Artifacts

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Helmet Damaged by Flak
The helmet that Joe Baker was wearing when hit by flak on mission to Drew July 5, 1944.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:
N/A	Richard P. Ellinger	N/A	RV- 1071	RV-PH
Silk Escape & Evasion Flag
A silk flag used in Pacific theater and sewn in crew jackets for use in evading capture.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:
N/A	Richard P. Ellinger	N/A	RV- 1071	RV-PH
Parachute D-Ring Used During Combat Bailout
Parachute "D" ring used by B-26 crewman Ralph Leone when he bailed out over Omer France April 23, 1944.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:
N/A	Richard P. Ellinger	N/A	RV- 16475	RV-PH
USAAF "Hack" Watch
"Hack" wristwatch issued to AAF crews during WWII.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:
Richard P. Ellinger	Richard P. Ellinger	N/A	G-AF-PH-814	G-AF-PH
320th Bomb Group Squadron Crest Plaques
Squadron insignia for the 443rd & 444th Bomb Squadrons, 320th Bomb Group. Probably used after WWII by the Bomb Group Association.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:
N/A	Richard P. Ellinger	N/A	RV- 1071	RV-PH
"Safe Conduct" Leaflets Dropped Over the European Theater
"Safe Conduct" leaflet for use by defecting German soldiers.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:
Richard P. Ellinger	Frank Brown	N/A	RPE-G-AF-404	G-AF-PSYWAR
Government Recall of Police Boys - Leaflet for S.W. Pacific Natives
"Safe Conduct" leaflet for use by defecting German soldiers.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:
Richard P. Ellinger	Walt Gaylor, John O. Moench	N/A	RPE-G-AF-1558	G-AF-PSYWAR
Aircrew Escape Instructions for Fiji
Instruction sheet that 70th Squadron crewmembers carried to show to Fijian natives if they crashed or were shot down on Fiji.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:
James W. Leigh	James W. Leigh	N/A	RPE-CX-AF-73F	CX-AF-WPN
2 Pieces of Flak
Pieces of shrapnel that were found in a 17th Bomb Group Marauder after a mission.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:
Richard P. Ellinger	Walt Gaylor, John O. Moench	N/A	RPE-G-AF-1558	G-AF-PSYWAR
PsyOps Leaflet in Japanese
A propganda leaflet intended to be dropped on Japanese troops.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:
Richard P. Ellinger	Walter Gaylor	98-12378	RPE-G-1562	G-AF-PSYWAR
PsyOps Comic Strip Leaflet in Japanese
A comic strip-style leaflet intended to be dropped on Japanese troops.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:
Richard P. Ellinger	Walter Gaylor	98-12378	RPE-G-1561	G-AF-PSYWAR
German Military Badges
Various german military badges.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:
Richard P. Ellinger	Bernard Brightman	N/A	G-AF-CX-4132-4141	G-AF-CX
B-26 Nosewheel Warning Placard
B-26 nosewheel warning placard kept in Donita Mitchell's scrap book.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:
N/A	Donita Gottsch Mitchell	N/A	G-821	G-AF
Trailing Antenna Warning Placard
Placard from the Radio Operator's compartmment in a training squadron B-26 based at Lake Charles, LA, in March 1944.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:
Richard P. Ellinger	Robert E. Myers	N/A	G-AF-PH-816	G-AF-PH
Glenn L. Martin Co. Elevator Placard
B-26 elevator part/serial no. placard.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:
N/A	Donita Gottsch Mitchell	N/A	G-820	G-AF
Glenn L. Martin Co.  B-26 Placards
Various placards from a Marauder that crashed at Lihons-en-Santerre (Somme) in 1944.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:
N/A	Norbert Greuet	N/A	PH-4611	PH-AF