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Lewis Paul Bowers World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-08-09
Contents of the Collection The Lewis Paul Bowers World War II Collection is comprised of photographs and various textual materials, including military records, orrders, certificates, and correspondence, primarily related to the World War II experience of Lewis Paul Bowers, a flight navigator on a Consolidated B-24 Liberator ("Rude Nude") of the 307th Bombardment Group, 13th Air Force. There are also some items related to post-war activities as well as personal and family materials. The bulk of the collection...
Dates: 1932-2012; Majority of material found within 1942-1946

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

Elrey B. Jeppesen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1996-11-26
Abstract

The Elrey B. Jeppesen Papers documents the career and personal life of aviator and aerial navigation pioneer Elrey B. Jeppesen. This collection is comprised of textual, visual, and audiovisual materials created and collected by EBJ and his wife and business partner, Nadine Audrey (Liscomb) Jeppesen. The documents date from 1843-1996, with the bulk of the material dating from 1940-1979.

Dates: 1843-1996 ; Majority of material found within 1940-1979

James H. Taylor, Jr. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-00-00-1
Abstract

Archival materials relating to the missions of the United States Army Air Forces 498th Bombardment Group in 1944-45. The Museum of Flight's Boeing B-29 Superfortress was of this group and material in this collection reflect the activities of the aircraft during that time period. Many of the charts are annotated for specific missions and some contain identified targets.

Dates: 1943-2013; Majority of material found within 1943-1945

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

Jeanette R. (Rogowski) Witzkowski World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-11-27
Contents of the Collection The Jeanette R. (Rogowski) Witzkowski World War II Collection relates to the World War II-era experience of Jeanette Witzkowski, who served as a pilot and air traffic controller during World War II. It includes primarily textual materials and a small amount of photographic prints, with the bulk of the material falling within 1935-1947. Textual materials include Civial Aeronuatics Administration (CAA) air traffic control instructional documents and aircraft clearance forms and...
Dates: 1935-1948,1983; Majority of material found within 1935-1948

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Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945 1
Bowers, Barry Austin, 1943-2017 1
Bowers, Claradee 1
Bowers, Harold E., 1918-1942 1
Bowers, Lewis Paul, 1922- 1
Bowers, Mary C. (Weidner), 1922-2010 1
Bowers, Ora E. 1
Browning, Frank D., 1922-2016 1
Butler Aircraft Company 1
Butler National Corporation 1
California. National Guard 1
Chicago Girls Flying Club 1
Cochran, Jacqueline, 1906-1980 1
Denver International Airport 1
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 1
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 1
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 1
Fuchs, Alice S., 1917-2012 1
Grinnell, Roy, 1933-2019 1
Jeppesen, Elrey B. (Elrey Borge), 1907-1996 1
Jeppesen, Nadine A. (Liscomb), 1914-1996 1
LeBoutillier, Oliver C. 1
Lear, William P. (William Powell), 1902-1978 1
Lewis, Harold Turner "Slim" 1
Midway Airport 1
National Aeronautic Association (U.S.) 1
OX-5 Aviation Pioneers (Organization) 1
Ox-5 Club of America 1
Patterson, William A. (William Allan), 1899-1980 1
Priester, George J., -2006 1
Quiet Birdmen 1
Rankin School of Flying 1
Rankin, John Gilbert "Tex", 1894-1947 1
Smith, Joan (Merriam), 1937-1965 1
Stenzel, Dorothy (Hester), 1910-1991 1
Stimpson, Steve A. 1
Taylor, James H., Jr. 1
Trout, Evelyn, 1906-2003 1
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970 1
U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Association 1
United Airlines 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 13th 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Group, 490th 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 307th 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 498th 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 49th 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Squadron, 9th 1
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 1
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration 1
United States. Civil Air Patrol 1
United States. Navy 1
Varney Air Lines 1
Wandrey, Ralph H., 1921-2020 1
Whitman, Bruce 1
Witzkowski, Anthony 1
Witzkowski, Jeanette Regina (Rogowski), 1921-2012 1
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) 1
Women Flyers of America (1940-1954) 1
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