USAS USAC USAAF & USAF Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a possibly one-of-a-kind unit history of the United States Air Force 509th Armament & Electronics Maintenance Squadron covering June 16-30, 195The unit history has several tipped-in photos with brief captions. The booklet comes with a...

ARTIFACT: This is a United States Army Air Forces unit history of the 36th Fighter-Bomber Wing covering 1940 through early 195Previously the 36th Fighter Wing, the 36th Fighter-Bomber Wing came into existence on January 20, 1950. The book has some great...

ARTIFACT: This is a period color photograph of a United States Air Force F-86 Sabre jet from the early 1950s mounted on cardboard. The F-86 first came out in the late 1940s and was America's first version of the swept wing aircraft, a design geared...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare hardcover copy of "The Sky Lancer: 417 Bomb Group", a book about the United States Army Air Forces 417th Bombardment Group. A seven page history of the activity of the 417th during their South West Pacific stint is...

ARTIFACT: This is a unit history of the United States Army Air Forces 15th Air Force ("The 15th Over Italy"). The center spread of the book shows the wings and groups associated with the 15th, each as an airplane, and their squadrons as bombs or other...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "The Air Officer's Guide: A Ready-Reference Encyclopedia of All Military Information Pertinent to Commissioned Officers of the United States Air Force", 2nd Edition. Some of the chapter headings...

ARTIFACT: This is a unit history of the United States Army Air Forces 8th Air Force ("The 8th Sees England"). The center spread of the book shows the many wings and groups associated with the 8th, each as an airplane, and their squadrons as...

ARTIFACT: This is a first edition copy of "The Menace from Moresby: A Pictorial History of the 5th Air Force in World War II" by Lieutenant Colonel Russell L. Sinton. The story of the 5th Air Force is one of survival: it was built upon the...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II unit history of the United States Army Air Forces 1st Air Division written by Captain Robert F. Merritt, public relations officer. The book has several illustrations and black and white photographs, many in post-war...

ARTIFACT: This is a oversized World War II history of the United States Army Air Forces 514th Fighter Squadron of the 9th Air Force. The 514th was at the D-Day landing, and was the last squadron of the 303rd Fighter Wing out of Ashford Airfield to be...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover first edition copy of a World War II unit history for the United States Army Air Forces 513th Bombardment Squadron. This book, entitled "Born in Battle: Round the World Adventures of the 513th Bombardment Squadron" was...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II unit history of the United States Army Air Forces 461st Bomb Group (Heavy) entitled "Liberaiders: Al Ataque!" ("Al Ataque" means "Attack!" in Italian). The 461st was attached to the 15th Air Force and included the 764th,...