After the bond tour, the Memphis Belle went to MacDill Army Air Field, Florida, to be used for training. At war’s end, it was stored at Altus Army Airfield, Oklahoma, with other surplus bombers awaiting scrapping. In 1946, the city of Memphis, Tennessee, acquired the aircraft and displayed it
May 17, 2018 Crippling the Nazi War Machine: USAAF Strategic Bombing in Europe At great sacrifice, the US Army Air Forces’ (USAAF) daylight strategic bombing campaign played a critical role in winning the war in Europe. What is Strategic Bombing? Strategic bombing is a strategy to destroy a country’s ability or will to fight by attacking its homeland from the
May 17, 2018 Combined Bomber Offensive: Summer 1943 to Victory In the summer of 1943, the daytime American and nighttime British bombing campaigns became loosely aligned as the “Combined Bomber Offensive.” This plan formally established “around the clock” bombing of the enemy. Until D-Day in 1944, the priority targets were Germany’s fighter force
Dec. 6, 2017 Captain E.V. Rickenbacker Swagger Stick Note: This item is currently in storage.This wooden swagger stick was made in France for Captain E.V. Rickenbacker during his service in World War I. Spiraling up the surface of the stick is a carved wooden snake marked down the back with 26 black German Crosses-representing Rickenbacker's 26
Nov. 7, 2016 Capt. Reed Chambers' Calling Card Note: This item is currently in storage This calling card was carried by World War I ace Capt Reed M. Chambers, a flight leader with the famous 94th Aero (Pursuit) Squadron. Capt Chambers, one of America’s most famous flyers, passed these cards to his many colleagues and admirers. It was not
Jan. 25, 2016 Curtiss C-46D Commando The C-46 was developed from the new and unproven commercial aircraft design, the CW-20, which first flew in March 1940. Deliveries of AAF C-46s began in July 1942 for the Air Transport Command and Troop Carrier Command. During World War II, the USAAF accepted 3,144 C-46s for hauling cargo and
Nov. 6, 2015 Convair XF-92A The XF-92A was the world's first jet aircraft to fly with the radical delta-wing configuration pioneered by Germany's Dr. Alexander Lippisch. Convair used the knowledge learned from the XF-92 to design the delta-wing F-102, the U.S. Air Force’s first operational supersonic interceptor. The original
Nov. 3, 2015 Chance-Vought/LTV XC-142A Five tilt-wing XC-142As were built in the 1960s to explore the suitability of Vertical/Short TakeOff and Landing (VSTOL) transports. VSTOL transports permit rapid movement of troops and supplies into and out of unprepared areas. XC-142As were tested extensively by the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air
