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The Museum will be closed Sunday, May 25
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  • Maj. Gen. Otto Weyland

    Maj. Gen. Otto Weyland effectively led the XIX Tactical Air Command (9th Air Force), which worked very closely with Lt. Gen. Patton's 3rd Army. During the Normandy breakout, the 3rd Army's right flank was open to enemy attack, but Weyland's fighter-bombers provided for its defense. Working in

  • Maj. Gen. Elwood "Pete" Quesada

    Maj. Gen. Elwood Quesada, commander of the IX Tactical Air Command (9th Air Force), developed the highly successful "armored column cover" system used in France. This tactic involved a small formation of armed fighter-bombers that flew ahead of an armored unit and communicated with a USAAF flying

  • Marianas

    While Gen. MacArthur's troops were poised in New Guinea in preparation for a move against the Philippines, naval forces under Admiral Chester Nimitz in the central Pacific swept into the Marianas past Truk and the Carolines to secure sites for B-29 bomber bases. Saipan was invaded on June 15, 1944,

  • Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault

    Claire Chennault led the famed Flying Tigers and the U.S. 14th Air Force against the Japanese in China and Burma during World War II. He was a charismatic airpower theorist and a controversial leader who at times disagreed with official doctrine and his superiors. Chennault learned to fly in the

  • Makeshift Uniform

    This mannequin depicts some of the makeshift characteristics of the USAAF personnel fighting on the ground. He is wearing a mismatched uniform that is a combination of a khaki service shirt and the more durable blue denim work pants. Others went into combat wearing work or flying coveralls or their

  • Master Sgt. Charles B. Causey

    Charles Causey enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1923. On Dec. 7, 1941, Master Sgt. Causey was the flightline maintenance chief of the 20th Air Base Group at Nichols Field. When the defenders of Bataan surrendered, Causey went on the Death March. During the March, a Japanese guard wounded him.In October

  • Mk XIII Aerial Torpedo

    Developed by the U.S. Navy weapons station at Newport, Rhode Island, the Mk XIII served as the United States' standard aerial torpedo in World War II. Thirteen feet long and 22.4 inches in diameter, a combat-ready Mk XIII weighed about 2,200 lbs, including 600 lbs of Torpex high explosive. In the

  • M65 1,000-lb. Bomb

    The M65 1,000-pound general purpose (GP) bomb was typically used against reinforced targets like dams and concrete or steel railroad bridges. The P-47 Thunderbolt could carry two M65s, while the B-26 medium bomber could carry four. The AN-M65 is on display in the World War II Gallery.Click here to

  • M29 Cluster Bomb

    The 415-pound M29 cluster bomb was used during World War II against enemy troops, unarmored vehicles and artillery. Typically carried by fighters and medium bombers, the M29 was dropped from between 2,000 and 3,000 feet. After release, the outer seal separated to dispense 90 4-pound fragmentation

  • M10 Airplane Smoke Tank

    Several types of fighters and light bombers carried the M10 smoke tank. The Douglas A-20 could carry up to four of these tanks to lay a smoke screen or dispense chemicals such as tear gas. When filled to a maximum of 30 gallons, each tank weighed up to 588 pounds and could lay a smoke screen about