USAS USAC USAAF & USAF Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a history of the United States Army Air Forces 456th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in Italy. The history is in a calendar format, showing the month-by-month moves of the 456th during 194The reverse of each calendar page offers text: as an...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare unit history of the United States Army Air Forces 452nd Bombardment Group ("452nd Bombardment Group: A Pictorial History") with great examples of jacket back and nose art pictured inside. Constituted in 1943, the 452nd was...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare United States Army Air Forces book entitled "451st Bomb Squadron"e;, a World War II unit history of the squadron. The book has several photos of the 451st's actions as well as a list of their combat missions and casualties. Many...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare "The 406th Occupier: Historical Issue", a history of the United States Army Air Forces 406th Fighter Group. The 406th was attached to the 9th Air Force, flying P-37 Thunderbolts. This slim volume chronicles the...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare unit history of the United States Army Air Forces 352nd Fighter Group ("352nd Fighter Group… Second to None"). Constituted in 1942, the 352nd amassed a great volume of decorations and produced a high percentage of aces...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "First Call 1943", a book about the United States Army Air Forces 311th College Training Detachment at the College of Iowa in Caldwell, Iowa. The 311th resided at the college, which was saved from financial...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare hardcover 1945 book entitled "We'll Say Goodbye: Story of the "Long Rangers" – 307th Bombardment Group (HV)", written and illustrated by members of the 307th themselves. The book is named for the...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare WWII unit history of the United States Army Air Forces 306th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force: "First Over Germany" by Arthur P. Bove. This volume has an inscription by the author to Carmen Perotti, a member of the bomb group...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare hardcover World War II unit history entitled "With the 302d Transport Wing in the E.T.O." The 302nd was attached to the 9th Air Force, and the following units all have a section in the book: the 27th Air Transport Group, 370th...

ARTIFACT: Rare WWII United States Army Air Forces Radio Operator Information File. Restricted June 1945 Revised Edition filled with everything a WWII USAAF Radioman would ever need to know. An amazing reference. This example is ID'd to Sergeant Hobson,...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1945 booklet entitled "Burma Air Victory September 1943 - June 1945 Eastern Air Command". Headed by General Stratemeyer, the Eastern Air Command (EAC) coordinated the joint efforts by the United States Army Air Forces...

ARTIFACT: This is a copy of the restricted June 1943 USAAF Technical Order No. 30-100D-1 "e;Instrument Flying: Advanced Theory and Practice"e;. It has black-and white (and a few two-color) pictures and text illustrating everything a pilot needs...