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2 unusual facts about VFW


VFW-Fokker

The European Space Agency ESA in June 1974 named a consortium headed by ERNO-VFW Fokker (Zentralgesellschaft VFW-Fokker GmbH) to build pressurized modules for Spacelab.

VFW-Fokker H3

Both aircraft have survived, D-9543 is currently on display at the Hubschrauber Museum, Bückeburg with the other H3 thought to be in a private collection in Germany.


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Boston Crusaders Senior Drum and Bugle Corps

The corps now calls the Lt. Norman Prince VFW Post (also known as Prince Palace) in Melrose, Massachusetts its home.

Corps Style band

Following World War I, the VFW and the American Legion began sponsoring their own bands for local parades and performances.

Cotton Hill

In the episode "When Cotton Comes Marching Home", his Silver Star is displayed in a case at the VFW.

Cristóbal, Colón

Cristobalites eventually had their own commissary, post office, police, fire and railroad stations, churches, yacht club, YMCA, VFW, American Legion, several fraternal lodges and a masonic temple.

Rolls-Royce/MAN Turbo RB193

A VFW VAK 191B aircraft fitted with an RB.193-12 is on display at the Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleissheim, panels have been removed to allow viewing of the rotating nozzle and mechanisms.

Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke

Afterwards, the ERNO/VFW descendant was active as the space infrastructure division of Astrium contributing parts to the European Ariane space booster system and the International Space Station.

Voice of Democracy

Voice of Democracy (VOD) is an annual nationwide scholarship program sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).


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