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James O. Brewer World War II Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2012-06-04
Contents of the Collection
The James O. Brewer World War II Collection documents Brewer’s service as a pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The collection consists of both photographic and textual material, primarily dating from 1942-1949.Photographs are in color and black-and-white and appear to show military personnel, reunions, and personal candids, though most of the photographs are not dated or annotated. A significant number of photographs were taken in Australia and prominently feature...
Dates:
1943-1997
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
William C. Brookbank P-47 Thunderbolt Cockpit Training Device
Collection — Box: Assorted oversize box 26
Identifier: 2025-12-08
Content Description
The William C. Brookbank P-47 Thunderbolt Cockpit Training Device is a single-item collection comprised of a cardboard facsimlie of a Republic P-47 cockpit, dated to the 1940s.The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt cockpit training device is a cardboard facsimile of a P-47 cockpit that unfolds to reveal photographic reproductions of a cockpit on three panels, which enabled pilots to familiarize themselves with the instruments and systems within the cockpit. The instruments in the images...
Dates:
circa 1940s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Byron Brown World War II Pilot materials
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2013-01-25-A
Contents of the Collection
This is a small collection of textual materials relating to navigation and training for Army Air Forces pilots, dated 1943-1944.
Materials include an Army Air Forces Radio Facility Charts booklet, 1943; a navigation training guide [missing section 1], 1943; an empty envelope labeled "Pilots' Information File No. 10 Revision No. 10, June 1, 1944;" and a six-page instructor examination guide, undated.
Dates:
1943-1944
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
David Brown World War II Collection
Collection — Box: Assorted oversize box 20, oversize: folder 1
Identifier: 2019-00-00-143
Contents of the Collection
The David Brown World War II Collection is a very small collection comprised of World War II-era aviation ephemera, dated 1941-1945, collected by David Brown. The collection includes a "God is My Co-Pilot" promotional booklet, four pieces of WWII-era sheet music, an October 1945 United States Army Air Forces Fair leaflet, and a "Parade of Aircraft" souvenir booklet from the Wright Field Air Fair, Dayton, Ohio, October 1945.
Dates:
1941-1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Don Brown Early Pacific Northwest Aviation Photograph Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2023-06-26
Content Description
The Don Brown Early Pacific Northwest Aviation Photograph Collection is a small collection of visual materials collected by Brown that feature various aviation personalities and aviation scenes in the Pacific Northwest region during the early 20th century. The main individuals represented are Vern C. Gorst, as well as two female aviators, Florence Seidell and Ruth Wightman. Aviation scenes includes images of crowds watching planes in flight, planes in flight over water, planes parked in...
Dates:
circa 1910s-1920s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Ed Brown Northwest Airlines Photographs
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 1995-06-20-A
Content Description
The collection is comprised of four photographs of Northwest Airways aircraft, dated August 1933. Aircraft include a Ford Tri-motor 5AT (NC8410), Travel Air 6000 (NC8754), Stearman C3 (NC6255), and Sikorsky S-38 (NC303N). Photographs were taken at the Northwest Airways Overhaul Base at Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Dates:
1933 August
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Nat Browne Record Flight Attempt Photograph Album and Negatives
Collection
Identifier: 1987-09-22-E
Contents of the Collection
The Nat Browne Record Flight Attempt Photograph Album and Negatives is a small collection comprised of visual materials related to Nat Browne's May 30, 1932 attempt to fly solo from Seattle, Washington to Tokyo, Japan in his modified Fokker Universal "Lone Star." The photograph album contains 56 black-and-white 4x5-inch vintage prints taken by photographer Harry A. Kirwin at Boeing Field in Seattle. On the inside of the front cover of the album is the inscription: "Nat Brown and...
Dates:
1932 May 30
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Frank D. Browning World War II Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2021-05-04
Contents of the Collection
The Frank D. Browning World War II Collection pertains to Browning's service as a navigator and bombardier with the 490th Bomb Squadron in the China India Burma Theater during World War II. Most of the items are dated 1942-1947, with some later dates. Materials include military records, including Browning's military business cards and a conduct guidelines sheet; a partially filled notebook, maps of China and select United States cities, photocopies of clippings and printed ephemera likely...
Dates:
1942-1947, 1952-1953, 1983, 1994-1999
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Herbert Brucker Film
Collection — Box: Film Box 2, Reel: 1
Identifier: 2007-11-16-B
Contents of the Collection
The Herbert Brucker Film is a small collection containing one privately shot black-and-white film taken at Mitchell Field in Garden City, New York in 1927. The film is five minutes and 44 seconds long. The footage depicts several well-known aviation events and activities by famous aviators, such as Charles Lindbergh taking off in the "Spirit of St. Louis" for his transatlantic flight; the christening of "America," Richard E. Byrd's Fokker C-2; and James Doolittle performing...
Dates:
1927
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Robert Bryant Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2019-06-17
Content Description
The Robert Bryant Collection is a small collection consisting of textual and visual materials related to Bryant's career working for Boeing, Northrop, Lear Fan and other aviation companies. The materials are organized by company and format.
Related to Boeing, the collection includes a request for proposal on systems and equipment for the Supersonic Transport Program, a 700-series decal, and a handbook on advanced composites. Materials related to Lear Fan include administrative...
Dates:
1946-1995
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives