The wartime history of the NASM Pfalz D.XII is obscure. A contemporary document from the U.S. Air Service, entitled "Reports of Inspection of (Captured) German Airplanes," refers to two Pfalz D.XIIs that were inspected at Coblenz on January 1, 1919. According to a 1949 letter from Louis C. "Buck" Kennell, the donor of the NASM airplane, these two Pfalz aircraft were brought to this country as part
This Sally Ride Science pin was owned by Dr. Sally K. Ride. She served as president and CEO of the company which she founded in 2001 along with Dr. Tam O'Shaughnessy, Dr. Karen Flammer, and two like-minded friends. The company was created as a response to the gender gap seen in science and technical fields. Young girls have the same aptitude and enthusiasm for science as boys, but Ride believed th