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Stanley J. Dec Naval Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-06-02
Abstract

Stanley Joseph Dec (1920-) was born in Raymond, Washington. After attending flight school in Iowa, Dec joined the military and served as a pilot for the U.S. Navy during World War II. The collection contains documents, logs, and publications documenting the training and military career of World War II U. S. Navy Ensign Stanley J. Dec.

Dates: 1942-1953

John Fornasero Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2011-06-24
Abstract:

The John Fornasero Papers are comprised of documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera pertaining to the life and work of flight instructor, aviation inspector, and test pilot John B. Fornasero. A significant portion of this collection is made up of photographs. Major topics include the Ryan School of Aeronautics, the Civil Aeronautics Administration, Fairchild Aircraft Company, and Boeing Aircraft Company.

Dates: 1904-2006

Harold E. Hartney Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-07-03
Abstract Harold E. Hartney (1888-1945) rose through the ranks of the Canadian Army to become the Commander of the U.S. Air Service's 27th Aero Squadron in France during World War I. Credited as an ace and recipient of numerous military awards, after the war Hartney went on to train military pilots, advise on air safety, and serve again in World War II. The collection contains photographs, correspondence, clippings, and paper ephemera relating to Hartney's World War and interwar careers, as well as...
Dates: circa 1914-1980s; Majority of material found within 1914-1945

Remi Charles O’Connor Naval Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-03-19
Contents of the Collection The Remi Charles O'Connor Naval Aviation Collection primarily relates to the 1941-1956 military service of O'Connor, a Naval Aviator in World War II and the Korean War. The collection is comprised of textual materials such as logs, correspondence, and clippings, as well as 10 photographic prints and one 8mm film reel.The bulk of the collection consists of O'Connor's flight logs, including two from his student pilot training in 1941 and five that cover his flying career from...
Dates: 1941-1999; Majority of material found within 1941-1956

Dorothy (Hester) Stenzel Pilot Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1992-09-26
Abstract

Dorothy (Hester) Stenzel (1910-1991) was born in Ardenwald, Oregon and learned to fly in the late 1920s. Stenzel then gained fame for stunt flying and broke several records through the mid-1930s. The collection contains seven scrapbooks and assorted textual materials and photographs that document Stenzel's career as one of the first female stunt pilots.

Dates: circa 1928-1991

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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clippings (information artifacts) 5
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World War, 1939-1945 4
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Aids to air navigation 2
Air pilots, Military 2
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (Tex.) 2
Women air pilots 2
Women in aeronautics 2
newsletters 2
obituaries 2
8mm (photographic film size) 1
Aerojet SD-2 Overseer 1
Aeronautics -- Safety measures 1
Aeronca TG-5A Glider 1
Air pilots 1
Air pilots -- Licenses -- United States 1
Air traffic controllers 1
Airplanes 1
Airplanes, Military 1
Armed Forces -- Officers 1
Barnstorming 1
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Family (Model 464) 1
Boeing Company -- Employees 1
Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser Family 1
Boeing Model 707 Family 1
Boeing XB-29 Superfortress 1
Boeing XB-47 Stratojet 1
Boeing XC-97 Stratofreighter 1
Chicago (Ill.) 1
Cleveland (Ohio) 1
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny 1
Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk 1
Fairchild AT-21 Gunner 1
Fighter pilots 1
Flight training 1
Fokker D.VII (V.18) 1
Granville Gee Bee 1
Great Lakes (1929) Model 2T Family 1
Great Lakes (1929) Model 2T-1A 1
Grumman F3F Family 1
Grumman F6F Hellcat Family 1
Grumman F8F Bearcat Family 1
Iowa 1
Knepper KA-1 Crusader 1
Korean War, 1950-1953 1
Missouri 1
Morane-Saulnier Type AR (Mo.S.35) 1
Naval Air Station Memphis (Tenn.) 1
Navigation (Aeronautics) 1
North American AT-6 Texan Family 1
Northwest, Pacific 1
Omaha (Neb.) 1
Oregon 1
PDF 1
Piper J-3C Cub 1
Portland (Or.) 1
Ryan S-T Family 1
SPAD XIII (S.13) 1
Seattle (Wash.) 1
Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion (Baby Clipper) 1
Soldiers 1
Spencer-Larsen SL-12C Amphibian Air Car 1
Stunt flying 1
Test pilots 1
Training 1
Vought F4U Corsair Family 1
Vultee SNV-1 Valiant 1
World War, 1914-1918 1
biographies (literary works) 1
books 1
brochures 1
comic books 1
comic strips 1
compact discs 1
decals 1
drawings (visual works) 1
greeting cards 1
instructional materials 1
manuscripts (documents) 1
maps (documents) 1
military records 1
personnel records 1
photograph albums 1
photographic postcards 1
poetry 1
programs (documents) 1
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Names
Cochran, Jacqueline, 1906-1980 2
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 2
United States. Navy 2
Atcherley, Richard Llewellyn Roger 1
Attilio Orazio de Bernardi, Mario Bernardo, 1893-1959 1
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Bayles, Lowell Richard 1
Boeing Company 1
Cady, Dorothy 1
Cady, Vernon 1
Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force 1
Chicago Girls Flying Club 1
Civilian Pilot Training Program (U.S.) 1
Dayton (CL-105) 1
Dec, Stanley J. , 1920-1954 1
Drummond-Hay, Grace Marguerite 1
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 1
Elder, Ruth, 1902-1977 1
Fairchild Aircraft Company (Hagerstown, Md.) 1
Foltz, Edith, 1902-1956 1
Fornasero, Elouise D. 1
Fornasero, John B., 1904-1967 1
Frazier, Jim 1
Gadbois, Robert William 1
Great Lakes (1929) 1
Hancock, H. M. 1
Hartney, Harold E., Jr. 1
Hartney, Harold Evans, 1888-1945 1
Hester, Helen 1
Hing, Leah, 1907-2001 1
Hofer, Robert D. 1
Jeppesen, Elrey B. (Elrey Borge), 1907-1996 1
Johnston, A.M. (Alvin M.) 1
Kubita, Alois 1
Lamson, Robert T., 1914-2011 1
Lee, Hazel Ah Ying, 1912-1944 1
Marsalis, Frances Harrell, d. 1934 1
Martin, Ed 1
Merrill, A. Elliott (Albert), 1901-1992 1
Michael, Marvin 1
Midway Airport 1
National Aeronautic Association (U.S.) 1
National Championship Air Races 1
Nichols, Ruth, 1901-1960 1
O'Connor, Lucille 1
O'Connor, Remi Charles, 1918-1999 1
Orlinski, Boleslaw 1
Osler, Edward Scott, 1918-1949 1
Pangborn, Clyde Edward, approximately 1893-1958 1
Post, Wiley, 1898-1935 1
Priester, George J., -2006 1
Rankin School of Flying 1
Rankin, John Gilbert "Tex", 1894-1947 1
Rheem Manufacturing Company 1
Riddle, Mary, 1902-1981 1
Ritter, Theodore J. 1
Ryan School of Aeronautics 1
Ryan, Tubal Claude, 1898-1982 1
Showalter, N.D. (Noah David), 1925-2012 1
Stenzel, Dorothy (Hester), 1910-1991 1
Taylor, George 1
Townsend, Guy M., 1920-2011 1
Trans World Airlines 1
Udet, Ernst 1
United States. Army Air Forces 1
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 27th 1
United States. Army. Air Service. Pursuit Group, 1st 1
United States. Civil Air Patrol 1
United States. Marine Corps 1
United States. Naval Reserve 1
United States. Veterans Administration 1
Williams, Alford J. 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
Wong, Virginia 1
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