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Walter and Flossie Smith Military Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-05-04
Abstract

Walter A. Smith, Jr. served in the United States Air Force for over 30 years and was an active member of the P-47 Pilots Association. The collection contains materials relating to Walter Smith's Air Force career and World War I-era music collected by his wife, Flossie Smith.

Dates: 1917-2007
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Joseph J. Sofet Air Force One Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-05-17-A
Content Description The Joseph J. Sofet Air Force One Collection is a small collection of materials collected by Col. Joseph J. Sofet, pilot for Air Force One aircraft, VC-137B SAM970 and VC-137C SAM26000. The collection includes clippings about Sofet and his career as a pilot for Air Force One and about SAM970; photocopies of images of Sofet and Air Force one aircraft; matchbook covers branded for Air Force One and the President of the United States; an undated color 8x10" photograph of SAM26000 signed by the...
Dates: circa 1960s-2006
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Blake V. Stoltey Vietnam War Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2023-08-09
Overview

Blake V. Stoltey served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War from 1966-1969. This small collection is comprised of textual and photographic materials related to his military service. The documents date from 1965 to 1971.

Dates: 1965-1971
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Norman G. Stromer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-09-19
Overview Major Norman George Stromer (1922-2019) was an Army Air Corps pilot who participated in bombing campaigns in the South West Pacific during World War II, served as part of the Military Air Transport Service (MATS), and worked as a fight inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This collection contains photographs, military records, certificates, and other textual materials documenting his military service, post-military career, and personal life, primarily dating from...
Dates: 1922-2017; Majority of material found within 1940-1960
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

J.D. Thompson U.S. Air Force Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024-05-03
Content Description The J.D. Thompson U.S. Air Force Collection is a small collection primarily consisting of visual materials documenting the military service of J.D. Thompson during Vietnam War in 1971. A few materials relate to his broader military service from 1966 into the 1980s. The strength of the collection is in the 238 photographic negatives and 25 prints illuminating Thompson's military service in Vietnam and the activites at Da Nang Air Base. The images depict the aircraft, flight...
Dates: 1966-1986; Majority of material found in 1971
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Merwin W. Vining World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1996-07-12
Abstract

Merwin W. Vining was a United States Air Force pilot with the 381st Bombardment Group during World War II. The collection includes two (2) photographs, a yearbook and graduation announcement, and a pilot's log primarily related to Vining's time as a cadet, although the log book covers Vining's 1944-1945 service in the European theater.

Dates: circa 1939 to 1945
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Samuel Lewis "Lew" Wallick Boeing Test Pilot Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2024-05-08
Overview The Samuel Lewis "Lew" Wallick Boeing Test Pilot Collection documents the career and personal life of test pilot Lew Wallick. The collection contains both visual and textual materials that date from 1928 to 2018, with the bulk from 1954 to 1984. These documents bring to light Wallick’s work testing and demonstrating aircraft for the Boeing Company, with an emphasis on his contributions to Boeing's Model 700 commercial jetliner series. Also present are records on his involvement in the P-12...
Dates: 1928-2018
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Ralph Wandrey Fighter Ace Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-04-18
Abstract

Ralph H. Wandrey (1921-2020) was a World War II American fighter pilot and ace. The Ralph Wandrey Fighter Ace Collection documents fighter pilot and ace Ralph Wandrey's World War II service as well as activities associated to his veteran status, from 1935-2009. A smaller amount of material is personal in nature. Types of material include military records, a pilot's log, photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, pamphlets, personal and educational records and clippings.

Dates: 1935-2009, undated
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

Charles Zevart World War II Glider Pilot Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2019-05-16
Content Description

The Charles Zevart World War II Glider Pilot Collection consists of items relating to the life and military career of Charles Zevart, a World War II glider pilot. The collection contains his military records, high school diploma, black-and-white photographs, correspondence with the Air Force, and his Army Flying School yearbook.

Dates: 1942-1955
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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photographic prints 50
World War, 1939-1945 31
clippings (information artifacts) 25
Air pilots, Military 21
military records 20
correspondence 18
logs (records) 18
printed ephemera 15
certificates 13
photocopies 13
slides (photographs) 13
Airplanes, Military 12
photograph albums 11
Airplanes -- Design and construction 10
negatives (photographs) 10
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Family (Model 464) 9
Boeing Model 747 Family 9
Fighter pilots 9
Aircraft accidents 8
Boeing Company -- Employees 8
Soldiers 8
aerial photographs 8
scrapbooks 8
Aces (Fighter pilots) 7
Air pilots 7
Airplanes -- Cockpits 7
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 7
China 7
Japan 7
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 7
articles 7
orders (military records) 7
Boeing B-17 Model 299 Flying Fortress ("XB-17") 6
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 6
Boeing B-47 Stratojet Family (Model 450) 6
Boeing Model 707 Family 6
California 6
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 6
Helicopters 6
Korean War, 1950-1953 6
North American F-86 Sabre Family 6
Vietnam 6
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 6
maps (documents) 6
notes (documents) 6
personnel records 6
Aircraft cabins 5
Airplanes -- Flight testing 5
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 5
Boeing Model 247 5
Boeing Model 737 Family 5
DVDs 5
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 5
Douglas DC-3 Family 5
Flight navigators 5
Manila (Philippines) 5
Seattle (Wash.) 5
booklets 5
brochures 5
business cards 5
identity cards 5
lithographs 5
manuscripts (documents) 5
navigation charts 5
postcards 5
technical drawings 5
technical reports 5
Attack planes 4
Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress 4
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 4
Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter Family (Model 367) 4
Boeing Model 80A 4
Douglas B-18 Family 4
Flight attendants 4
Hickam Air Force Base (Hawaii) 4
Hong Kong (China) 4
Korea 4
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Family 4
Navigation (Aeronautics) 4
North American B-25 Mitchell Family 4
North American P-51 Mustang Family 4
Republic P-47 (F-47) Thunderbolt Family 4
Shanghai (China) 4
Stunt flying 4
Test pilots 4
Tokyo (Japan) 4
Transport planes 4
Washington (State) 4
aeronautical charts 4
audiocassettes 4
awards 4
memorandums 4
newsletters 4
notebooks 4
16mm (photographic film size) 3
8mm (photographic film size) 3
Aeronautics, Commercial 3
Aids to air navigation 3
Airlift, Military 3
Airlines 3
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United States. Navy 15
United States. Army Air Forces 12
Boeing 8
Boeing Company 6
United Airlines 5
United States. Army. Air Corps 5
North American 4
United States. Army. Air Service 4
United States. Marine Corps 4
American Airlines 3
American Fighter Aces Association 3
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 3
Lockheed 3
Pan American World Airways, Inc. 3
Quiet Birdmen 3
Trans World Airlines 3
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 5th 3
Allen, William M., 1900-1985 2
Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945 2
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 2
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 2
Consolidated Aircraft Corp 2
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "New Orleans" (#4) 2
Lunar Orbiter (Artificial satellite) 2
Morehead, James B. (James Bruce) 2
National Championship Air Races 2
Northrop 2
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 2
Twining, Nathan F. (Nathan Farragut), 1897-1982 2
United Aircraft Corporation 2
United States. Air Force. Military Air Transport Service 2
United States. Army 2
United States. Army. European Theater of Operations 2
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 2
United States. Federal Aviation Administration 2
Wandrey, Ralph H., 1921-2020 2
Yeager, Chuck, 1923-2020 2
Aer Lingus 1
Aero Industries Corporation 1
Air Force Museum (U.S.) 1
Air France 1
Air Line Pilots Association 1
Aircraft Industries 1
Airservices Company Ltd. 1
Akron (Airship) 1
Alison, John R. (John Richardson), 1912-2011 1
Alitalia (Airline) 1
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 1
Allied Engineering Corporation 1
Allied International Company 1
Ambramson, Daniel, 1932-2012 1
Anderson, William Y. 1
Antietam (Aircraft carrier) 1
Argentina. Armada 1
Arizona (Battleship) 1
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.) 1
Armstrong, John H. 1
Army Air Forces Pilot School (Marfa Army Air Field, Tex.) 1
Ascani, Fred J. (Fred John), 1917-2010 1
Associated Women Pilots of Boeing Field 1
Augarten, Rudolph 1
Bailey, John L., 1919-2019 1
Baird, Robert 1
Balch, Donald L. 1
Barber, Rex T., 1917- 1
Barns, William Frederick, 1920-1995 1
Barto, Bette J. (Harris), 1928- 1
Barto, Raphael H., 1921-1997 1
Baseler, Robert L., 1911-1983 1
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 1
Bechtel, Paul S. 1
Beebe, Marshall Ulrich 1
Beech 1
Bellevue College (Bellevue, Wash.) 1
Blair, William Knox 1
Boeing Air Transport 1
Boeing Airplane Company 1
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 1
Boeing School of Aeronautics (Oakland, Calif.) 1
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 1
Bohrer, Walt 1
Bowers, Peter M., 1918-2003 1
Boyle, George P. 1
Brackin, Harl V. 1
Brazil. Fôrça Aérea Brasileira 1
Brell, Carl D. 1
Bristol Aeronautics Corporation 1
Browning, Frank D., 1922-2016 1
Bryan, Donald S. 1
Buck, George T. 1
Burcham, Milo, 1903-1944 1
Butler Aircraft Company 1
Butler National Corporation 1
Bō̜risat Kānbin Thai 1
Callaway, Raymond L. 1
Carl, Marion E., 1915- 1
Carroll, John D. 1
Cathay Pacific Airways 1
Champion, Henry K. 1

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