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American Fighter Aces Association Oral Interviews

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-02-13-1139
Abstract

Collection of approximately one hundred twenty (120) oral histories of Fighter Aces and several non-aces, including relatives of aces, other military pilots, and military historians.

Dates: circa 1960s-1990s

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

John D. Carroll World War II Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2000-09-14
Contents of the Collection The John D. Carroll World War II Collection relates to the World War II experience of 1st Lieutenant John D. Carroll, who served as a flight navigator and bombardier. It includes aeronautical charts for Hong Kong and Hungtze, China and Osaka and Choshi, Japan as well as a small amount of newspaper clippings related to World War II. Also present are photographs depicting military operations, such as reconnaissance and aerial bombardment, and aircraft, predominantly the B-29. The B-29 is...
Dates: circa 1940s

James D. Griffin Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-08-25
Abstract

James D. Griffin was an engineer for McDonnell Douglas Corporation. The collection contains five hundred and ninety-six (596) photographs, likely collected and notated by Griffin, featuring primarily Douglas Aircraft Company airplanes manufactured during the 1910s-1970s but also, to a lesser extent, other manufacturer models; including Aero Spacelines, Boeing, Consolidated, and Northrop. There is also a small amount of clippings, newsletters, and articles.

Dates: circa 1910s-1970s; Majority of material found within ( dates 1920s-1950s)

Charles J. Langmack Pilot Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2001-04-05
Abstract

The Charles Langmack Pilot Collection contains textual materials, scrapbooks, and photographs concerning the life and military career of Charles Langmack (1907-1999). Langmack was an early Oregon aviator, and this collection equally documents both his civilian and military aviation careers.

Dates: 1920-2002

Map and Photographs of the Vietnam War era

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-15
Abstract

The Map and Photographs of Vietnam War era is a very small collection comprised of a map and three (3) photographs related to Vietnam War, circa 1960s.

Dates: circa 1960s

William Orthman World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1991-07-17-A
Abstract

William Orthman (1911-1990) was drafted into the United States Army in 1942. He served in the China-Burma-India Theater as Public Relations Officer. The collection is comprised of 340 photographs and a small amount of textual materials from his 1945-1946 service.

Dates: 1945-1946

Alan Lonsdale Patterson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2021-08-03-A
Overview Alan Lonsdale Patterson worked extensively in the field of aviation from the 1920s to the 1980s. Throughout his career he worked as a barnstormer, pilot and established multiple companies that facilitated the sale of aircraft and aeronautical equipment, predominately between companies based in the United States and China. The collection represents both his professional and personal life through correspondence, photographs, business records, clippings and audiovisual materials, as well as...
Dates: 1876-2021; Majority of material found within 1920-1981

Robert L. Simons Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1998-05-05-B
Overview

Robert Lewis Simons was a military and commercial pilot in the mid-twentieth century. The Collection is comprised of materials relating to Simons’ career , including log books, military records, photographs, and films.

Dates: 1925-1972; Majority of material found within 1938-1948

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photographic prints 8
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clippings (information artifacts) 6
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Shanghai (China) 4
correspondence 4
maps (documents) 4
military records 4
printed ephemera 4
Air pilots, Military 3
Aircraft accidents 3
Airplanes, Military 3
Douglas B-18 Family 3
Hong Kong (China) 3
logs (records) 3
photocopies 3
8mm (photographic film size) 2
Air pilots 2
Airplanes -- Cockpits 2
Airplanes -- Design and construction 2
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 2
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 2
Burma 2
California 2
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 2
Curtiss C-46 Commando Family 2
Douglas C-54 Skymaster 2
Douglas DC-2 Family 2
Douglas DC-3 Family 2
Douglas DC-4 Experimental (DC-4E) 2
Douglas Dolphin Family 2
Manila (Philippines) 2
Navigation (Aeronautics) 2
North American P-51 Mustang Family 2
Northrop A-17 (8A) Nomad 2
Okinawa Island (Japan) 2
Soldiers 2
Stunt flying 2
V-J Day, 1945 2
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 2
audiocassettes 2
business cards 2
manuscripts (documents) 2
negatives (photographs) 2
notebooks 2
notes (documents) 2
photograph albums 2
16mm (photographic film size) 1
Aces (Fighter pilots) 1
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 1
Aeronautics, Commercial 1
Africa, North 1
Air shows 1
Aircraft cabins 1
Airdrop 1
Airlines 1
Airplane engines 1
Airplane occupants 1
Airplane racing 1
Airplanes -- Flight testing 1
Airplanes -- Formation flying 1
Airports 1
Airships 1
Alaska 1
Ashiya Air Base 1
Australia 1
Aviation ground crews 1
Bangkok (Thailand) 1
Barnstorming 1
Beech 17R Staggerwing 1
Boats and boating 1
Boeing B-17 Model 299 Flying Fortress ("XB-17") 1
Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress 1
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 1
Boeing B-47 Stratojet Family (Model 450) 1
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Family (Model 464) 1
Boeing Model 247D 1
Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner Family 1
Boeing Model 80A 1
Boeing XB-15 (Model 294, XBLR-1) 1
Boeing XB-38 1
Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress (Model 299B, YB-17, B-17) 1
Bombardiers 1
Bombsights 1
Boston (Mass.) 1
Bowlus (Hawley) XCG-7 1
Buildings -- War damage 1
Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) 1
Bush flying 1
Bush pilots 1
Calcutta (India) 1
Casablanca (Morocco) 1
Cemeteries 1
Cheju Island (Korea) 1
Chicago (Ill.) 1
Commuter aircraft 1
Consolidated PBY Catalina Family 1
Curtiss JN-4Can Canuck 1
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Arabic 1
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United States. Navy 5
United States. Army Air Forces 3
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 2
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 2
North American 2
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United States. Army. Air Corps 2
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 2
United States. Marine Corps 2
Aero Industries Corporation 1
Airservices Company Ltd. 1
Alison, John R. (John Richardson), 1912-2011 1
Allied Engineering Corporation 1
Allied International Company 1
American Fighter Aces Association 1
Anderson, William Y. 1
Augarten, Rudolph 1
Baird, Robert 1
Balch, Donald L. 1
Barber, Rex T., 1917- 1
Bechtel, Paul S. 1
Beebe, Marshall Ulrich 1
Blair, William Knox 1
Boeing 1
Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945 1
Bristol Aeronautics Corporation 1
Browning, Frank D., 1922-2016 1
Bryan, Donald S. 1
Buck, George T. 1
Callaway, Raymond L. 1
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 1
Carl, Marion E., 1915- 1
Carroll, John D. 1
Champion, Henry K. 1
Chandler, George T. 1
Chenoweth, Oscar I. 1
Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003 1
Chick, Louis William, Jr. 1
China Airmotive Company Fed. Inc. 1
China National Aviation Corporation 1
Clarke, Walter E. 1
Coats, Robert Charles, 1918-2011 1
Collinsworth, Jerry D. 1
Comstock, Harold E. 1
Conger, Jack E. 1
Conger, Paul A. 1
Consolidated Aircraft Corp 1
Consolidated Trading Company, Limited 1
Cormier, Richard L. 1
Crim, Harry C. 1
Crosby, John T. 1
Cunningham, Daniel G. 1
Cupp, James N., 1921-2004 1
Curdes, Louis E. 1
Daniel, William A. "Bill", 1913-1998 1
Davis, David R., -1972 1
Davis, Leonard K. 1
Daymond, Gregory A. 1
DeHaven, Robert M., 1922-2008 1
DeLong, Phillip C. 1
Denman, Anthony J. 1
Donaldson, E. M. (Edward Mortlock), 1912-1992 1
Donalson, I. B. Jack 1
Douglas Aircraft Company 1
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "New Orleans" (#4) 1
Douglas, Donald Wills, Sr., 1892-1981 1
Douglas, Donald, Jr. 1
Douglas, William 1
Drake, Charles W. 1
Drury, Paul E. 1
Duncan, George C., 1917-1995 1
Dungan, Fred L. 1
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 1
Eurasia Aviation Corporation 1
Everton, Loren D. 1
Farrell, William 1
Fiji Airways 1
Fontana, Paul J. 1
Foss, Joseph J. 1
Franger, Marvin J. 1
Freeman, William B. 1
French, James B. 1
Gailer, Frank L. 1
Garrison, Vermont 1
General Airplanes Corporation 1
Graf Zeppelin (Airship) 1
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 1
Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps 1
Griffin, James D. 1
Haberman, Roger A. 1
Hadden, Mayo A., Jr. 1
Hammel, Eric M. 1
Hanks, Eugene R. 1
Harris, Thomas S. 1
Hasek, Ivan S. 1
Hawks, Frank, 1897-1938 1
Hayes, Thomas L., Jr. 1
Heller, Edwin L. 1
Hill, David Lee, 1915-2007 1
Hill, Frank A. 1
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