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  • Schneider Schulgleiter SG 38

    The SG 38 served as the standard glider used by Luftwaffe student pilots for basic flight instruction in the late 1930s and into the 1940s. The SG 38 stands for Schulgleiter or "school glider" and the year it first flew, 1938.After World War I, the Germans faced strict limits on developing or using

  • Signals Between Aeroplanes and Artillery

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This Royal Flying Corps instruction book and signal guide was produced on heavy card stock and provided quick reference for pilots and observers directing artillery fire by airplane. This guide belonged to Lt. John A. Sperry, a pilot with the 139th Aero

  • Story Ideas

    The National Museum of the United States Air Force offers the media a wide range of interesting and unique topics that can serve as the basis for an attractive feature story. Particular possibilities include:NASA Crew Compartment TrainerWork continues on the NASA Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT)

  • Santa Claus Sleigh - S.C. Mk II

    Aircraft of the Week - Special EditionThe Santa Claus sleigh was the first known aircraft to utilize multiple hoofed animals to propel itself through the air. This sleigh was designed, built and flown by pioneer aviator and generous elf, Mr. Santa Claus of Peoria, Illinois, who had a life long wish

  • Survival Vest

    Survival vest and items carried within worn by Maj. Edward White while flying F-105F Wild Weasel missions in 1968. White was heavily involved in the Wild Weasel program. He deployed with the first group of F-100F Wild Weasels in 1965, flew F-105F missions in 1967 and 1968 and trained Wild Weasel

  • Special Congressional Medal of Honor

    This is the Special Congressional Medal of Honor awarded posthumously to Mitchell in 1946. This medallion, the only one of its kind in existence, was sculptured by Erwin F. Springweiler, and was struck by the Philadelphia Mint. The inscription on the front of the medallion reads: BRIGADIER GENERAL