United States. Navy
Organization
Found in 97 Collections and/or Records:
Charles H. Sorensen World War II U.S. Naval Aviation Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2025-04-16
Contents of the Collection
The Charles H. Sorensen World War II U.S. Naval Aviation Collection contains textual and photographic materials related to the World War II Pacific Theater naval service of pilot Charles H. Sorensen, who served aboard the U.S.S. Essex. Most materials are dated between 1941-1944, although some items pertain to post-war dates and Sorensen's reserve service. Due to its small size, the collection has been organized alphabetically. The bulk of the...
Dates:
1941-1969
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Space Exploration Posters and Lithographs Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2019-00-00-125
Abstract
The Space Exploration Posters and Lithographs Collection is an artifical collection consisting of oversize textual and visual materials relating to aerospace, rocketry, astronauts, and the National Air and Space Administration (NASA), ranging from 1961-2006.
Dates:
1961-2006
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Sutherland Family World War II Collection
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2019-09-02
Content Description
The Sutherland Family World War II Collection is a small collection of visual and textual materials related to the U.S. military service of David H., George L. and John R. Sutherland during World War II.David H. Sutherland's service is documented with a spiralbound notebook with handwritten notes likely from flight training; his certificate of service; a separation qualification record (photocopy); a document clearing his accounts from Hendricks Field, Florida; a V-mail letter...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1943-1946
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Samuel Lewis "Lew" Wallick Boeing Test Pilot Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2024-05-08
Overview
The Samuel Lewis "Lew" Wallick Boeing Test Pilot Collection documents the career and personal life of test pilot Lew Wallick. The collection contains both visual and textual materials that date from 1928 to 2018, with the bulk from 1954 to 1984. These documents bring to light Wallick’s work testing and demonstrating aircraft for the Boeing Company, with an emphasis on his contributions to Boeing's Model 700 commercial jetliner series. Also present are records on his involvement in the P-12...
Dates:
1928-2018
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
John Wegg Commercial Airlines Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2014-09-12
Overview
John Wegg is best known as the founder and editor-in-chief of Airliners and Airways magazines, as well as contributor to other publications and author of 12 books on aviation history, airlines, and aircraft manufacturers. The John Wegg Commercial Airlines Collection consists of about 2.7 cubic feet of material such as printed ephemera, photographs, documents, and other materials pertaining to the Wegg's aviation journalism...
Dates:
1929-2004; Majority of material found within circa 1950s-1990s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
G. C. Westervelt letter to P. N. Jansen
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2014-12-17
Contents of the Collection
The collection contains a single-page typed letter from G. C. Westervelt to P. N. Jansen of the Curtiss Engineering Corporation, dated June 3, 1919. The letter to "My Dear Jansen" expresses gratitude for Jansen's "oversight of the construction of NC Flying boats" and offers congratulations on the "success of the [Curtiss] NC-4." It is signed by G. C. Westervelt, Commander, United States Navy.
Dates:
June 3, 1919
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Russell W. Whitcomb World War II Naval Aviation Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2025-04-15
Content Description
The Russell W. Whitcomb World War II Naval Aviation Collection is a small collection consisting primarily of textual materials documenting the military service of Russell W. Whitcomb during the second world war. There is also one photographs present.Two logbooks and a typed copy of a diary document and describe Whitcomb's service in the U.S. Navy as an ordnanceman. The logbooks primarily span April 1945 through January 1946, but a few flights from 1948 and 1951 are also listed....
Dates:
circa 1920s, 1943-1952
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Bruce Whitman Aviation Art Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2021-04-16-A
Overview
The Bruce Whitman Aviation Art Collection is a collection of artwork including a drawing, posters, lithographs, photographs, and advertisements primarily related to American military aviation from about 1917 to the early 1950s.
Dates:
circa 1917-1953
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
The MacPherson B. Williams Naval Aviation Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2021-06-14
Content Description
The MacPherson B. Williams Naval Aviation Collection is a small collection consisting of photographs and military records related to Rear Admiral MacPherson B. Williams' career in the U.S. Navy dating from about 1931-1959. The photographs from MacPherson Williams' military service are all black-and-white prints of official U.S. Navy photographs, most dated 1958-1959. Most were taken by Light Photographic Squadron 62 (VFP-62). Subjects include aircraft carriers, including the...
Dates:
1932-1959
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Robert Withrow Vietnam War Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2008-10-15
Abstract
Robert Withrow (b. 1946) was born in Seattle, Washington and served as a U.S. Navy Fireman (E-3) aboard the USS Kitty Hawk from 1965-1967. The collection contains photographs, patches, and yearbooks related to his service.
Dates:
1965-1967
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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