On Nov. 11, 1935, Captain Albert W. Stevens and Captain Orvil A. Anderson broke the world altitude record when they reached 72,395 feet above the earth in the Explorer II balloon. The Museum's Curatorial collection holds a very unique artifact that tells the story of this audacious feat.
Anthony Herman Gerard Fokker (1890 – 1939) was a Dutch aircraft designer known for producing some of the fastest and most stable aircraft in the world. Many of Germany’s World War I aces flew in his aircraft. He remained a prolific designer in the postwar years in Europe and the United States. Fokker was inducted into the International Aerospace Hall of Fame in 1970. Two glass negatives depicting Fokker were donated to SDASM from the Ohio History Connection (formerly the Ohio Historical Society) in 2021.
The San Diego Air and Space Museum holds in its archives four photograph albums (AL4-A, -B, -C and AL38) belonging to and created by Frederick William Newman. These albums contain photographs showing the career of Newman in the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1917 to 1947. They highlight his time fighting in Iraq in the 1920s, as well as his service in the Second World War.
The San Diego Air & Space Museum is famously known for its unique full-size airplane collection. In order to give representation to so many aircraft produced since the early 1900s, the Museum also houses a tremendous collection of scale-model aircraft – some built onsite, and some donated. One of the most interesting models in the Museum's collection is a 1/48 scale model of
In World War Two, some German aces carried special walking sticks to show off their aviation prowess. This sticks had markings denoting their combat "kills" and were called “Victory Sticks." These sticks were common in the First World War and any self-respecting German ace had one at his side whenever a camera was pointed in his direction. A few German pilot's carried this tradition into the Second World War, and the San Diego Air and Space Museum has one of these very rare Victory Sticks on display in our World War Two Eagle Squadron exhibit. The story behind this artifact is very compelling!
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