June 5, 2015 Wright Brothers Pin Note: This item is currently in storage. This pin commemorates the 1909 Dayton homecoming celebration of Orville and Wilbur Wright's return from Europe. There was a two-day celebration featuring parades, fireworks, dinners and speeches. At this celebration, the Wright brothers were presented
June 5, 2015 Wright Brothers Hangar Fragment Note: This item is currently in storage.Orville Wright presented this board to Earl N. Finley in 1915. The board came from the Wright brothers' hangar at Huffman Prairie, located eight miles from Dayton, Ohio. Wilbur and Orville Wright made 160 flights while using Huffman Prairie as a flying field
June 5, 2015 WWI Army Wagoner Skill Patch Note: This item is currently in storage.According to the donor, this item comes from Lt. Gareth Williams. It was worn on the lower forearm sleeve indicating "Wagoner." This badge appears to be from the 1917-1918 period.Donated by Ms. Doris J. Williams.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions
June 5, 2015 Wright Brothers Congressional Gold Medal (Replica) Note: This item is currently storage. This is a replica of the original Congressional Gold Medal rewarded to Orville and Wilbur Wright during their Dayton homecoming celebration in 1909. The original medals are in the Wright State University collection.Transferred from Travis Air Force Base Heritage
June 5, 2015 War Ration Book Note: This item is currently in storage.This olive drab cloth and brown leather wallet-style book was used for holding war rations during World War II. Donated by Mr. Brandon Ledbetter.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.
June 4, 2015 Wasserfall Surface-to-Air Missile Note: This item is currently in storage. Wasserfall (Waterfall) was a radio-controlled, supersonic guided missile for anti-aircraft purpose. Developed by the Germans during World War II, the Wasserfall was tracked by one installation while another would track the target. Then a computer would
June 4, 2015 WWI Snapshot Camera Note: This item is currently in storage.This camera was used by Lt. Robert Rutherford Nelson, an American who enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. Lt. Nelson only began flight school in January 1918, so neither he nor his "Salamander" unit saw combat.Donated by Mr. John W.
June 4, 2015 World War II Rudder Control Trainer Note: This item is currently in storage.This pilot testing equipment was used at the School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph Field, Texas. The candidate would attempt to hold an unbalanced fuselage pointed at a light target lamp in front of them in order to test motor skills.Transferred from the
June 4, 2015 Wind Generator Note: This item is currently in storage. This is a Brevette type generator that was used on early aircraft to furnish power for radio operation. It was wind-driven and was most commonly mounted externally on the aircraft landing gear strut.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.
June 2, 2015 Warrior Airmen Warrior Airmen play an active and essential role in combat operations on the ground in the Global War on Terror. Some, known as Battlefield Airmen, operate independently of air bases, providing specialized skills to enhance or execute air and space power. Others, known as Expeditionary Combat