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John Cook Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-07-31
Abstract Born in Scotland, John Cook (1899-) was a mechanic who worked on the engines that powered the Douglas World Cruisers that completed the first circumnavigation of the globe by air. Cook also served in the military for thirty-six years and later was a Quality Control Inspector for the Air Force Aircraft program at Boeing. The collection contains photographs, slides, and textual materials primarily related to his time at Boeing as well as some photographs and documents related to his...
Dates: 1920-1986

William H. Dyche World War II Photograph Albums

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-00-00-85
Contents of the Collection William H. Dyche World War II Photograph Albums is a collection of six photograph albums with black-and-white photographs taken by aerial photographer William H. Dyche during World War II. Images include scenic shots of the English countryside, castles, cathedrals and people as well as aerial photographs of England and France, including what appears to be D-Day. Aircraft are also featured, including the B-24, B-17, and P-38; in particular “Flak Bait” and “Mild & Bitter.”...
Dates: circa 1939 to 1945

Lee Embree Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-08-08
Abstract

Lee R. Embree (1915-2008) was born in Iowa, enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1936, and was assigned to the 38th Reconnaisance Squadron as an aerial photographer during World War II. Embree was at Hickam Field, Hawaii during the 1941 Pearl Harbor bombing and took several photographs. The collection contains photographs, textual materials, audiovisual materials, and a scrapbook that relate to Embree's military service and photography as well as his post-war photography activities.

Dates: 1918-2005 (bulk dates 1939-1945)

Fletcher Aviation aircraft parts and manufacturing photographs

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2019-07-22
Contents of the Collection The Fletcher Aviation aircraft parts and manufacturing photographs contains 40 black-and-white photographs, 8 photomechanical prints, and 3 transparencies relating to the design, testing, and manufacture of aircraft parts.All of the photographs are 8.5x11" and none include captions on the reverse. Twelve images include the Fletcher Aviation logo on the front right corner. One image depicts an aerial view of the Fletcher Aviation facility and surrounding areas and includes...
Dates: 1960-1966

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)

Calvin H. and Yun Yau Kam Military Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-03-24
Abstract

Yun Yau Kam served in the U.S. Army for 19 years and was the father of Calvin H. Kam. Calvin H. Kam was born in Hawaii and enlisted in 1969, completing flight school in 1970. The collection contains military documents, photographs, and slides relating to the military service of Calvin H. Kam during Vietnam and photographs and clippings related to his father's, Yun Yau Kam, service during World War II and the Korean War.

Dates: 1939-1970s

James H. Platt Vietnam War Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-10-19
Abstract

James H. Platt served in Vietnam from 1967-1968 as a United States Air Force Rescue Commander. The collection contains twenty (20) slides and one (1) photocopied document related to his service.

Dates: 1967-1968

Harold W. Zipp Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1992-11-12
Abstract

Harold W. Zipp was an engineer at the Boeing Company for forty years. The collection documents his career, particularly his tenure in Wichita, Kansas, with diaries, photographs and other documents.

Dates: circa 1930-1971; Majority of material found within 1930-1951

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photographic prints 7
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California 3
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 3
slides (photographs) 3
Air pilots, Military 2
Airplanes -- Flight testing 2
Boeing B-17 Model 299 Flying Fortress ("XB-17") 2
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 2
Boeing B-47 Stratojet Family (Model 450) 2
Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter Family (Model 367) 2
Douglas AD (A-1, BT2D) Skyraider Family 2
Douglas B-18 Family 2
Douglas DC-1 2
Douglas DC-2 Family 2
Douglas DC-3 Family 2
Douglas DC-4 Experimental (DC-4E) 2
Douglas X-3 Stiletto 2
Douglas XB-19 (XBLR-2) 2
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Hickam Air Force Base (Hawaii) 2
Idaho 2
North American F-86 Sabre Family 2
Northrop Beta 3 2
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Seattle (Wash.) 2
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 2
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Boeing C-75 Stratoliner (Model 307) 1
Boeing Company -- Employees 1
Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker 1
Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter Family 1
Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser Family 1
Boeing Model 417 1
Boeing Model 707 Family 1
Boeing Model 747 Family 1
Boeing PW-9D (Model 15D) 1
Boeing VC-25A 1
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Bucholz Army Airfield (Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands) 1
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Consolidated B-36 Family 1
Curtiss B-2 Condor 1
Curtiss R4C-1 Condor 1
Defense contracts 1
Douglas 7B 1
Douglas A-20 Havoc 1
Douglas A-20A Havoc 1
Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark 1
Douglas A3D-1 (A-3A) Skywarrior 1
Douglas A4D-1 (A-4A) Skyhawk 1
Douglas B-18A Bolo 1
Douglas B-23 Dragon 1
Douglas BT-1 (Modified O-2K) 1
Douglas BT-2B 1
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United States. Navy 4
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "New Orleans" (#4) 2
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 1
Allen, William M., 1900-1985 1
Antietam (Aircraft carrier) 1
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Argentina. Armada 1
Arizona (Battleship) 1
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.) 1
Ascani, Fred J. (Fred John), 1917-2010 1
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 1
Boeing 1
Boeing Company 1
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 1
Brackin, Harl V. 1
Brazil. Fôrça Aérea Brasileira 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 1
Cook, John, 1899- 1
Cuba. Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias 1
Danilin, Sergei 1
Davis, David R., -1972 1
Doerflinger, Andy 1
Douglas Aircraft Company 1
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Boston" (#3) 1
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Chicago" (#2) 1
Douglas, Donald Wills, Sr., 1892-1981 1
Douglas, Donald, Jr. 1
Douglas, William 1
Dyche, William H. 1
Edinburgh Castle (Edinburgh, Scotland) 1
Embree, Lee 1
Eppright, G. J. 1
Fletcher Aviation 1
Ford, G. 1
Graf Zeppelin (Airship) 1
Griffin, James D. 1
Gromov, M. (Mikhail), 1899-1985 1
Hamilton Field (Calif.) 1
Hawks, Frank, 1897-1938 1
Hinneman, Earl 1
Howard, Benjamin Odell 1
Johnson, Philip G. (Philip Gustav), 1894-1944 1
Johnston Atoll Airport (United States Minor Outlying Islands) 1
Jones, Lucious 1
KLM (Airline) 1
Kam, Calvin H. 1
Kam, Yun Yau 1
Kent, Harvey 1
Knoll 1
Laudan, Fred P. 1
Levy, David "Deed" 1
McDonnell Douglas Corp 1
Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base 1
North American 1
Northrop 1
Northrop, John Knudsen, 1895-1981 1
Ogden, Henry H., 1900-1986 1
Pearl Harbor Survivors Association 1
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 1
Platt, James H., 1942-2025 1
Reynolds Manufacturing Company 1
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 1
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 1
Royal Hawaiian Hotel 1
Ryan, Tubal Claude, 1898-1982 1
Santo Tomas Internment Camp (Manila, Philippines) 1
Schaefer, Julius E. 1
Short, Mac 1
Springer, Eric 1
Stearman (1927) 1
Stearman, Lloyd, 1898-1975 1
Tibbets, Paul W. (Paul Warfield), 1915-2007 1
Trans World Airlines 1
United Aircraft Corporation 1
United States. Air Force. Far East Air Forces 1
United States. Air Force. Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 38th 1
United States. Army Air Forces 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Service Command 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Group, 449th 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group (Medium), 322nd 1
United States. Army. Air Service 1
United States. Army. Assault Helicopter Company, 135th 1
United States. Army. Aviation Company, 240th 1
United States. Army. European Theater of Operations 1
United States. Army. Signal Photographic Company, 161st 1
United States. Department of Defense 1
United States. Marine Corps 1
University of California, Los Angeles 1
Wade, Leigh, 1896-1991 1
Wells, Edward C., 1910-1986 1
Western Air Express Corporation 1
Whitehead, Ennis Clement, 1895-1964 1
Williams, Charles 1
Wilson, T. A. (Thornton Arnold), 1921-1999 1
Yeager, Chuck, 1923-2020 1
Yumashev, Andrei 1
Zimmerman, John 1
Zipp, Harold W., 1906-1991 1
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