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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

David Wortman Lear Fan Slides and Technical Reports

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2025-02-18
Contents of the Collection The David Wortman Lear Fan Slides and Technical Reports primarily contains annotated technical documents as well as 16 slides created and used by David Wortman during his engineering work on the Lear Fan 2100 at Lear Fan Limited from 1982 to 1985. The technical documents form the bulk of the collection and include the following documents: Engineering Report: R45327 Lear Fan 2100 Main Landing Gear Inboard Door Static Test Proposal-D. Wortman (with...
Dates: 1969-1985
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

Francis M. Young Aerial Survey Photograph Collection

 Collection — Box: Assorted Oversize Photo Box 1, oversize: folder 1
Identifier: 1987-09-01-A
Contents of the Collection The Francis M. Young Aerial Survey Photograph Collection is comprised of fifteen black-and-white aerial photographs taken during Alaska Survey Expeditions, circa 1930s-1940s. The photographs are 18x22" and only a few have very brief contextual information on the reverse. Identifications include a Douglas R5D (Douglas C-54 Skymaster), Mount Rainier (Washington State), and the Columbia Glacier (Alaska). One photograph depicts an at-sea aircraft carrier with a full deck of aircraft....
Dates: circa 1930s-1940s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Kenneth J. Young Space Memorabilia Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2024-03-19-A
Contents of the Collection

The Kenneth J. Young Space Memorabilia Collection is a single-item collection that contains a bookmark issued by NASA, circa 2022. The bookmark is shaped as the Project Artemis Orion spacecraft. On the front of the bookmark is a color visual of the Orion spacecraft. On the verso are quick facts about the Space Launch System (SLS), including height, weight, thrust, and travel speed. It also includes a link to the NASA.gov/artemis website.

Dates: circa 2022
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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photographic prints 461
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World War, 1939-1945 193
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Airlines 82
World War, 1914-1918 79
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photocopies 78
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booklets 76
negatives (photographs) 74
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brochures 59
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photograph albums 55
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Boeing Company -- Employees 54
identity cards 54
aerial photographs 53
Women in aeronautics 51
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 45
Washington (State) 45
lithographs 45
maps (documents) 45
memorandums 43
business cards 42
decals 42
menus 42
notes (documents) 42
Seattle (Wash.) 41
France 38
orders (military records) 38
posters 38
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 37
photographic postcards 36
technical reports 34
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notebooks 33
Airplanes -- Design and construction 32
digital prints 32
newsletters 32
Boeing Model 747 Family 31
technical drawings 31
Fighter pilots 30
Airships 29
programs (documents) 29
Alaska 28
Seaplanes 28
Flight training 27
Northwest, Pacific 27
personnel records 27
Japan 26
Women air pilots 26
airline maps 26
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 25
drawings (visual works) 25
instructional materials 25
stationery 25
transportation timetables 25
signatures (names) 24
Germany 23
Aeronautics, Commercial 22
California 22
16mm (photographic film size) 21
Air mail service 21
Boeing Model 707 Family 21
advertisements 21
Airplanes -- Flight testing 20
Biplanes 20
Bombing, Aerial 20
China 20
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 19
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny 19
TMOF Aircraft 19
audiocassettes 19
manuals (instructional materials) 19
Douglas DC-3 Family 18
England 18
admission tickets 18
blueprints (reprographic copies) 18
luggage tags 18
manuscripts (documents) 18
Air shows 17
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 17
Hawaii 17
Training 17
de Havilland (Airco) D.H.4 17
diplomas 17
Aces (Fighter pilots) 16
Astronauts 16
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 16
Boeing Model 727 Family 16
Names
United States. Navy 81
United States. Air Force 67
Boeing 58
United States. Army Air Forces 58
Boeing Company 50
United Airlines 46
Pan American World Airways, Inc. 41
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 29
United States. Army. Air Corps 27
Northwest Airlines, Inc. 25
Trans World Airlines 23
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces 21
United States. Army. Air Service 19
Western Airlines 19
Project Apollo (U.S.) 17
United States. Army 17
United States. Marine Corps 15
King County International Airport 14
North American 14
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 13
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 13
Douglas 12
American Airlines 11
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) 11
Alaska Airlines 10
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 10
Lockheed 10
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th 10
United States. Naval Reserve 10
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 9
Curtiss 9
Museum of Flight (Seattle, Wash.) 9
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration 9
Air Line Pilots Association 8
Braniff Airways 8
Douglas Aircraft Company 8
Lunar Orbiter (Artificial satellite) 8
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) 7
Continental Airlines 7
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 7
Delta Air Lines 7
Eastern Air Lines 7
Flying Tiger Line 7
Hughes Airwest 7
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 7
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport 7
Slayton, Donald K., 1924-1993 7
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 7
Boeing Air Transport 6
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 6
Boeing School of Aeronautics (Oakland, Calif.) 6
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 6
Consolidated Aircraft Corp 6
John F. Kennedy Space Center 6
Merrill, A. Elliott (Albert), 1901-1992 6
National Championship Air Races 6
Northrop 6
Quiet Birdmen 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
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
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 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
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 5
Post, Wiley, 1898-1935 5
Ryan NYP "Spirit of St Louis" 5
Scandinavian Airlines System 5
Showalter, N.D. (Noah David), 1925-2012 5
Stearman (1927) 5
Stenzel, Dorothy (Hester), 1910-1991 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
Aerocar, Inc 4
Akron (Airship) 4
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 4
Barr, Julius A., 1905-1939 4
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 4
Boeing, Bertha Marie (Potter Paschall), 1891-1977 4
British Airways 4
China National Aviation Corporation 4
Dallas Love Field 4
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 4
Douglas, Donald Wills, Sr., 1892-1981 4

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