Alfred G. Thompson World War II Collection
Contents of the Collection
The collection contains textual materials related to the military service of Alfred G. Thompson, who served as a B-25 pilot during World War II. Materials include training documents and worksheets, military orders and ephemera, such as an enlisted men's pass and pay envelope, and aircraft arrival reports. There are a photograph album, miltary personnel files, many loose photographs and correspondences. Also included are pilot logs for Thompson as well as a Pilot Rating Book for Clare Rupert Irwin. The connection between Irwin and Thompson is unknown.
Dates
- Creation: 1941-1944
Creator
- Thompson, Alfred G. (Person)
Language of Materials
All materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research but has not been fully processed. Access to the collection may be limited or may require additional processing time. For more information contact us.
Conditions Governing Use
The Museum of Flight (TMOF) Archives is the owner of the physical materials in the archives and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from TMOF archives before any publication use. TMOF does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners. Consult repository for more details.
Biographical note: Alfred G. Thompson
Alfred G. Thompson was a B-25 pilot who served during World War II. No further information is known.
Extent
1.4 Cubic Feet (2 5-inch legal size document boxes, and 1 5-inch letter size document box)
Immediate Source of Acquistion
The collection was donated in 2003 by Matt Thompson, a relative of Alfred G. Thompson.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Separated Materials
The following items have been seperated from the archival component and are kept in Objects storage:
- Seven matchbooks and one ashtray
- One protractor
- Two navigational computers
Subject
- Irwin, Clare Rupert (Person)
- Morton Air Academy (Organization)
- Thompson, Alfred G. (Person)
- United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Alfred G. Thompson World War II Collection
- Status
- Completed Level 1
- Author
- J. Parent, K. Bean
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Edition statement
- 2st edition
Repository Details
Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-7874
curator@museumofflight.org