Scope and Contents

The collection include 35 audiocassettes which largely appear to be informal interviews recorded with members of the OX5 Aviation Pioneers organization. Two open reel audiotapes document the visit of the Anglo-French Concorde 02 to the USA for the opneing of the new Dallas-Fort Worth airport, 1973.

Contents of the Collection From the Collection: The Norman B. Moerbe World War II Collection documents Moerbe's military service as a bombardier through military records, correspondence, photographs, and other ephemera, primarily dating from 1943-1945. Series I. Military records consists of documentation of Moerbe's time in the U.S. Army Air Forces, from his time as a student through active service with the Twelfth Air Force, 340th Bomb Group, to his time in reserve status. The documentation consists of personnel records,...

Contents of Collection From the Series: Series II. Personal (1843-1996) is divided into the following subseries: Subseries A. Early Years and Family dates from 1919 to 1992 and consists of 56 photographic prints, 23 negatives, clippings, hand-drawn diagrams and black-line print diagrams produced by EBJ as coursework while attending Roosevelt High School in Portland, Oregon, as well as his report cards. In addition, there are three folders of correspondence...

Contents of Collection From the Series: Series I. Professional Work (1946-1997) is divided into the following subseries:Subseries A. Aircraft Flight Tests and Demonstrations dates from 1949 to 1997 and chronicles Wallick’s 35 years of employment as an Experimental Test Flight Pilot with Boeing from 1951 to his retirement in 1986. This subseries is the most extensive part of the collection. It is composed of both visual and textual documents, although it is...