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George E. Adams Jr. World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-03-15
Abstract

Collection of materials related to the military service of Second Lieutenant George E. Adams Jr., who served as a reconnaissance pilot in World War II.

Dates: circa 1943 to 1945

John W. Mitchell Fighter Ace Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2002-02-13-1137
Content s of the Collection The John W. Mitchell Fighter Ace Collection relates to the military career of United States Army Air Force fighter pilot and ace John W. Mitchell, who served during World War II and the Korean War. Materials pertain largely to World War II, although there are some post-war items as well. It includes photographs and a photograph album with images depicting assorted military personnel, including Mitchell; activities, including reunions; and aircraft, including the P-38, P-59, and F-86. Other...
Dates: 1941-1995

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

Margery Watson World War II Photographs

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2017-01-05
Contents of the Collection The Margery Watson World War II Photographs is a small collection comprised of 31 photographs either taken or gathered by Margery Watson while she was employed at North American Aviation in Inglewood, California as a draftsperson between 1943-1945. The photographs are primarily small black-and-white snapshots that document NAA personnel adding a Merlin engine and performing engine tests on the prototype P-51 nicknamed "Baby" for United States Army Air Force ground crews. Some of the...
Dates: circa 1940s

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

Paul A. Ludwig Military Aviation Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-11-06
Abstract

The Paul A. Ludwig Military Aviation Photograph Collection contains 2382 photographic prints and negatives with a very small amount of textual materials collected by Paul A. Ludwig and ranging from the late 1910s through the early 1980s. The bulk and strength of the collection is photographs of World War II-era aircraft and squadrons. The collection is nearly all copy prints from a variety of institutions and dozens of private collections.

Dates: 1918-1984, undated; Majority of material found within 1940-1945

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  • Subject: Lockheed P-38 Lightning Family X

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Air pilots, Military 4
correspondence 4
Republic P-47 (F-47) Thunderbolt Family 3
clippings (information artifacts) 3
military records 3
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printed ephemera 3
Aces (Fighter pilots) 2
Aerial reconnaissance 2
Bell P-39 Airacobra Family 2
Douglas A-24 Dauntless Family 2
Douglas XB-19 (XBLR-2) 2
Fighter pilots 2
Germany 2
North American B-25 Mitchell Family 2
North American F-86 Sabre Family 2
North American P-51 Mustang Family 2
aerial photographs 2
lithographs 2
logs (records) 2
Africa, North 1
Airlines 1
Airplanes -- Cockpits 1
Airplanes -- Design and construction 1
Airplanes, Military 1
Airspeed Horsa Mk.I (AS.51) 1
Arc de Triomphe (Paris, France) 1
Aviation ground crews 1
Belgium 1
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 1
Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress 1
Boeing Model 314 Clipper Family 1
Bombing, Aerial 1
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 1
Consolidated PBY-2 Catalina 1
Curtiss Hawk 75R 1
Curtiss O-52 Owl (Model 85) 1
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Family 1
Curtiss P-6 Hawk Family 1
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Family 1
Curtiss SOC Seagull Family 1
DVDs 1
Detroit (Mich.) 1
Dewoitine D.520 1
Douglas A-20A Havoc 1
Douglas AD (A-1, BT2D) Skyraider Family 1
Douglas B-18 Family 1
Douglas B-66 Destroyer Family 1
Douglas C-54 Skymaster 1
England 1
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Family 1
Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Kurier (Courier) & Condor Family 1
France 1
Grumman F7F Tigercat Family 1
Hawker Tempest Family 1
Hunter Field (Savannah, Ga.) 1
IAR 80 1
Italy 1
Korea 1
Lockheed F-5 Lightning Family, Civil Use 1
Lockheed P-38L Lightning 1
Macchi M.C.205V Veltro (Greyhound) Family 1
Martin (Glenn L.) B-26 Marauder Family 1
Martin (Glenn L.) MB-1/MB-2 Family 1
Mason City (Iowa) 1
McDonnell F-101 Voodoo Family 1
McDonnell XF-85 (XP-85) Goblin 1
Messerschmitt Bf 109 Family 1
Messerschmitt Bf 110 Family 1
MiG MiG-15 Fagot Family 1
Motion pictures 1
Netherlands 1
North American A-36A Apache (Invader, Mustang) 1
North American AT-6 Texan Family 1
North American O-47 Family 1
North American O-47A 1
North American P-82, F-82 Twin Mustang Family 1
North American SNJ Texan Family 1
Northern Mariana Islands 1
Northrop F-5 Family 1
Northrop P-61 Black Widow Family 1
Nose art 1
Operation Vengeance, 1943 1
Papua New Guinea 1
Prisoners of war 1
Propaganda 1
Recruiting and enlistment 1
Rolls-Royce engines 1
Ryan PT-22 Recruit 1
Supermarine Seafire F.Mk.XV 1
Supermarine Spitfire Family 1
Supermarine Walrus (N-1, N-2, Seagull Mk.V) 1
Torpedo-boats 1
Tour Eiffel (Paris, France) 1
Vultee Vengeance Mk.IV, A-35 1
Williams Air Force Base (Ariz.) 1
Women in aeronautics 1
World War, 1914-1918 1
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Language
French 1
 
Names
United States. Air Force 2
Adams, Bruce A. 1
Adams, George E., Sr., 1899-1963 1
Adams, George Earl, Jr., 1923-1996 1
American Airlines 1

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