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Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base California, 1954, Air Research and Development Command. This Book contains around 4500 individual photos of staff and civilian vendor representatives as well as hundreds of base and aircraft photos. This Book for the year 1954 is in great condition inside and out. The cover is bright and bold and in close to “Like New” condition. The interior is clean and unmarked with a hint of yellow haze at the page edges due to cigarette smoke and some odor of it. Please see the photos for more description.

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It became the Air Force Systems Command. ARDC developed prototypes of some of the most iconic aircraft from the 1950’s and also America’s first ICBM. This rare Zippo lighter is date coded as 1958. I backed the spring screw off, the spring is not broke and the wheel spins freely, nice axle. The pin head has some slight recent wear (wish I’d have found it first). The ARDC image is virtually undamaged and complete, there is wear to the exterior/interior as would be expected from use. The interior and exterior pat. Pending #’s match. I bought it quite recently from a thrift store, (more like saved it). It’s a great piece of vintage Americana with a very rare and awesome looking reference to the United States Air Force’s history. I’ve told you what I know of it, there were no other lighters or USAF related items, I looked. I’ve took the pictures in different lighting to show as much of the lighter as I could. I feel I have described the items as best as I can, any omissions are not intentional. The item “Zippo 1958 United States Air Force-Air Research & Development Command ARDC USAF” is in sale since Friday, September 28, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Tobacciana\Lighters\Zippo\Military”. The seller is “vintagekitkozy” and is located in Dover, Delaware. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

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The tank for the manifestation of 16 and 35 mm film of the US Air Force, the Second World War, Type G3, the company Morse Instrument Co. On the top cover there are chips, light tank does not pass, because the main part, which is responsible for the protection is not damaged. There is no one leg on the bottom and a plug with a chain for the drain hole, it is possible that the legs were rubber bands. The bottom and walls without cracks, in the area of the control window with glass are also of the order, there is no flow, the glass is sealed. When the drainage opening is opened, the water flows relatively slowly, the steel plate inside the tank plays the role of a joker. In some parts there is a stigma. Such a tank with an inscription on the tablet “Property of the US Air Force” is extremely rare. Such items came to us from the US during the war, when aircraft were delivered to the former USSR lendlizu, which were equipped with kinetic control devices of the results of shooting and the means of photo reconnaissance. In the set of instruments there were cisterns for the processing of cinematographic films. Already in 1947 such tablets were not issued at all, because. In the US Air Force there was a reorganization. The item “Development tank 16 and 35 mm film USA Air Force WW2 Type G3 Morse Instrument Co” is in sale since Tuesday, March 27, 2018. This item is in the category “Cameras & Photo\Film Photography\Darkroom & Developing\Processing & Finishing Equip”. The seller is “serhio8412″ and is located in Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitskiy region. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

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