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Chit, Blood/Burma, WWII (Item)

WWII Burmese Blood Chit--The upper portion of the banner shows a blue rectangle, the upper left hand corner showing the British flag. Adjacent to the British flag is a circular image of a peacock. Below the blue rectangle is text, Burmese writing. The reverse side of the blood chit is blank.

Flag, Signal/2 LSO Paddles from USS Chenango, WWII (Item)

Pair of US Navy LSO paddles. Silver-tone metal handles with cut-out centers and metal outer frames. Bright pink and orange fabric strips attached vertically to center of paddle with thin metal wire, four double-sided fabric pieces per paddle. Depending on angle, paddle look either solid pink or solid orange.

[French curve drafting tool used by North American Aviation draftsperson Margery Watson] (Item)

French curve drafting tool produced by Dietzgen Excello and used by North American Aviation draftsperson Margery Watson, circa 1943-1945. During her time at NAA, Watson served on the design team for the North American P-51 Mustang.

[Fabric piece from wing of a Consolidated PT-1 aircraft wrecked by Julius A. Barr] (Item)

Fabric piece from the wing of a Consolidated PT-1 aircraft (fuselage #433), wrecked by Julius A. Barr on May 23, 1927. Inscription: "Fabric from wing of #433. Cracked up May 23, 1927 by Julius Barr." Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's flight training with the U.S. Army Air Corps at Brooks Field and Kelly Field, Texas, circa 1926-1927.

[Fabric piece from U.S. Army blimp T-10-243] (Item)

Fabric piece from T-10-243, a U.S. Army TC-class blimp, cut into the shape of a blimp, circa 1927. Inscription: "U.S. Army. C-43." Inscription on album page: "Piece of the Army blimp TC-10-243 which was wrecked at Brooks by Major Kraus. May 23, 1927." Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's flight training with the U.S. Army Air Corps at Brooks Field and Kelly Field, Texas, circa…

[Fabric piece from U.S. Army blimp] (Item)

Fabric piece from a U.S. Army blimp, circa 1926-1927. Inscription on album page: "Rubber cow." Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's flight training with the U.S. Army Air Corps at Brooks Field and Kelly Field, Texas, circa 1926-1927.

Receiver, Radio/APR-1, Portable, Beacon & Broadcast (Item)

Radio receiver constructed out of a metal case covered in brown and tan tweed leatherette fabric with 5 brown stripes. Circular speaker opening covered with brown mesh. Leather handle at top is detached. Black metal face with red and green Broadcast Beacon tuning with black dial. Black dial for volume and Band Switch. Plug for Phones and Ext. Ant. Dataplate at front. At lower right. "Learadio /…

Receiver, Radio/Learavian P-10A, portable (Item)

Portable radio has mahogany wood case with olive green metal along top. Has face and dials along top. Frequency range has broadcast band, marine band and beacon. Tuning area has broken plastic cover. Top has two knobs and two selectors. Two plugs and leather strap at top. Front has olive green metal mesh-covered speaker. Back lifts open with labels inside. Marks: "Model P-10A, Serial No. 00829 115…

Receiver, Radio/Learavian RM 402 C (Item)

Radio receiver constructed out of a reddish brown leatherette case with stitched leather handle at top. Black metal face at top, covered with clear plastic. Three frequency ranges, green, red, green. 3 brown bakelite dials and 3 plugs. Dataplate at front with the information: “The Pilot's Preference, Learavian, RM 402 C, beacon broadcast and airline receiver, Lear Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich., USA."…

Compass, Radio/Learmatic 1042 (Item)

Radio compass constructed out of a black metal case with a round face. Divided compass on front with sectioned numbers in beige. Silhouette of plane with "Learmatic." Plug at back. 7 pin connection. There is a black and silver label adhered to the side of the object with an illustration of a schematic design, information about model and note of patent pending, "Lear, Incorporated," and "Los…

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