Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force
Organization
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Dodge H. Dean World War II Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2018-00-00-138
Content Description
The Dodge H. Dean World War II Collection consists primarily of training materials from Dean's service with both the Royal Canadian Air Force and the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. Training materials from Dean's time with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) from about 1937-1942 make up the bulk of the collection. Included are printed lecture outlines and printed notes on a variety of topics such as airframes; airmanship; airways regulations; armament; engines;...
Dates:
1937-1950
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
John W. Lambert Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2011-06-25
Scope of the Collection
The John W. Lambert Photograph Collection consists of 9,687 black-and-white and color photographs, 2,048 black-and-white and color negatives and 9 photographic slides as well as a small amount of textual material primarily documenting air operations during World War II. The strength of the collection is that it includes visual documentation of Army Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Allied aircraft in combat around the world. There are photographs of aircraft on operations and...
Dates:
circa 1930s-1955
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Charles J. Langmack Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2001-04-05
Abstract
The Charles Langmack Papers contains textual materials, scrapbooks, and photographs concerning the life and military career of Charles Langmack (1907-1999). Langmack was an early Oregon aviator, and this collection equally documents both his civilian and military aviation careers.
Dates:
1920-2002
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
LeRoy Milliren National Air Races Photograph Album
Collection
Identifier: 2014-00-00-29
Abstract
LeRoy Milliren (1919-1997) was a Major in the United States Army during World War II. The collection primarily relates to the 1932 Cleveland Air Races and is comprised of a photograph album containing one hundred ninety-eight (198) black-and-white photographs of assorted aircraft.
Dates:
1930-1932
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Kenneth W. Porter RCAF logbook
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 1992-03-24
Scope and Contents
The Kenneth W. Porter RCAF logbook is a small collection consisting of one logbook documenting Porter's service as a navigator with the Royal Canadian Air Force from July 1945 to October 1947. Most of the flights documented were out of Portage la Prairie Manitoba, Canada. The aircraft documented include Avro Ansons, de Havilland DH-82s, de Havilland Mosquitos, Vickers Wellingtons, and Handley Page Halifaxes.
Dates:
July 1945 - October 1947
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
John Schafer Collection
Collection — Box One
Identifier: 2005-01-15
Contents of the Collection
The John Schafer Collection is primarily original newspapers from the World War II era, but also includes a small amount of additional textual materials and one black-and-white photograph. It is unknown if John Schafer served during World War II, if he collected the materials, or they were given to him. The fourteen newspapers date from January 29, 1939 to October 15, 1945 and include issues from the Seattle Daily Times, ...
Dates:
1939-1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Brien S. Wygle Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2020-09-17
Contents of the Collection
The Brien S. Wygle Collection is a small collection primarily consisting of logbooks and certificates, licenses, and awards documenting Wygle's service in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II through his career at the Boeing Company as a test pilot. The logbooks span 1943 to 2008 and document his military service, his time flying as a commercial pilot with Queen Charlotte Airlines in 1950, and his Boeing career beginning in May 1951. There is a gap in the logs from...
Dates:
1939-1990
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Kurt Zwar Photograph Collection
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2014-09-24
Contents of the Collection
The collection is comprised of forty-two (42) black-and-white photographs depicting aircraft and military personnel of World War I and World War II. The photographs were purchased by Zwar; no personal connection to the subjects of the photographs is known. There is also one piece of ephemera, a "Smileage Book" which holds ration coupons for "military entertainments."The photographs vary in size, from 3x5 to 6x8". They feature WWI and WWII aircraft, in the ground, in flight, and a...
Dates:
circa 1910s-1940s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Wygle, Brien S. -- oral history interview, 2013 November 13
File
Interview Summary
Test pilot Brien Wygle is interviewed about his decade-spanning career in the aviation industry. He describes his flight experiences prior to his work at Boeing, including his RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) service as a transport pilot during and after World War II and his time as an airline pilot with Queen Charlotte Airlines. He then discusses his test pilot career at the Boeing Company and his involvement with various aircraft, including the Boeing B-47 Stratojet, B-52 Stratofortress,...
Dates:
2013 November 13
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