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Maybach MB IVa, In-line 6 Engine

7 pp

Originally the engine building subsidiary of the German Zeppelin Company (Luftschiffbau Zeppelin G.m.b.H.), Maybach Motorenbau G.m.b.H. of Friedrichshafen possibly became better known by its later luxury automobiles. Maybach began manufacturing engines in 1909, following a characteristic German six-cylinder, water cooled, vertical design. These powered the World War I Zeppelin, Schutte-Lanz, and P

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McDonnell F-4S Phantom II

9 pp

The Museum's F-4S-44-McDonnell Douglas Phantom II, Bu. No. 157307, was accepted by the Navy on December 18, 1970. By June 22, 1971, it was assigned to Fighting Squadron 31 (VF-31) stationed at the Naval Air Station (NAS), Oceana, Virginia. Early in 1972, VF-31, (with F-4 Bu. No. 157307) went aboard USS Saratoga, and by April en route to the western Pacific for duty in the Vietnam War. On May 18, 1

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McDonnell FH-1 Phantom I

8 pp

3-D: 1135.4 × 431.8cm, 3007.8kg, 12.421m (37 ft. 3 in. × 14 ft. 2 in., 6631lb., 40 ft. 9 in.)

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Medal, Aero Club of America Aviation Medal of Merit, St. Clair Street

4 pp

Capt. St. Clair Streett and his fellow pilots of the Alaskan Flying Expedition made one of the greatest flights in aviation. They received numerous honors and awards as they journeyed to and from Alaska over 9,000 miles. The Aero Club of America (today’s National Aeronautic Association), the nation’s premier aviation organization, bestowed upon them medals of merit upon their return. As the decade

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Medal, Caproni 33, Commemorative

4 pp

3-D (Medal): 0.3 × 6.1cm (1/8 × 2 3/8 in.)

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Medal, Jefferson Award, American Institute of Public Service

5 pp

This Jefferson Award medal was presented to Dr. Sally K. Ride by the American Institute of Public Service in 1984. Founded in 1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Senator Robert Taft Jr., and Sam Beard, the Jefferson Award is the country’s longest standing and most prestigious celebration of public service. Ride was one of four winners that year, chosen specifically for the Samuel S. Beard Award fo

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Medal, NASA Outstanding Leadership, Sally Ride

2 pp

Sally Ride became the first American woman in space when she flew aboard STS-7 in 1983. Her second and last space mission was STS-41G in 1984. A physicist with a Ph.D., she joined the astronaut corps in 1978 as a part of the first class of astronauts recruited specifically for the Space Shuttle Program. Viewed as a leader in the NASA community, she served on the Rogers Commission after the Challen

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Medal, NASA Space Flight, Sally Ride

3 pp

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Medal, Palapa Satellite, Sally Ride

2 pp

A physicist with a Ph.D., Ride joined the astronaut corps in 1978 as a part of the first class of astronauts recruited specifically for the Space Shuttle Program. Her second and last space mission was STS-41G in 1984. Viewed as a leader in the NASA community, she served on the Rogers Commission after the Challenger disaster in 1986 as well as the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) in 200

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Medal, STS-7, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Sally Ride

5 pp

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Medallion, Robbins, STS-7, Sally Ride

2 pp

This numbered STS-7 Robbins medallion was owned by Dr. Sally K. Ride. STS-7 was historic for making Ride the first American woman in space. The medallion's design incorporates the shuttle's large robotic "arm" bent in the shape of a seven, signifying the mission number. The starburst below the shuttle uses gender symbols, four male and one female, to create a five-pointed star representing the cre

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Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6/R3

19 pp

For many years, the history of the NASM Bf 109G-6 was mysterious. In 1995, Jim Kitchens, an archivist at Maxwell Air Force Base, discovered a report on the defection of René Darbois on July 25, 1944. Darbois was a native of German-annexed Lorraine who claimed he was forced to fly in the Luftwaffe. He took off in the NASM BF 109G-6 on his first combat mission and proceeded directly to the airfield

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Medal, Jefferson Award, American Institute of Public Service

Medal, NASA Outstanding Leadership, Sally Ride

Medal, NASA Space Flight, Sally Ride

Medal, Palapa Satellite, Sally Ride

Medal, STS-7, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Sally Ride

Medallion, Robbins, STS-7, Sally Ride

Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6/R3