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69 Squadron Israel Air Force Photograph Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 1985-07-27-D
Contents of the Collection

This collection is comprised of four color photographs of first Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and his wife, Paula, with 69 Squadron, Israel Air Force, inspecting Boeing B-17 aircraft that had participated in Israel's War of Independence in 1948. Included is a detailed description of how three repurposed B-17s shifted Israel's air potential during the war.

Dates: Circa 1948-1973
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

1910 Los Angeles Air Meet newspaper clippings

 Collection — Box: Scrapbook Box 7
Identifier: 2019-00-00-2
Contents of the Collection

The collection is one (1) scrapbook of assorted newspaper clippings related to the 1910 International Air Meet at Dominguez Field in Los Angeles, California. The scrapbook is coverless with a failing binding. The clippings are from assorted unidentified newspapers and are glued to the pages, though some are loose.

It is unknown who collected the clippings.

Dates: 1910
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Diane K. Abbott Delta Airlines Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2024-10-14
Contents of the Collection The Diane K. Abbott Delta Airlines Flight Attendant Collection primarily contains textual materials, such as training documents, policies and procedures, and internal correspondence that pertain to Abbott's 1987-2014 service as a flight attendant with Delta Air Lines. The collection has been divided into two series, Personal and Professional, and is arranged chronologically. The Personal series is quite small and includes a daily planner and a...
Dates: 1983-2018
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Daniel Abramson Korean War Photograph Album

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2020-02-26
Content Description The Daniel Abramson Korean War Photograph Album consists of one album with snapshots documenting Abramson's service in the United States Air Force during the Korean War.The album has a teal cover with a Chinese or Japanese style dragon plate on the front cover, presumably purchased during his time abroad in service. It measures approximately 9x12x1.5 inches and has black paper pages. Inside there are 143 black-and-white photographs, each about 3.5x4.5 inches, affixed with album...
Dates: 1952-1953, 2004
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

George E. Adams Jr. World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-03-15
Abstract

Collection of materials related to the military service of Second Lieutenant George E. Adams Jr., who served as a reconnaissance pilot in World War II.

Dates: circa 1943 to 1945
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Joe Aiken Films

 Collection — Box: Film Box 4, Reel: 1-6
Identifier: 1998-12-28
Contents of the Collection The Joe Aiken Films are comprised of six films shot, produced, or compiled by Joe Aiken of 20th Century Fox Studio, from approximately 1918-1947. The films contain a mix of newsreel footage, documentary footage of aircraft manufacturing, and flight footage. Three of the films contain footage of World War I flying aces, flying squadrons, World War I-era aircraft, and transatlantic flight attempts. One of the films contains newsreel footage of the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II and the...
Dates: circa 1918-1950s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Air Memorial Day Program

 Collection
Identifier: 2011-00-00-37
Abstract

The collection contains a program for an air show honoring servicemen who died during World War I.

Dates: 1919 May 18
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Air Show and Air Race Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2018-00-00-137
Contents of the Collection The Air Show and Air Race Collection is a small collection pertaining to assorted historic air events. This is an artificial collection with materials gathered from a variety of sources. The collection is primarily comprised of newspaper clippings and printed ephemera. Events documented include the Chicago International Air Show in Grant Park in 1911 and Rudolph's Flying Circus from 1984. There are admission tickets present for the the 1st annual San Fernando Air Show, undated;...
Dates: 1911-1989
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Air West and Hughes Airwest Photographs and Slides

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1987-09-22-F
Contents of the Collection The Air West and Hughes Airwest Photographs and Slides contains 48 photographic prints and and 310 color slides related to Air West and Hughes Airwest airlines, respectively. The materials date to circa 1970s-1990s and are publicity and/or advertisement photographs. The color slides form the bulk of the collection and depict Hughes Airwest flight attendants in their uniforms, the majority of which are yellow and blue, although other styles are present. The flight attendants are...
Dates: circa 1970s-1990s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Aircraft Identification Posters Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2019-00-00-37
Abstract

The Aircraft Identification Posters Collection is an artificial collection comprised of visual materials ranging from 1916-1946 designed to help individuals on the ground identify aircraft during wartime.

Dates: 1916-circa 1946
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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photographic prints 472
clippings (information artifacts) 204
World War, 1939-1945 197
printed ephemera 186
correspondence 177
certificates 114
logs (records) 110
Air pilots, Military 108
Air pilots 92
photocopies 85
Airlines 84
World War, 1914-1918 80
Airplanes, Military 79
booklets 78
military records 78
negatives (photographs) 77
Flight attendants 67
postcards 64
scrapbooks 64
brochures 61
slides (photographs) 60
Boeing Company -- Employees 57
photograph albums 57
Soldiers 56
aerial photographs 56
Aircraft accidents 55
identity cards 54
Women in aeronautics 51
Washington (State) 48
maps (documents) 46
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 45
lithographs 45
notes (documents) 45
Seattle (Wash.) 44
business cards 44
memorandums 44
decals 42
menus 42
posters 41
France 39
orders (military records) 39
photographic postcards 39
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 38
articles 36
Airplanes -- Design and construction 35
technical reports 35
digital prints 34
notebooks 34
technical drawings 34
Boeing Model 747 Family 33
newsletters 33
programs (documents) 32
signatures (names) 32
Fighter pilots 30
Seaplanes 30
Airships 29
Alaska 29
personnel records 28
Flight training 27
Japan 27
Northwest, Pacific 27
Women air pilots 27
airline maps 26
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 25
drawings (visual works) 25
instructional materials 25
stationery 25
transportation timetables 25
Boeing Model 707 Family 24
Germany 24
advertisements 23
Aeronautics, Commercial 22
Airplanes -- Flight testing 22
California 22
16mm (photographic film size) 21
Air mail service 21
Bombing, Aerial 21
Biplanes 20
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 20
China 20
TMOF Aircraft 20
audiocassettes 20
manuals (instructional materials) 20
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 19
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny 19
admission tickets 19
blueprints (reprographic copies) 19
manuscripts (documents) 19
Air shows 18
Airports 18
Boeing Model 727 Family 18
Douglas DC-3 Family 18
England 18
Hawaii 18
luggage tags 18
Aces (Fighter pilots) 17
Airplanes 17
Astronauts 17
DVDs 17
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 17
Names
United States. Navy 82
United States. Air Force 67
United States. Army Air Forces 59
Boeing 58
Boeing Company 53
United Airlines 48
Pan American World Airways, Inc. 41
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 29
Northwest Airlines, Inc. 27
United States. Army. Air Corps 27
Trans World Airlines 24
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces 21
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 19
United States. Army. Air Service 19
Western Airlines 19
King County International Airport 17
Project Apollo (U.S.) 17
United States. Army 17
United States. Marine Corps 15
North American 14
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 13
American Airlines 12
Douglas 12
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 11
United States. Naval Reserve 11
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) 11
Alaska Airlines 10
Lockheed 10
Museum of Flight (Seattle, Wash.) 10
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th 10
Air Line Pilots Association 9
Braniff Airways 9
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 9
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation 9
Eastern Air Lines 9
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 9
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration 9
Douglas Aircraft Company 8
Lunar Orbiter (Artificial satellite) 8
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) 7
Boeing Air Transport 7
Continental Airlines 7
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 7
Delta Air Lines 7
Flying Tiger Line 7
Hughes Airwest 7
Quiet Birdmen 7
Ryan NYP "Spirit of St Louis" 7
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport 7
Slayton, Donald K., 1924-1993 7
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 7
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 6
Boeing School of Aeronautics (Oakland, Calif.) 6
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 6
Consolidated Aircraft Corp 6
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 6
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 6
John F. Kennedy Space Center 6
Merrill, A. Elliott (Albert), 1901-1992 6
National Championship Air Races 6
Northrop 6
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 6
United States. Army. European Theater of Operations 6
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 6
United States. Army. Signal Corps 6
Varney Air Lines 6
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 6
American Fighter Aces Association 5
Apollo 13 (Spacecraft) 5
Apollo Soyuz Test Project 5
Boeing, Bertha Marie (Potter Paschall), 1891-1977 5
British Airways 5
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 5
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group 5
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Boston" (#3) 5
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Chicago" (#2) 5
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "New Orleans" (#4) 5
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Seattle" (#1) 5
Essex (Aircraft carrier) 5
Fairchild 5
Fokker 5
Germany. Luftwaffe 5
Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps 5
Kelly Field (Tex.) 5
Lear, William P. (William Powell), 1902-1978 5
McDonnell Douglas Corp 5
National Airlines 5
Pacific Air Transport 5
Post, Wiley, 1898-1935 5
Scandinavian Airlines System 5
Showalter, N.D. (Noah David), 1925-2012 5
Stearman (1927) 5
Stenzel, Dorothy (Hester), 1910-1991 5
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970 5
United States. Air Force. Military Air Transport Service 5
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 95th 5
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. Services of Supply 5
United States. Federal Aviation Administration 5
Aerocar, Inc 4
Akron (Airship) 4

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