United States. Navy
Organization
Found in 91 Collections and/or Records:
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
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
Fred Woods World War II Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2012-08-22
Contents of the Collection
The Fred Woods World War II Collection is comprised of photographic prints, negatives, a photograph album, and a small number of documents that relate to the World War II experience of United States Navy pilot Fred Woods. The collection has been arranged into two series, visual materials and textual materials. Visual materials, which are the bulk of the collection, include 26 loose black-and-white photographic prints and 27 negatives. Sizes vary from 3x5" to 8x10" and...
Dates:
1942-circa 1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
World War II Pacific Theater Photographs
Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-48
Contents of the Collection
The World War II Pacific Theater Photographs contains 227 black-and-white prints and 18 negatives taken by United States Army and Navy photographers documenting U.S. military activities in the Pacific Theater in 1945. The images seem to be military publicity shots and the majority of the photographs appear to have been taken in the Marianas Islands.Due to the relatively small size of the collection, materials were grouped by subject and sorted alphabetically. The bulk of the...
Dates:
1944-1946
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Edward M. Young Military Aircraft Slides
Collection
Identifier: 2024-12-05
Contents of the Collection
The Edward M. Young Military Aircraft Slides holds approximately 1,642 color slides that depict primarily U.S. and Asian military aircraft and some commercial aircraft. The shots were taken by Edward M. Young from 1974 to 1984 while he was living and working in Asia. The collection has been arranged alphabetically by subject. The bulk of the slides depict United States and Asian military aircraft, often on stationary display at military air bases or aviation museums in various...
Dates:
1974-1984
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Francis M. Young Aerial Survey Photograph Collection
Collection — Box Assorted Oversize Photo Box 1, oversize: folder 1
Identifier: 1987-09-01-A
Contents of the Collection
The Francis M. Young Aerial Survey Photograph Collection is comprised of fifteen black-and-white aerial photographs taken during Alaska Survey Expeditions, circa 1930s-1940s. The photographs are 18x22" and only a few have very brief contextual information on the reverse. Identifications include a Douglas R5D (Douglas C-54 Skymaster), Mount Rainier (Washington State), and the Columbia Glacier (Alaska). One photograph depicts an at-sea aircraft carrier with a full deck of aircraft....
Dates:
circa 1930s-1940s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
George T. Zimmer Ejection Seat Testing Photographs Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2006-06-15
Contents of the Collection
The George T. Zimmer Ejection Seat Testing Photographs Collection consists of 112 photographs from the 1960s or 1970s related to aircraft ejection seat tests.The first folder of photographs includes 30 prints, one 4x5" and the rest 8x10". Twenty-eight are black-and-white prints and two are in color. These photographs depict United States Air Force ejection seat testing experiments, some labeled as taking place at the U.S. Naval Aerospace Recovery Facility in El Centro,...
Dates:
circa 1960s-1970s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Glenn E. Zimmerman World War II Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2000-10-16-307
Abstract
Glenn E. Zimmerman (1912-1993) served with the United States Navy as a pilot during World War II. The collection contains photographs, holiday greeting cards and menus, military records, and military identification card from his 1942-1946 military service.
Dates:
1942-1946
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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