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John Sylvester Wheelwright World War I Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2012-10-30

Abstract

The collection consists of materials related to the World War I career of John "Jack" Sylvester Wheelwright (1885-1962), who was a textile designer, engineer and naval commander and served on airships in the Royal Naval Air Service.

Dates: circa 1907-1943; Majority of material found within 1914-1918

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Russell W. Whitcomb World War II Naval Aviation Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 2025-04-15

Content Description The Russell W. Whitcomb World War II Naval Aviation Collection is a small collection consisting primarily of textual materials documenting the military service of Russell W. Whitcomb during the second world war. There is also one photographs present.Two logbooks and a typed copy of a diary document and describe Whitcomb's service in the U.S. Navy as an ordnanceman. The logbooks primarily span April 1945 through January 1946, but a few flights from 1948 and 1951 are also listed....

Dates: circa 1920s, 1943-1952

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Jane (Klimek) White TWA Flight Attendant Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 2014-05-21

Contents of the Collection The Jane (Klimek) White TWA Flight Attendant Collection is a small collection that contains textual materials used by TWA flight attendant Jane Klimek, circa 1968-1969. Materials include a May 1968 notebook used by Klimek during her flight attendant training, monthly flight time records and bid sheets, sections from a flight service manual, and a list of hostess assignments for July 1969. Of interest is a booklet titled "Pride makes the difference when wearing your new TWA wardrobe" which...

Dates: 1968-1969

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Samuel E. White Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2014-02-15

Abstract

Samuel Elbert White served in various balloon companies of the U.S. Army Air Service during World War I. The collection documents his training in the United States and his service overseas.

Dates: circa 1918-1919

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Bruce Whitman Aviation Art Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2021-04-16-A

Overview

The Bruce Whitman Aviation Art Collection is a collection of artwork including a drawing, posters, lithographs, photographs, and advertisements primarily related to American military aviation from about 1917 to the early 1950s.

Dates: circa 1917-1953

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Wayne Wiesner Helicopter Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2010-06-24

Contents of the Collection The Wayne Wiesner Helicopter Collection primarily contains materials related to Wiesner's 1960-1990 engineering career with the Boeing Company. It contains textual and visual materials mostly focused on Wiesner's work with helicopters, although a small amount of photographs are representative of his time in Boeing Vertol's wind turbine program. Due to its small size, it has been arranged alphabetically by subject. The collection includes documents related to Wiesner's membership...

Dates: 1940-1991; Majority of material found within 1980-1985

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

The MacPherson B. Williams Naval Aviation Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2021-06-14-4

Content Description The MacPherson B. Williams Naval Aviation Collection is a small collection consisting of military records and photographs related to Rear Admiral MacPherson B. Williams' career in the U.S. Navy dating from about 1931-1959. The military records document both MacPherson's career and the history of Air Group Three. Military orders and other records provide information on MacPherson's activities from 1932-1959. Of particular note are some official memos documenting the sequence of...

Dates: 1932-1959

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

O. Keith Williams VMF-214 "Black Sheep Squadron" Photographs

Collection — Box: Assorted Oversize Photo Box 3, oversize: folder 1

Identifier: 2002-04-18

Overview

Photographs showing members of the “Black Sheep Squadron” while they were stationed in the South Pacific during World War II.

Dates: 1943

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Wiley Williams Space Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2019-12-18

Content Description The Wiley Williams Space Collection is a collection of textual and visual materials collected by Williams during his career as an engineer for Grumman and NASA in the 1950s and 1960s.Williams himself is documented with clippings about him, a poster from Grumman acknowledging his work, and photographs of him. The photographs are all 8x10" black-and-white official NASA photos depicting him with colleagues during the course of his work. Related to Gemini missions, there...

Dates: 1965-1971

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Willard P. Williams Lunar Orbiter Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2019-05-06

Overview

Willard "Bill" P. Williams had a 43-year career at Boeing and worked on numerous projects, including the Lunar Orbiters. The Willard P. Williams Lunar Orbiter Photograph Collection consists of three panels of black-and-white positive transparent film strips and two photographic prints documenting the various features of the moon captured on the first Lunar Orbiter mission.

Dates: 1966 August

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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John Sylvester Wheelwright World War I Collection

Russell W. Whitcomb World War II Naval Aviation Collection

Jane (Klimek) White TWA Flight Attendant Collection

Samuel E. White Collection

Bruce Whitman Aviation Art Collection

Wayne Wiesner Helicopter Collection

The MacPherson B. Williams Naval Aviation Collection

O. Keith Williams VMF-214 "Black Sheep Squadron" Photographs

Wiley Williams Space Collection

Willard P. Williams Lunar Orbiter Photograph Collection

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