USAS USAC USAAF & USAF Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: Have your cup of morning joe in a cup that Jimmy Doolittle may once have had his in! This is a coffee mug possibly owned by General James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle and made by a relative or descendant of his in the 1950s or 1960s. Most famous for...

ARTIFACT: This is a factory (or privately jeweler) engraved lighter with the star logo of Hughes Aircraft Company and in Asian Script "e;Far East."e; Probably used by a tech rep during the Korean War. VINTAGE: Circa Early 1950's. SIZE: About 1-1/2" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1950's lighter for the United States Air Force 86th Fighter-Interceptor Wing. The lighter is factory-engraved, showing the unit insignia and location Landstuhl Germany. The reverse shows an F-86 Fighter jet and a list of...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce circa 1950s load adjustor for the Boeing C-97A, KC-97 and other variants of the Stratofreighter aircraft, all used by the United States Air Force between 1947 and 195in an earlier USAAF leather case. This technical instrument...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful Japanese-made Korean War coffee mug from the United States Air Force 95th Bomb Squadron, 17th Bomb Group. The mug has an overall crackled appearance with three detailed painted vignettes. One is an aircraft, one is the coat...

ARTIFACT: This is a Korean War coffee mug from the United States 84th Troop Carrier Squadron, 487th Troop Carrier Group with the Far East Air Force. The squadron was part of the 287 flew C-46 and C-119 aircraft at the beginning of the war and...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 mug for the United States Air Force 47th Bombardment Group. The mug was made in the United Kingdom. Directly opposite the handle is a winged missile insignia with small areas enameled by hand in red. VINTAGE: Circa 1950...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 mug for the United States Air Force 47th Bomb Group. Directly opposite the handle is a winged Bomb insignia with small areas enameled by hand in red. The mug has a maker mark on its underside. VINTAGE: Circa 1950...

ARTIFACT: Cool Korean War 1953 12th Tactical Recon Squadron, Night Photo beer mug by Fukagawa, sadly cracked on one side (see photos below). The 12th Tactical was activated at Komaki Air Base in Japan as part of the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing and...

ARTIFACT: Very cool circa 1951 – 1952 United States Air Force 29th Air Division woman's compact in aluminum. The center features an enameled 1st patch design emblem in blue and white showing binoculars, a transmission radio, an electric bolt...

ARTIFACT: This is a Korean War era United States 8th Air Force civilian photo identification card from Carswell Air Force Base in Texas. The card was issued to Blaine A. Ockerman, an industrial specialist, on July 18, 195There is another car of Mr...

ARTIFACT: This is a Korean War era United States Air Force Air Materiel Command civilian photo identification card. The card was issued to Blaine A. Ockerman, an industrial specialist, on November 20, 1950. There is another car of Mr. Ockerman's...