Efforts started in early 2014 at the Air Force Historical Research Agency, a repository for Air Force historical documents at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The agency provides research facilities for professional military education students, the faculty, visiting scholars and the general public. It consists of more than 70 million pages devoted to the history of the service and represents the world's largest and most valuable organized collection of documents on U.S. military aviation. Extreme detail was used while putting together the exhibit, from the Italian-style stucco on the wall to the tiles on the floor, and the group made sure the exhibit was as accurate as possible. 

"The uniforms came from our museum, but a lot of the other items, like the desk and typewriter, came from friends, family or volunteers who donated to the museum," Cortez said. As for the items that friends and family cannot provide, Cortez said he finds items driving around the local area and fabricates them to make them look 'more authentic. "The items we need could be anywhere," he said. "You never know what you can find."