United States. Army. European Theater of Operations
Organization
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
William H. Dyche World War II Photograph Albums
Collection
Identifier: 2019-00-00-85
Contents of the Collection
William H. Dyche World War II Photograph Albums is a collection of six photograph albums with black-and-white photographs taken by aerial photographer William H. Dyche during World War II. Images include scenic shots of the English countryside, castles, cathedrals and people as well as aerial photographs of England and France, including what appears to be D-Day. Aircraft are also featured, including the B-24, B-17, and P-38; in particular “Flak Bait” and “Mild & Bitter.”...
Dates:
circa 1939 to 1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Donald T. Hayes World War II Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2011-09-06
Contents of the Collection
The Donald T. Hayes World War II Collection includes items accumulated by Sgt. Donald T. Hayes of the 452nd Bomb Group, ball turret gunner of the B-17 Flying Fortress "Tangerine." The collection includes Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster citations, a 452nd Bomb Group "Lucky Bastard Club" certificate, and a "magnetic" style photo album (now disassembled) with 113 black-and-white photos. The photographs are snapshots that feature Hayes, his fellow crewmembers, B-17 bombers in flight, life on...
Dates:
Circa 1940s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Theodore Jay Johnston Boeing Aircraft Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2008-04-22-A
Abstract
Theodore Jay Johnston (1923-2013) was born in Olympia, Washington and was a pilot with the Eighth Air Force (398th Heavy Bomb Group) during World War II. After the war, Johnston spent 37 years at Boeing, workings on a variety of projects, including the Boeing B-47 Stratojet and Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. The collection contains slides and technical documentation related to Johnston's personal history with the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and the Boeing B-47 Stratojet.
Dates:
1942-2002 ; Majority of material found within 1942 - 1953
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Robert K. Mason B-17 Incident Report and Photographs Collection
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 1985-09-11
Contents of the Collection
The collection consists of an incident report and photographs of a B-17G crew, 490th Bomber Group, 850th Squadron, based in Eye, East Anglia, England with its aircraft that was damaged by enemy fire during a bombing mission on March 9, 1945. The two-page report by B-17 pilot Robert Mason describes that the crew came under flak fire en route to their bombing target: railroad yards in Frankfurt, Germany. A shell passed through the No. 2 engine in the left wing without exploding....
Dates:
1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Michael T. Russo World War II Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2008-08-25
Abstract
Michael T. Russo (1920-2006) was born in Cleveland, Ohio and joined the U. S. Army Air Corps in 1941 as a fighter pilot. Russo attained Ace status while fighting in the European and Mediterranean Theaters of Operation. The collection contains photographs, textual materials and ephemera related to the World War II experience of American Fighter Ace Michael T. Russo.
Dates:
1943-1945
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
Additional filters:
- Subject
- photographic prints 5
- Air pilots, Military 2
- Aircraft accidents 2
- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 2
- Boeing B-17 Model 299 Flying Fortress ("XB-17") 2
- Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 2
- Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 2
- photograph albums 2
- technical reports 2
- Aerial reconnaissance 1
- Aircraft industry -- United States -- History 1
- Airplanes -- Conservation and restoration 1
- Airplanes -- Design and construction 1
- Airplanes -- Recognition 1
- Airships 1
- Attack planes 1
- Belgium 1
- Berlin (Germany) 1
- Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress 1
- Boeing B-47 Stratojet Family (Model 450) 1
- Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Family (Model 464) 1
- Boeing Company -- Employees 1
- Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser Family 1
- Bombing, Aerial 1
- England 1
- Fieseler Fi 156 Storch (Stork) 1
- Fighter pilots 1
- Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Family 1
- Junkers Ju 52/3m (Three Engine) Family 1
- Lockheed P-38 Lightning Family 1
- MacDill Air Force Base (Fla.) 1
- Martin (Glenn L.) B-26 Marauder Family 1
- Messerschmitt Bf 109 Family 1
- North American A-36A Apache (Invader, Mustang) 1
- North American P-51 Mustang Family 1
- Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 1
- Randolph Air Force Base (Tex.) 1
- Reconnaissance cameras 1
- TMOF Aircraft 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 1
- aerial photographs 1
- cartoons (humorous images) 1
- certificates 1
- clippings (information artifacts) 1
- correspondence 1
- identity cards 1
- lithographs 1
- maps (documents) 1
- military records 1
- newspapers 1
- orders (military records) 1
- panoramic photographs 1
- postcards 1
- printed ephemera 1
- slides (photographs) 1
- technical drawings 1 + ∧ less
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