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Blueprints and Technical Drawings Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-119
Abstract

The Blueprints and Technical Drawings Collection is an artificial collection comprised of drawings related to assorted aircraft (commercial, personal, and military), helicopters, rockets, as well as related engines, accessories, parts and buildings, ranging from 1878-2000s.

Dates: 1878 - circa 2000s

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Dates: 1911-1984

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

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

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Subject
photographic prints 410
World War, 1939-1945 176
clippings (information artifacts) 170
printed ephemera 160
correspondence 147
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Air pilots, Military 104
logs (records) 95
certificates 93
World War, 1914-1918 75
Airplanes, Military 69
military records 68
Airlines 66
booklets 66
Air pilots 64
photocopies 63
negatives (photographs) 57
scrapbooks 56
Soldiers 54
postcards 54
Flight attendants 53
photograph albums 53
Aircraft accidents 51
aerial photographs 51
brochures 50
identity cards 50
Boeing Company -- Employees 47
Washington (State) 44
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 42
slides (photographs) 42
Women in aeronautics 41
maps (documents) 40
Seattle (Wash.) 38
menus 38
France 37
orders (military records) 37
decals 36
memorandums 36
lithographs 35
notes (documents) 35
newsletters 32
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 31
Fighter pilots 30
technical drawings 29
Airplanes -- Design and construction 28
Airships 28
articles 28
business cards 28
programs (documents) 28
technical reports 28
Alaska 27
Boeing Model 747 Family 27
notebooks 27
photographic postcards 27
posters 27
Northwest, Pacific 26
Japan 25
digital prints 25
Seaplanes 24
Women air pilots 24
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 23
Flight training 23
Germany 23
drawings (visual works) 23
signatures (names) 23
California 21
Biplanes 20
Bombing, Aerial 20
transportation timetables 20
Air mail service 19
China 19
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny 19
airline maps 19
blueprints (reprographic copies) 19
instructional materials 19
manuals (instructional materials) 19
personnel records 19
stationery 19
16mm (photographic film size) 18
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 18
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 17
England 17
TMOF Aircraft 17
audiocassettes 17
diplomas 17
Aces (Fighter pilots) 16
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 16
Hawaii 16
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Family 16
admission tickets 16
de Havilland (Airco) D.H.4 16
Airplanes -- Flight testing 15
Armed Forces -- Officers 15
Astronauts 15
Boeing B-17 Model 299 Flying Fortress ("XB-17") 15
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Family (Model 464) 15
Boeing Model 707 Family 15
Douglas DC-3 Family 15
Military education 15
North American B-25 Mitchell Family 15
manuscripts (documents) 15
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Language
English 601
French 19
German 12
Chinese 10
Japanese 7
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Names
United States. Navy 72
United States. Air Force 58
Boeing 57
United States. Army Air Forces 55
Boeing Company 41
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Pan American World Airways, Inc 39
United Airlines 38
United States. Army. Air Corps 26
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 25
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces 21
Northwest Airlines Corporation 20
Trans World Airlines 19
United States. Army. Air Service 19
Project Apollo (U.S.) 16
United States. Army 15
Western Airlines 15
King County International Airport 14
United States. Marine Corps 14
Douglas 12
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 12
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 12
North American 11
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 10
Northwest Airlines, Inc. 10
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th 10
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) 10
American Airlines 9
Curtiss 9
Lockheed 9
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration 9
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 8
Douglas Aircraft Company 8
United States. Naval Reserve 8
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 8
Air Line Pilots Association 7
Alaska Airlines 7
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) 7
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 7
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 7
Slayton, Donald K., 1924-1993 7
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 7
Boeing Air Transport 6
Boeing School of Aeronautics (Oakland, Calif.) 6
Braniff Airways 6
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 6
Consolidated Aircraft Corp 6
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 6
John F. Kennedy Space Center 6
Lunar Orbiter (Artificial satellite) 6
National Championship Air Races 6
Northrop 6
United States. Army. European Theater of Operations 6
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 6
American Fighter Aces Association 5
Apollo 13 (Spacecraft) 5
Apollo Soyuz Test Project 5
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 5
Continental Airlines 5
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 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
Eastern Air Lines 5
Flying Tiger Line 5
Germany. Luftwaffe 5
Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps 5
Hughes Airwest 5
Kelly Field (Tex.) 5
McDonnell Douglas Corp 5
Merrill, A. Elliott (Albert), 1901-1992 5
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 5
Post, Wiley, 1898-1935 5
Ryan NYP "Spirit of St Louis" 5
Showalter, N.D. (Noah David), 1925-2012 5
Stenzel, Dorothy (Hester), 1910-1991 5
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 95th 5
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. Services of Supply 5
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 4
Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012 4
Barr, Julius A., 1905-1939 4
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 4
Boeing, Bertha Marie (Potter Paschall), 1891-1977 4
British Airways 4
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 4
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group 4
Delta Air Lines 4
Douglas, Donald Wills, Sr., 1892-1981 4
Fairchild 4
Fokker 4
Fornasero, John B., 1904-1967 4
Graf Zeppelin (Airship) 4
Grumman (Bethpage, NY) 4
Haise, Fred, 1933- 4
Horizon Air 4
KLM (Airline) 4
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 4
Langley Field (Va.) 4
Lovell, Jim 4
Museum of Flight (Seattle, Wash.) 4
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