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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

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

Alfred G. Thompson World War II Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2003-12-03
Contents of the Collection The collection contains textual materials related to the military service of Alfred G. Thompson, who served as a B-25 pilot during World War II. Materials include training documents and worksheets, military orders and ephemera, such as an enlisted men's pass and pay envelope, and aircraft arrival reports. There are a photograph album, miltary personnel files, many loose photographs and correspondences. Also included are pilot logs for Thompson as well as a Pilot Rating Book for Clare Rupert...
Dates: 1941-1944

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World War, 1939-1945 3
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Air pilots, Military 2
Flight training 2
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (Tex.) 2
decals 2
obituaries 2
scrapbooks 2
8mm (photographic film size) 1
Aerojet SD-2 Overseer 1
Aeronca TG-5A Glider 1
Air pilots -- Licenses -- United States 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
California 1
Cleveland (Ohio) 1
Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk 1
Fairchild AT-21 Gunner 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
Naval Air Station Memphis (Tenn.) 1
Navigation (Aeronautics) 1
Northwest, Pacific 1
Omaha (Neb.) 1
Oregon 1
Piper J-3C Cub 1
Portland (Or.) 1
Ryan S-T Family 1
San Antonio (Tex.) 1
Seattle (Wash.) 1
Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion (Baby Clipper) 1
Spencer-Larsen SL-12C Amphibian Air Car 1
Stunt flying 1
Test pilots 1
Vought F4U Corsair Family 1
Vultee SNV-1 Valiant 1
Women air pilots 1
Women in aeronautics 1
admission tickets 1
aeronautical charts 1
biographies (literary works) 1
books 1
brochures 1
comic books 1
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manuals (instructional materials) 1
maps (documents) 1
memorandums 1
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photograph albums 1
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Names
United States. Navy 2
Atcherley, Richard Llewellyn Roger 1
Attilio Orazio de Bernardi, Mario Bernardo, 1893-1959 1
Bayles, Lowell Richard 1
Boeing Company 1
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Cady, Dorothy 1
Cady, Vernon 1
Civilian Pilot Training Program (U.S.) 1
Cochran, Jacqueline, 1906-1980 1
Dayton (CL-105) 1
Dec, Stanley J. , 1920-1954 1
Drummond-Hay, Grace Marguerite 1
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 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
Hester, Helen 1
Hing, Leah, 1907-2001 1
Hofer, Robert D. 1
Irwin, Clare Rupert 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
Morton Air Academy 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
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
Thompson, Alfred G. 1
Townsend, Guy M., 1920-2011 1
Trans World Airlines 1
Udet, Ernst 1
United States. Marine Corps 1
United States. Naval Reserve 1
United States. Veterans Administration 1
Williams, Alford J. 1
Wong, Virginia 1
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