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Claud V. O'Callaghan Early Airmail Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1987-09-22-B
Contents of the Collection
The Claud V. O'Callaghan Early Airmail Collection is a relatively small collection that contains textual and photographic materials relevant to the early days of airmail via Varney Air Lines (VAL) and Contract Air Mail (CAM) Route 5 with the bulk of materials dating from 1924-1929. Textual materials include early advertisements for the airmail service, VAL traffic reports; correspondence; printed ephemera, including decals, airmail postage, forms, and posters; and samples of...
Dates:
1924-1962; Majority of material found within 1924-1930
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Remi Charles O’Connor Naval Aviation Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2019-03-19
Contents of the Collection
The Remi Charles O'Connor Naval Aviation Collection primarily relates to the 1941-1956 military service of O'Connor, a Naval Aviator in World War II and the Korean War. The collection is comprised of textual materials such as logs, correspondence, and clippings, as well as 10 photographic prints and one 8mm film reel.The bulk of the collection consists of O'Connor's flight logs, including two from his student pilot training in 1941 and five that cover his flying career from...
Dates:
1941-1999; Majority of material found within 1941-1956
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Odell Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2009-05-18
Abstract
The Odell Family Collection primarily consists of field message books and printed ephemera used during World War I by Lieutenant James H. Odell of the Royal Flying Corps Canada. There is also a small amount of photographs featuring aircraft of the 1920s-1930s.
Dates:
circa 1910s to 1930s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Mary Ann Odenthal Flight Attendant Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2007-02-15
Contents of the Collection
The Mary Ann Odenthal Flight Attendant Collection is comprised of a small amount of textual materials and six color photographs. The material was collected by Odenthal during her service as a Horizon Air flight attendant (1988-1991) and United Airlines (UAL) flight attendant (1991-2006).The photographs range in size from 4x5 to 8x10 inches and are a mix of candid snapshots and publicity shots. Three feature airliners, including one from Horizon Air. The remaining three prints...
Dates:
1990s - 2002
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Mary M. Oldehoff flight nurse logbook
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 1988-09-13
Contents of the Collection
The collection is comprised of a single logbook for 1944 that documents Mary M. Oldehoff's experience as a flight nurse during World War II.
Dates:
1944
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Leroy O. Olson World War II Collection
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2014-09-30
Contents of the Collection
The Leroy O. Olson World War II Collection is quite small and relates to the 1943-1945 United States Navy pilot career of Leroy "Lee" O. Olson. It is comprised of a logbook and five photographs. The logbook covers from May 1943 to October 1945 and includes information such as duration of flight, locations, and type of aircraft. Identified aircraft include the North American SNJ-4 Texan, Douglas SBD Dauntless, Grumman F-2 Wildcat, and Grumman F6F Hellcat. All of the photographs...
Dates:
1943-1945, undated
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Norah O'Neill Pilot Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2006-03-03
Abstract
Norah Ellen O'Neill (1949-2017), from Seattle, Washington, was a commercial pilot and an aviation pioneer. The collection contains a scrapbook, book reviews, newsletters and serials, photographs, pilot log books, and correspondence related to her flight career and personal life.
Dates:
1973-2017
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Opray Family Military Aviation Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1999-09-25
Abstract
Joseph E. Opray (1919-1992) was born in Oregon and served in World War II with the United States Army 635th Tank Battalion. The collection contains primarily World War II era materials including a scrapbook, several issues of the Stars and Stripes newspaper and assorted ephemera, including a poem, "A Hitch in Hell" by Joe Opray. There are also issues of the 1919 newsletterThe Dirigible from the...
Dates:
1919-1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
William Orthman World War II Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1991-07-17-A
Abstract
William Orthman (1911-1990) was drafted into the United States Army in 1942. He served in the China-Burma-India Theater as Public Relations Officer. The collection is comprised of 340 photographs and a small amount of textual materials from his 1945-1946 service.
Dates:
1945-1946
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Thomas Orton Nose Art Photographs
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 1987-07-01-A
Contents of the Collection
The Thomas Orton Nose Art Photographs is a single-file collection that is comprised of six photographs that depict nose art. Four of the images are black-and-white and are dated circa 1940s. Three depict shots of the Martin B-26 "Sit N'Git" and one image features the nose art for "Flak Bait." Two prints include military personnel next to the aircraft. There are also two color snapshots in the collection, likely circa 1970s-1980s. One image depicts Thomas Orton with General Chuck Yeager at an...
Dates:
circa 1940s, 1970s-1980s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives