Aviator's Memory Box

This fun inventory item spawns a box for everyone to use. Interacting with the box causes everything you see to appear in film grain and extends your arms so you're ready for takeoff! This item has infinite uses. Cannot be used in PvP, WvW, or dungeons. Adding this item to your wardrobe may slightly adjust its functionality. — In-game description

Aviator's Memory Box

Item type

Gizmo
Novelty

Novelty

Toy

Rarity

DMasterwork

Binding

Account Bound

Game link

API

67881

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This fun inventory item spawns a box for everyone to use. Interacting with the box causes everything you see to appear in film grain and extends your arms so you're ready for takeoff!
This item has infinite uses.

Cannot be used in PvP, WvW, or dungeons. Adding this item to your wardrobe may slightly adjust its functionality.

— In-game description

Aviator's Memory Box creates a box of aviator caps for anyone to play with. Effects can only be seen by players that interact with the box.

Acquisition

Sold by

Vendor	Area	Zone	Cost
Gem Store			400

Contained in

•   Novelty Selection Box (choice, discontinued)

Effects

• Characters spread their arms outward and have a forced smile.
  • Arm position will remain during emotes, such as dancing. Also applies when riding mounts.
  • Many attack animations will be altered.
  • Transformations that track the player model will work "normally". For instance, players using Ride Broom on an Enchanted Broom will continue to hold the broom in their hand.
• Characters make airplane noises while moving, jumping, and falling (adjusted with dialog volume options). Players will start with a take-off sound when they start moving and have a landing sound when they stop moving.
• Aviator Cap is worn by all characters, in addition to normal helm if not hidden.
• Cameras use sepia tone filters if the post-processing option is on high.
• While defeated, unique music is played.
• The effect can be removed by interacting with the box again, by changing zones or by logging out to character select.

Notes

• This item has infinite uses.
• Cannot be used in PvP, WvW, or dungeons.
• Gives effect Transformed (Aviator).

Trivia

• This item was added to the Gem Store on April 15, 2015 after the effect appeared during April Fools' Day 2015.

Gem Store history

Gem Store history This table is not guaranteed to be up-to-date.As the history has to be updated manually, it may be incomplete. Caveat lector.
Start date	End date	Discount	Notes
April 15, 2015	Available	-	New
November 29, 2016	December 05, 2016	?
March 30, 2018	April 01, 2018	60%	March Sale (2018) Super Adventure Festival (2018)
August 31, 2018	September 02, 2018	50%	Anniversary Sale (2018)
March 31, 2019	April 01, 2019	50%	March Sale (2019)
March 31, 2020	Unknown	40%
December 17, 2024	December 31, 2024	20%	Wintersday (2024)