USAS USAC USAAF & USAF Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: Lockheed F-104A Starfighter promotional jet tie tack and card given out to pilots. VINTAGE: Circa early 1960s. SIZE: Card = 4" wide by 2.5" high; pin = 1". CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Paper, gilt metal. ATTACHMENT: Single clutch-back catch...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare hand-made and hand-compiled "Narrative History and Mission Reports of the 11th Bomb Squadron China 1942-45". The 11th Bomb Squadron was attached to the 14th Air Force, and the book covers their activities in the China-Burma-India...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II hardcover copy of the United States Army Air Forces book "The Officer's Guide". The book has several photographs of wings, uniforms, and more. It also displays 120 images of squadron insignia, in color! This book was...

ARTIFACT: Great WWI Real Photo Post Card (RPPC) of 166th Aero Squadron Pilot in front of his DH-4 Aircraft. Great image of squadron insignia on the aircraft nose and the pilot wing is visible on aviator. Possibly erroneously ID'd as Lieutenant Sanders on...

ARTIFACT: A set of "KwikWay" decals for German victories. Includes one swastika air victory, one battleship silhouette, one aircraft carrier silhouette, one destroyer silhouette and one U-boat silhouette. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: 3" wide by 1.5" high...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1945 copy of the United States Army Air Forces booklet "Achtung Jabos! The Story of the IX TAC". "Achtung" is a word of German warning and "Jabos" is a shortened version of "JŠger-Bomber" or "fighter-bomber". This booklet was...

ARTIFACT: This is a photographic grouping including two albums and a some loose photographs of Lieutenant Theodore S. Van Veghten, United States 9th Aero Squadron. Van Veghten was a World War I pilot who died in a 1924 plane accident at McCook Field in...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United States Army Air Forces 174 page survival guide. It covers what to do in emergencies encountered in the jungle, desert, the Arctic and in the ocean. Information ranges from practical advice on how to determine when...

ARTIFACT: A set of "KwikWay" decals for Japanese victories. Includes 4 naval jack air victories, one battleship silhouette and one aircraft carrier silhouette. Also includes paper bag. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: 3" wide by 1.5" high. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare unit history of the United States Army Air Forces 8th Reconnaissance Group ("8th Reconnaissance Group: Activities, January 1 through June 30, 1945"). Constituted in 1943, the 8th was originally designated as the 8th Photo...

ARTIFACT: This is a superlative example of a WWII USAAF European Theatre Escape & Invasion Phrase Book. This book contain eight pages of information. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: 4 wide by 5" high. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Print on paper...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce World War I unit history on the United Air Service, Aircraft Production (A.S.A.P.), 6th Detachment, which was previously the aviation section of the Signal Corps. The book has several handsome sepia photographs of the men of...