The Aeroconservancy Museum & Store Original Artifacts from 1914-1918
ABOUT US...
The Aeroconservancy is a collection of original artifacts from the aircraft and air services which flew during the First World War. This site was first launched in 1998 and the name "The Aeroconservancy" was added shortly thereafter. At the end of 2018, the site was completely redesigned and updated. The collection usually has 60-75 items. In 2010, about half of the collection was sold. It has been built-up again and in 2020 we are again selling some of the collection. If you have a question or need help with your research, please do not hesitate to get in touch. The Aeroconservancy has consulted with many individuals and museums around the world. To contact us, please fill-in the message box under the "Place An Order" tab.
A list of Presentations we have made as well as Reports and Articles we have written are shown below.
Presentations
The material on this page can be downloaded by clicking on the underlined text. The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center referred to below is the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's annex at Washington Dulles International Airport.
Preserving the Smithsonian's Albatros D.Va, June 13, 2009, at The Udar-Hazy Center
Preserving the Smithsonian's Fokker D.VII, June 13, 2009, at the The Udvar-Hazy Center
Insignia of the Lafayette Escadrille in the Collection of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Sept 24, 2011, at The Udar-Hazy Center
Uniforms of The Lafayette Escadrille & L.F.C. in the Collection of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Jan. 21, 2012, at ...
The Missing 7th Insignia, April 11, 2015, at The Udar-Hazy Center
Charles Hallo: The Artist Behind the Insignia, October 17, 2015, at the The Udvar-Hazy Center
Wreckage of an Albatros D.V, October 28, 2017, at The Udar-Hazy Center
La 8e Avion Boche de Guynemer, October 27, 2018, at The Udar-Hazy Center
Reports
Report on Wheels on Fokker D.VII (O.A.W.) 4635/18, April 29, 2010, to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
August 31, 2018, to The General Hal Moore Military Museum
Articles
Pfalz Factory Logo, Volume 15, Issue 5, September/October 1999 of Windsock International
La 8e Avion Boche de Guynemer or Guynemer’s 8th, pages 347-359, Vol 33, Issue 4, Winter, 2018, of Over The Front, the Journal of the League of World War One Aviation Historians
The Gun in the Exhibit, pages 371-381, Vol 33, Issue 4, Winter, 2018, of Over The Front, the Journal of the League of World War One Aviation Historians
Insignia of The Lafayette Escadrille and 103rd Aero Squadron in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Collection, Vol 35, Issue 2, Summer, 2020, of Over The Front, the Journal of the League of World War One Aviation Historians