Artifact Friday

During the Second World War, Great Britain had begun to rely on small, armored cars (Daimler Dingo) to assist tank battalions on reconnaissance and patrol missions.

The Tenth Engineer Battalion was born after the Civil War. They regrouped from the 6th Engineer Battalion, which served with General Winfield Scott during the War with Mexico.

The Arkansas Air and Military Museum is home to an infamous replica of a 1920s racing aircraft. This aircraft is known as the Mystery Ship.

Today we are talking about our Piper Cub, which is designated by the US Navy as an NE-1.

Here is a special artifact in our collection published on Christmas Eve, 1943-eighty years ago!

Today we are covering a unique artifact in our collection called the Australian “slouch” hat.

Today we are posting about our 80% scale flying model of a World War I aircraft, the Nieuport II!

AAMM is kicking off the Christmas season by introducing a special artifact from our collection.

In the 1950s, the jet age changed the face of the U.S. military, creating a need for new aircraft to replace older aircraft such as the Navy’s A-1 Skyraider.

Since Thanksgiving became an official holiday in the United States, the military has always attempted to bring the Thanksgiving meal to the troops, whether on bases or overseas.

The United States Marine Corps has been a U.S. military branch since 1775 and has gained a reputation for being the toughest and boldest branch of our military.

Bernard Pietenpole was a self-taught mechanic and airplane designer from Cherry Grove, Minnesota, who wanted to create airplane kits the “average” American could build and afford.

One of the most hauntingly intriguing artifacts in our collection is, in fact, a mask: a World War One gas mask, to be exact.

The Stinson Aircraft Company was founded in 1920 by Eddie Stinson and his sister Katharine Stinson.

In the First World War, the United States Army developed a separate ambulance service to help the Allies on the front lines.

Vought had been a popular military aircraft company since the 1930s, producing such popular planes as the F4U Corsair and the SB2U Vindicator.

The Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP) started in the 1930s, training college students to fly. This program grew larger and faster than anticipated, and thus, they did not have enough aircraft for it.

Did you know that the phrase “Bugging out” was first used with the Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals?

For today’s Artifact Friday, we are doing a blog about one of the coolest and largest planes! Yes, you guessed it, the C-130 Hercules!

On September 7, 1965, the AH-1 Cobra prototype took its first flight. Eight months after the U.S. Army’s initial attack helicopter request, the Model 209 was flown.