In support of an official event 

The Museum will be closed Sunday, May 25
In addition, the Fourth Hangar will be closed Saturday, May 24

Access to the Presidential Gallery will be limited from May 15 to June 5
 

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  • Eddie Rickenbacker Ring, Ace of Aces

    Note: This item is currently in storage. This ring reads “A OF A.”  Captain E.V. Rickenbacker was called America’s Ace of Aces, due to his accruing the highest number of American aerial victories against the Germans during World War I— 26.   This ring is also engraved with the following designs: 

  • Excelsior Gondola

    Project Excelsior successfully tested parachutes to be used for escaping from aircraft at extremely high altitudes. U.S. Air Force Capt. Joseph Kittinger made three jumps from a balloon gondola in 1959-1960, the highest one from a record height of over 102,000 feet.As aircraft like the X-15 began to

  • Eddie Rickenbacker Dog Tag

    Note: This item is currently in storage.Commander of the "Hat-in-Ring" 94th Aero Squadron, Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker was a World War I American fighter ace. He had the most aerial victories of all American fighter pilots during the war with 26. He also is a recipient of the Congressional Medal of

  • Eugene Jacques Bullard

    America's First Black Military Aviator In August of 1917 Eugene Jacques Bullard, an American volunteer in the French army, became the first African American military pilot and one of only a few blacks pilot in World War I. Born in Columbus, Ga., on Oct. 9, 1894, Eugene Bullard left home at the age

  • Experimental Flying Helmet

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This leather flying helmet includes an attached face mask. It is an example of an early "pipe-stem" type oxygen delivery system.Transferred from 909 SOX Headquarters.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • Experimental Flying Helmet

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This prototype helmet was designed to protect jet pilots, especially during high-speed bailouts. Col. Norman J. Champion of the Air Defense Command wore this one during a test program between 1958 and 1960. Each of the USAF's major commands tested five

  • Elmer Experimental Flying Suit

    Note: This item is currently in storage. This experimental high-altitude flight suit was manufactured by the Pioneer Product Division, General Electric Co., Bridgeport, Conn.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • Experimental Navigational Chart Holder

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This case holds an experimental navigational chart holder Type ACIS/NCH-3, with four plotters in manila sleeves, and a handbook of instructions for the Type ACIS/NCH-3, dated April 1951, with a single page of errata. The item was manufactured by USAF

  • Engineer Aviation Battalions

    805th Engineer Aviation Battalion815th Engineer Aviation Battalion1896th Engineer Aviation BattalionClick here to return to Memorial Park.

  • Emergency Rescue Squadrons

    1st & 7th Emergency Rescue Squadrons2nd Emergency Rescue SquadronClick here to return to Memorial Park.