The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) was a forerunner of the United
States Air Force. Renamed by Congress from the Air Service, it was part of
the U.S. Army and the predecessor of the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF),
established in 1941. Although abolished as an organization in 1942,
the Air Corps (AC) remained as a branch of the Army until 1947.
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — A prop vehicle that was used in the original "Star Trek" TV
series in the late 1960s and acquired by an Ohio collector has sold at auction for
just over $70,000 after a last-minute bidding war.
The Repository in Canton reports an Akron-area collector had been storing the
partially restored 24-foot-long Galileo shuttlecraft for several years before putting
it up for auction online.
Auctioneer Brooks Ames says the selling price soared during the final 90 seconds
of the auction on Thursday as three late bidders fought to claim the structure used
as the shuttlecraft of the U.S.S. Enterprise.
Ames says he believes the buyer plans to restore the fake shuttlecraft and possibly display it in a museum.
William Shatner (L) and Leonard Nimoy (R) on the Star Trek set with the
Galileo shuttlecraft
Charles Lindbergh, who became the first pilot to complete a nonstop solo flight
across the Atlantic to Paris, is honored with a ticker-tape parade down Broadway
in New York City to celebrate the achievement. Four million people lined the
streets that day.
Time’s first man of the year issue, Jan. 2, 1928
The Battle of Midway is widely regarded as the most important naval battle
of the Pacific Campaign of World War II Between 4 and 7 June 1942.
