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World War I Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2016-00-00-6

Abstract

Sixteen (16) assorted photographs of soldiers circa World War I.

Dates: circa 1914-1918

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

World War I Stereographs

Collection

Identifier: 2016-00-00-5

Abstract

Stereoscopic photographs of scenes from World War I scenes.

Dates: circa 1914-1919

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

World War II Air Raid Warden Materials

Collection

Identifier: 2014-00-00-20

Contents of the Collection The World War II Air Raid Warden Materials is a small collection of textual materials, including documents and booklets, meant to prepare and guide civilians acting as air raid wardens during World War II. Most of the items are specific to the Seattle, Washington area. Some items are undated, but most fall within 1940-1943. It is unknown who collected these materials.Materials include documents regarding the transmittal of color signals for emergencies, dim-out regulations for...

Dates: 1940-1943

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

World War II Pacific Theater Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2018-00-00-48

Contents of the Collection The World War II Pacific Theater Photographs contains 227 black-and-white prints and 18 negatives taken by United States Army and Navy photographers documenting U.S. military activities in the Pacific Theater in 1945. The images seem to be military publicity shots and the majority of the photographs appear to have been taken in the Marianas Islands.Due to the relatively small size of the collection, materials were grouped by subject and sorted alphabetically. The bulk of the...

Dates: 1944-1946

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Frank Wilbur Wright Military Aviation Collection

Collection

Identifier: 1986-01-02

Abstract

Frank Wilbur Wright (1886-1950) of Portland, Oregon spent most of his adult life in the military, with service spanning the Oregon Naval Militia, Oregon National Guard, U.S. Army Air Service, Air Corps, and Air Force, and both World Wars. The collection contains commissions, photographs, identification cards, and other materials relating to Wright's long military career.

Dates: 1911-1945

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Greg Wright Pan American World Airways Collection

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 1988-01-28

Contents of the Collection

This small collection is comprised of a Pan American World Airways flight schedule, effective November 1, 1946. Titled "Air Ways for Two-Way Trade," the timetable features international routes all over the world. It includes more detail on routes between North and South America as it is "probably the best opportunity for reciprocal foreign trade." A Pan American Airways route map is included at the center of the booklet.

Dates: Circa 1946

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Orville Wright Letter

Collection

Identifier: 2018-10-01-D

Abstract

4-page typed letter signed on Wright Company letterhead, dated April 7, 1915, to Frederick Eppelsheimer of the New York Herald, discussing the possibility of using a pendulum to stabilize aircraft, mentioning the death of his brother Wilbur, and referencing fellow aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss. Accompanied by a small matte-finish portrait of Eppelsheimer, dated 1918.

Dates: 1915 April 7

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Brien S. Wygle Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2020-09-17

Contents of the Collection The Brien S. Wygle Collection is a small collection primarily consisting of logbooks and certificates, licenses, and awards documenting Wygle's service in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II through his career at the Boeing Company as a test pilot. The logbooks span 1943 to 2008 and document his military service, his time flying as a commercial pilot with Queen Charlotte Airlines in 1950, and his Boeing career beginning in May 1951. There is a gap in the logs from...

Dates: 1939-1990

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Frank R. Yager Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 2018-07-24

Content Description The Frank R. Yager Collection consists of items documenting Yager's career as an airmail pilot. Included are three logbooks, his pilot's licenses and certificates, and 14 photographs. The photographs consist of both snapshots and formal group portraits as well as some views of airmail planes. There are few identifications with the photographs, but also depicted are Lee Patterson, Jack Knight, and C.F. Egge. Additionally, there are photocopies of other images. There is one folder of...

Dates: 1918-1946, 1994

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Edward M. Young Military Aircraft Slides

Collection

Identifier: 2024-12-05

Contents of the Collection The Edward M. Young Military Aircraft Slides holds approximately 1,642 color slides that depict primarily U.S. and Asian military aircraft and some commercial aircraft. The shots were taken by Edward M. Young from 1974 to 1984 while he was living and working in Asia. The collection has been arranged alphabetically by subject. The bulk of the slides depict United States and Asian military aircraft, often on stationary display at military air bases or aviation museums in various...

Dates: 1974-1984

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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Brien S. Wygle Collection

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