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This is a list of items needed (wished for) for the Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum's restoration projects and future exhibits. Our wish list for donations. Print out this list and help us find "stuff".

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The museum is grateful to the people who donate artifacts for historical research or display. Without these donations it would be almost impossible for us to expand our displays and have rare artifacts for historical research.

Some examples of how we receive our artifact donations. Scroll down to our wish list.

Carol Anne McDougal, daughter of Captain (Dr.) Richard Schantz, donated this WWII Camp Atterbury identification plate he had for his car while recuperating at Wakeman Army Hospital. The family of Dr. Sahantz lived near Camp Atterbury during this time. The 1943 photo on the left is of Captain Schantz with the 64th Medical Regiment, Camp Bowie, Brownsville, Texas. Many patients were flown to Atterbury Army Air Field during WWI and the Korean War to be transported the short distance to Wakeman Hospital at Camp Atterbury.

Melinda Filer Easley and Pamela Thomas, family of David E. Filer a World War II Glider Pilot donated his military artifacts to the museum. The museum is pleased to have received Glider Pilot uniforms, patches, ribbons, photographs and personal documents. Without the help of contributors like Melinda and Pamela, much history would be lost forever. Pictured here is David E Filer and a CG4A Glider during World War II.

The museum is grateful to the family of Miss Alberta Abraham for the donation of her original photographs and documents from the former air base where Miss Abraham served as the base commander secretary from 1949 till base closing. Her career spanned nearly 28 years of secretarial work at military installations in Columbus, Seymour, Louisville and Indianapolis. She remained at Atterbury Air Base renamed Bakalar Air Force Base till March 1, 1970 at which time the base went into caretaker status prior to becoming Columbus Municipal Airport.

As an example of how the museum receives artifacts, Glen Russo of Clifton, New Jersey donated rare CG4A Glider parts to the museum, Glen gave us glider bench seats, seat backs, escape hatch and jump seat. These items were found in the attic of a farm house in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. Kevin Silva of Indianapolis donated the Field Condition Light which was an original piece of equipment from the former base.

The glider bbench seats and backs as pictured in this photograph are similar to the ones donated to the museum. These artifacts are extremely rare as most were destroyed or placed outdoors as junk until they rotted. The Field Condition Light was in very good shape. Only by the help of people like Glen Russo, Kevin Silva, The Abraham Family, David E. Filer family, Carol Ann McDougal and many others, can we expand and update our museum displays.

Robert Tate a former 434th airman donated a number of original photographs and documents to the museum of 434th Troop Carrier Squadron's history.

Our Wish List

Our number one item on the museum's wish list is funding for the museum expansion through donations, grants and bequests.

CG4A Publication 09-40CA-4 Parts Catalog (original)

CG4A Publication 09-40CA-C Structural Repair Instructions (original)

CG4A Publication 09-40CA2 Erection and Maintenance Instruction (original)

Compass Pilots Type 94-27807 B-16GEF (for the CG4A Glider)

Flare gun port for CG-4A WACO Glider

Compass for a CG-4A WACO Glider

CG-4A Interphone System

CG-4A Placard Unloading stock # S29483

CG4-AWing Tail Light Switch & Assembly

CG4-A Compass Card

CG4-A Locking Devise Aileron Part # S29

Elevator and Rudder Locking Device Part # S-29249

CG4-A Radio Transmitter & Receiver BC721 G.F.E. (Government Furnished Equipment)

CG4-A Plate Navigation Light Part # 26290

CG4-A Switch B-9A Part # S-94-32265A

CG4-A Ventura Part #94-27774 Type B-Y G.F.E. (Ventura for CG-4A Glider)

CG4-A Belt-Safety, Pilots Part #34 G1646 Type B-11 G.F.E.

1940's, 50's, & 60's Control Tower equipment

Original base landowners government land purchase documents and artifacts. Photographs of original landowners, their homes, and events because of the government ordered relocation

Military pot belly stoves from the air base

Photographs, documents and memorabilia of former base commanders

Pre 1970 434th memorabilia

Pre 1970 2466th memorabilia

Office furniture and office equipment from the air base from the 1940's. 1950's and through 1970.

Photos or memorabilia of the 397th Bombardment Group at Atterbury Army Air Field

Oxygen Masks Type A-14

Strobe lights such as the type used in Vietnam to mark for the Gunships fire area by ground troops

Any vehicle, aircraft or equipment log books from the air base

Artifacts from L-4, L-5, C-119, B-25, C-46, C-47, C-45, AC-119, and CG-4-A's

Photographs of Annual Training and TDY Aircraft from the former air base

Air Base "Tent City" photographs

Photographs and artifacts of the air transport/ground transport of military patients to Atterbury Army Air Base and Wakeman Hospital

O-Club and NCO Club photographs and artifacts

1940's, 1950's and 1960's era calendars

WWII Era backpack parachutes and harnesses

Flight gloves WWII, Korea and Vietnam styles

Flying Goggles AN-6530

Patches: Army Air Forces and U.S. Air Force, and similar military patches.

Signal Pistol assembly type M8

Norden Bomb Sight

Artifacts from the Air Base Front Gate House

Link Trainer WWII

Synthetic Trainer, C119

Vietnam era flight suits, helmets and uniforms

AC119 Gunship photographs firing at Puff Lake, Camp Atterbury

AC 119 Gunship photographs in action over Vietnam

WWII Glider training photographs from Atterbury Army Air Field

B-25 Tuskegee Airmen training photographs, documents, artifacts and memorabilia from Atterbury Army Air Field

Photographs, documents, equipment and artifacts from Bakalar Air Force Base

Photographs of L4 & L5 Aircraft  at Atterbury Army Air Field

WWII, Korean War and Vietnam War era ribbons and medals posters

Any home movies of the base activities

WWII Post Cards and stationary (particularly ones from the former base)

Officers and enlisted service caps khaki and olive drab

Women's uniforms  WASP

WWII era American Red Cross uniforms and artifacts

Leather jackets A-2's and G-1's

Hand painted leather patches

W.W.II Glider patches

Silver wings WWII

WWII and pilot wings

Posters, WWI, WWII, Early Cold War, all types including recruiting, morale building and similar themes

48 star American Flags

Aluminum propeller blades, gears and hubs

WWII Military Jeep Willys MB or Slat Grill type from 1941 through 1946

Ford GP or GPW Jeep from 1941 through 1946 model

Books, Field Manuals, Technical Manuals, and any publications for Military History research.

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