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George H. E. Welford Battle of Britain Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2011-02-18

Contents of the Collection The George H. E. Welford Battle of Britain Collection is comprised of textual and visual material, including log books, a photograph, scrapbooks, and photocopied documents, relating to Welford's service as a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot during World War II and in the Battle of Britain. Materials are dated 1938-1945, 1990-1996 with the bulk of the materials being 1938-1945. The collection contains two pilot's log books used by Welford, 1938-1945. Entries typically include...

Dates: Majority of material found within 1938-1945; 1938-1945, 1990-1996

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Howard Wellman Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 2012-03-07

Contents of the Collection The Howard Wellman Collection pertains to the military and commercial airline pilot career of Howard Eugene "Brick" Wellman. The collection contains materials gathered and collected by Wellman over his nearly 40-year aviation career, twenty-nine years of which were completed overseas serving as a pilot for Iran Air and Pacific Overseas Airlines. The collection includes photographs, certificates, correspondence, personnel records, an illustration of Wellman, airline ephemera and textual...

Dates: 1930-1995

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Edward C. Wells Boeing Model 299 logbook and letter

Collection

Identifier: 2010-06-17

Contents of the Collection The collection contains two items: the original logbook for flight tests of the Boeing Model 299, and a letter from Boeing engineer Edward C. Wells to his father, Edward L. Wells. The logbook, "Log of Plane. Mod - 299. MFG - 1963," includes the license number (13372) and one page of test flight information for eighteen flights, starting on July 28, 1935 and ending on October 24, 1935. The logbook includes the date, length of flight, origination and destination, and purpose, such...

Dates: 1935

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

Pauline M. Wheeler Boeing SST Artwork Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 1985-11-01-A

Content Description Collection consists of original concept art of the Boeing Model 2707 SST. Images include a 30x40" depiction of the aircraft seen from above; a 15x30" view of the plane from below parked on a tarmac; a 15x30" view of the plane in flight next to a Boeing 707 on an abstract background; and a 15x30" view of the plane on a tarmac from the front with a pilot standing near it. This painting has an overlay with text that reads: "Since end of compettiion: -Boeing proposal considered superior; -...

Dates: 1960s circa

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

John Sylvester Wheelwright World War I Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2012-10-30

Abstract

The collection consists of materials related to the World War I career of John "Jack" Sylvester Wheelwright (1885-1962), who was a textile designer, engineer and naval commander and served on airships in the Royal Naval Air Service.

Dates: circa 1907-1943; Majority of material found within 1914-1918

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Samuel E. White Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2014-02-15

Abstract

Samuel Elbert White served in various balloon companies of the U.S. Army Air Service during World War I. The collection documents his training in the United States and his service overseas.

Dates: circa 1918-1919

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

Wayne Wiesner Helicopter Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2010-06-24

Contents of the Collection The Wayne Wiesner Helicopter Collection primarily contains materials related to Wiesner's 1960-1990 engineering career with the Boeing Company. It contains textual and visual materials mostly focused on Wiesner's work with helicopters, although a small amount of photographs are representative of his time in Boeing Vertol's wind turbine program. Due to its small size, it has been arranged alphabetically by subject. The collection includes documents related to Wiesner's membership...

Dates: 1940-1991; Majority of material found within 1980-1985

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

O. Keith Williams VMF-214 "Black Sheep Squadron" Photographs

Collection — Box: Assorted oversize box 18, oversize: folder 1

Identifier: 2002-04-18

Overview

Photographs showing members of the “Black Sheep Squadron” while they were stationed in the South Pacific during World War II.

Dates: 1943

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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George H. E. Welford Battle of Britain Collection

Howard Wellman Collection

Edward C. Wells Boeing Model 299 logbook and letter

G. C. Westervelt letter to P. N. Jansen

Pauline M. Wheeler Boeing SST Artwork Collection

John Sylvester Wheelwright World War I Collection

Samuel E. White Collection

Bruce Whitman Aviation Art Collection

Wayne Wiesner Helicopter Collection

O. Keith Williams VMF-214 "Black Sheep Squadron" Photographs

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