USAS USAC USAAF & USAF Related Artifacts

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a copy of the restricted June 1943 USAAF Technical Order No. 30-100D-1 "e;Instrument Flying: Techniques in Weather"e;. It has black-and white pictures and text illustrating how to handle aircraft in all kinds of weather, as well...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II United States Army Air Forces unit history entitled "The 82nd Fighter Group From Muroc to Foggia". The book was printed in theatre and reproduced after the war by the 931st Engineer Battalion. The 82nd spent two...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare unit history of the United States Army Air Forces 82nd Fighter Group ("82nd Fighter Group: 2nd Anniversary Overseas"). Constituted in 1942, the 82nd was originally designated as the 82nd Pursuit Group Interceptor, and a...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce hardcover copy of the World War II United States Army Air Forces 67th Troop Carrier Squadron unit history "e;Sky Train: Adventures of a Troop Carrier Squadron February 10, 1943-August 10, 1944". The 67th was formed in...

ARTIFACT: Great, early WWII United States Army Air Corps 48th Air Base Christmas menu and group roster from Losey Field, Puerto Rico. The front of the red menu shows an image of Santa and his reindeer flying across the moon and beneath him reads:...