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Virginia Randall TWA Flight Attendant Collection
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2008-09-04-B
Contents of the Collection
The Virginia Randall TWA Flight Attendant Collection is a small amount of materials relating to Randall's time as a Trans World Airways (TWA) flight attendant from 1953-1954. The materials were collected by Randall. The collection contains six (6) portraits of Randall in her TWA uniform. Two (2) of these are are black-and-white, four (4) have been colorized, all are 8x10" and all are digital reprints, not vintage photographs. The rest of the materials are textual and include a...
Dates:
1953-1954
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Walluf Rasmussen Pan American World Airways Collection
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 1984-11-06
Contents of the Collection
This small collection is comprised of a souvenir flight packet given to passengers on the Pan American Airways "Alaska Super-Six Clipper Service," circa 1953. Packet contents include a time selector for determining time in other time zones, breakfast menu, suggestion card, and a service brochure that highlights the new "pressurized comfort" of the DC-6.
Dates:
Circa 1953
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Ream Family Logbooks and Photographs
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2020-02-12
Content Description
The Ream Family Logbooks and Photographs is a small collection related to the Ream Family and Queen City Aviation, Inc. The collection includes two logbooks: one for Norman Ream dated 1983-1993 and one for Michael Ream dated 1979-1980. Also present are an 8x10" color photograph of Norman Ream with his Cessna 150 (tail number N11779), circa 1980; and a set of 13 color snapshots of a Ream family reunion, with Queen City Aviation signs visible in the images. The snapshots were removed from a...
Dates:
1979-1993
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Harris H. Reed Logbook and Military Records
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2024-04-02-1
Content Description
The Harris H. Reed Logbook and Military Records is a small collection consisting of Harris's aviator's logbook from his service as a blimp pilot during World War II and photocopies of his military records and related correspondence. The logbook spans November 1942 through April 1945 and documents Harris's service primarily with Blimp Squadron Two. An entry in the log for April 25, 1945 notes assistance with the rescue of a downed B-29 crew. Photocopies of Harris's service records from the...
Dates:
1942-1945, 2011
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Henry L. Reed Photographs
Collection
Identifier: 1993-01-14
Abstract
Henry L. Reed was a Technical Sergeant in the United States Air Force from 1942-1963. The collection contains negatives, slides, and photographs of various military aircraft taken by Reed during his service.
Dates:
1949-1962
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Rib stitching photographs and clippings
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2019-00-00-90
Contents of the Collection
The collection is quite small and only holds four photographs and five clippings. Each of the 8x10" black-and-white photographs are undated and have a number on the front upper right hand corner, ranging from 3421 to 3424. Images depict a knotting sequence and rib stitching. The five clippings are from various issues of Sport Aviation, ranging in date from July 1961 to September 1981. The articles discuss knotting, rib stitching, and aircraft...
Dates:
1961-1981
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Robert E. Richmond Aero Squadron Photographs
Collection
Identifier: 2009-04-08-A
Abstract
The Robert E. Richmond Aero Squadron Photographs are comprised of two group photographs relating to the 371st Aero Squadron, with which Richmond served during World War I, as well as an insurance policy.
Dates:
circa 1918-1919
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Homer Rickman World War II Photographs
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 1993-10-06-A
Contents of the Collection
The Homer Rickman World War II Photographs is a small collection comprised of eight black-and-white photographs, presumably taken by Rickman and featuring several aircraft squadrons from the 490th Bomb Group. The photos were taken both during combat missions and on the ground at the squadron's home base at RAF Eye, near Mellis, England. The photos showcase several B-17 Flying Fortresses, including one where they are pursued by Messerschmitt Bf-109 fighters. Also featured is a Hawker...
Dates:
Circa 1940s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Lyden H. Rien Boeing Flying Fortress School Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-01-31
Content Description
The Lyden H. Rien Boeing Flying Fortress School Collection consists of materials related to Rien's military service during World War II as a B-17 mechanic. The bulk of the collection consists of U.S. Army Air Corps Technical School training materials from the Boeing Flying Fortress School, part of the Boeing School of Aeronautics, from when Rien trained as a B-17 mechanic in 1942. The materials include a two-volume training manual that is interspersed with handwritten notes and...
Dates:
1941-1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Susan "Kelly" Riley United Airlines Flight Attendant Collection
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2008-03-06
Contents of the Collection
The Susan "Kelly" A. Riley United Airlines Flight Attendant Collection is comprised of textual materials and photographs related to Riley's career as a stewardess during the 1960s. There are two (2) United Airlines (UAL) Mainliner Stewardess diplomas (1961, 1963) for Riley; including the cases they were housed in. With each diploma is also a black-and-white group portrait of newly graduated UAL stewardesses. Both portraits are 8x10" and neither include identifying information,...
Dates:
1961-1963
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives