Artifact Friday

#TGIAF or thank goodness it's Artifact Friday! This week we are featuring our Vietnam War Souvenir Jacket.

This week we are covering the cover called an Adrian Helmet. The Adrian Helmet, though a French cover, actually plays an important part in American and African American History.

The United States Military has always tried to find ways to seem more intimidating by using psychological warfare.

Stars and Stripes is the official newspaper of the US military. Authorized by the Department of Defense, it has been produced for and published by US military personnel since the American Civil War.

In the 1960s, the Vietnam War was raging for the United States. It was an extremely controversial time in American history, as citizens and even our government were divided on the need for war.

Bell Textron or Bell Aircraft Corporation was founded in 1935 by Lawrence Dale Bell of New York.

You’ve seen it on old television shows such as the “Waltons”, but if you ever get a chance to come to the museum, you will get to see it in person.

This patch was created by Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, in July of 1944.

Today we are going to talk about a rare civilian aircraft known as the Varga 2150A Kachina.

“We won’t come back till it's over over there!”...sang the traveling soldiers of World War One.

Today's artifact examination is the White Hangar, one of the more notable components of the museum!

In the middle of summertime, very rarely do we think of snow, cold, and winter clothing.

The first glass container on the right presents the history of aviation in Arkansas with the construction of the White Hangar, alongside gear worn by Barnstormers.

That cool plane in the middle of the white hangar that you can step up and peek inside actually has multiple names.

Those pesky bugs that annoy us on hot, sweet summer nights can be repelled by insect repellent thanks to the US military in World War II.

Skin is sensitive, and as we approach the sunnier seasons, sunscreen is an important subject.

We all know what dog tags are and what their main goal is, but you may not know how they came to be.

The land for Camp Joseph T Robinson was established in 1917 when the United States approved Little Rock as the site for a Southeastern military base.

Blue Angels fly the Boeing F/A -18 Super Hornet. The planes do not fly combat missions, but they do perform impressive air tricks.

One of the most popular items in the museum is a large, tandem-rotor helicopter known as the Flying Banana.