USAS USAC USAAF & USAF Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a 1967 commemorative book entitled "The Fortunes of War: The 492nd Bomb Group on Daylight Operations" from the Kenn C. Rust WWII Series. The book is by Allan G. Blue and was published in 1967. VINTAGE: Circa 1967. SIZE: 96...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1968 book entitled "The Fireball Outfit: The 457th Bombardment Group in the Skies Over Europe" from the Kenn C. Rust WWII Series. The book is by Ken Blakebrough and was published in 1968. VINTAGE: Circa 1968. SIZE: 96...

ARTIFACT: This is a framed United States Air Force Certificate of Award for Meritorious Achievement presented to Major Robert B. La Forest of the 102nd Tactical Fighter Wing for service during the Berlin Wall Crisis of 1961-196The 102nd departed Logan...

ARTIFACT: This is the 1968 edition of the United States 14th Air Force Association "Flying Tigers" Annual Pictorial Magazine. Lt. General Claire L. Chennault, who had predeceased the magazine's publication, is listed under the credits as...

ARTIFACT: This is the 1967 edition of the United States 14th Air Force Association "Flying Tigers" Annual Pictorial Magazine. Lt. General Claire L. Chennault, who had predeceased the magazine's publication, is listed under the credits as...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "e;Air Force: A Pictorial History of American Airpower"e; by Martin Caidin. The author's aim was to present a half century history of USAS/USAAF/USAF aviation, concentrating only on the aircraft that made...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960 iron-on Flight Jacket Decal for the United States Air Force. The decal shows the winged star insignia in silver and reads U. S. AIR FORCE below. This would be applied to Flight Jackets and Flight Suits in the later 1950's...

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...