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Army Air Corps Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 1993-12-02
Abstract

The Army Air Corps Photographs is comprised of fifty-nine black-and-white photographs primarily depicting the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race and Mitchell Trophy Race with ten snapshots featuring the Sacramento Air Depot in 1940.

Dates: 1923, 1940
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

John and Alan Blum Northwest Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-09-04
Abstract

The John and Alan Blum Northwest Aviation Collection consists of visual and textual materials related to the lives and careers of John and Alan Blum. John founded the Northwest Air Service Company and Alan served as President after his brother died in a plane crash in 1931.

Dates: 1921-1945
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

William E. Boeing Sr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2005-10-06-B
Abstract

William E. Boeing, Sr. (1881-1956) was an aviation pioneer and founded The Boeing Company in 1916. The collection holds textual materials, such as correspondence, philately, business-related materials, clippings, and ephemera, as well as photographs and illustrations related to his personal and business life, circa 1783-2008. Major areas of interest include family photographs and extensive personal and business-related correspondence.

Dates: circa 1783-2008; Majority of material found within 1900s-1930s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Clarence A. Borley U.S. Naval Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-07-20
Abstract

Clarence A. Borley (1924-2019) was a U.S. Navy fighter pilot and ace. The collection documents Borley's 36-year military career as a pilot and fighter ace in the U.S. Navy and consists of textual, visual and audiovisual materials and primarily dates from 1942 to 1968, with some later dates and a small amount of personal materials.

Dates: 1942-1999, 2015; Majority of material found within 1942-1968
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Emile Chourré and Chourré Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-06-17
Abstract

The Emile Chourré and Chourré Family Papers is comprised of documents and scrapbooks, photographic prints and photograph albums, and assorted ephemera primarily pertaining to the life and military career of Lieutenant Commander Emile Chourré (1894-1938). Major topics include Chourré's military service, especially while stationed in Coco Solo, Panama; his service as a U.S. Naval announcer for the 1929-1931 and 1933-1934 National Air Races; and family (immediate and extended) photographs.

Dates: 1889-1988; Majority of material found within 1920s-1950s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Henry B. Christensen World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-09-04-A
Contents of the Collection The Henry B. Christensen World War II Collection is comprised of items primarily related to the World War II military service of United States Navy pilot Henry B. Christensen. The collection contains military records, personnel documents, a pilot's log book and a small amount of black-and-white photographs.There are various identification cards and licenses, including a Naval Aviation Pilot license with a portrait of Christensen, several officer's mess cards, a ribbon...
Dates: 1940-1948
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Roy T. Church Vietnam War Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-09-29
Abstract

Roy T. Church (b. 1944) was born in Great Falls, Montana and served in Vietnam with the U.S. Marines as a bombadier and navigator from 1968-1969. The collection contains slides, photographs and a map related to his military service.

Dates: 1965-1969
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Robert Coats Fighter Ace Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-08-02
Contents of the Collection The Robert Coats Fighter Ace Collection consists primarily of military documents relating to the World War II service of Captain Robert Charles Coats. Although Coats served in the United States Navy from 1940 to 1971, the items in this collection are from the years 1940-1951.Included in the collection is Coats' military personnel documents, including two black-and-white photographs of Coats as an aviation cadet. Additional materials consist of his ensign commission, fitness...
Dates: 1940-1951
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Floyd R. Daniel Boeing Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2010-01-20
Contents of the Collection The Floyd R. Daniel Boeing Collection is comprised of materials relating to Daniel’s 26-year career as photographer and videographer at the Boeing Company. The collection primarily consists of photographic materials and assorted documents relating to Daniel’s career, as well as seven films, all ranging from the late 1920s to early 1960s.The photographs, which are comprised of 95 black-and-white prints, nine color prints, 22 negatives, and three transparencies, consist of official...
Dates: 1920s-1960s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Thomas B. Davis Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1997-04-18
Content Description The Thomas B. Davis Collection documents Davis’s career with the U.S. Navy and Pacific Northern Airlines with textual and visual materials primarily from 1940s-1960s. A small amount of materials, including log books and photographs, document Davis’s service during World War II. The bulk of the collection relates to Davis’s career as a commercial airline pilot with Pacific Northern Airlines, including certificates, manuals, and training materials. Another man, Frank L....
Dates: Majority of material found within 1940s to 1980s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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World War, 1939-1945 34
clippings (information artifacts) 27
Air pilots, Military 26
logs (records) 23
certificates 20
Airplanes, Military 19
military records 19
correspondence 18
printed ephemera 17
aerial photographs 15
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 14
negatives (photographs) 12
photograph albums 11
scrapbooks 11
Aircraft carriers 10
Washington (State) 10
Aircraft accidents 9
Seaplanes 9
Soldiers 9
Airplanes -- Design and construction 8
World War, 1914-1918 8
slides (photographs) 8
Air pilots 7
Airships 7
Alaska 7
Naval aviation 7
identity cards 7
8mm (photographic film size) 6
California 6
Hawaii 6
Seattle (Wash.) 6
booklets 6
lithographs 6
maps (documents) 6
memorandums 6
newsletters 6
photocopies 6
postcards 6
16mm (photographic film size) 5
Airlines 5
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 5
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 5
Boeing P-12 Family 5
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 5
Douglas DC-3 Family 5
Flight training 5
Florida 5
Grumman F6F Hellcat Family 5
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Japan 5
Northwest, Pacific 5
Shanghai (China) 5
Vought F4U Corsair Family 5
Women in aeronautics 5
articles 5
business cards 5
cartoons (humorous images) 5
manuscripts (documents) 5
orders (military records) 5
Aeronautics, Commercial 4
Air shows 4
Airplane racing 4
Airplanes -- Flight testing 4
Biplanes 4
Boeing Model 747 Family 4
China 4
Curtiss N-9 4
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Family 4
Douglas SBD Dauntless Family 4
Fighter pilots 4
Flight attendants 4
Korean War, 1950-1953 4
North American P-51 Mustang Family 4
Okinawa Island (Japan) 4
Rainier, Mount (Wash.) 4
Sailors 4
Ships 4
United States -- Armed Forces -- Insignia 4
aeronautical charts 4
blueprints (reprographic copies) 4
brochures 4
digital prints 4
drawings (visual works) 4
notes (documents) 4
Aces (Fighter pilots) 3
Air pilots--Licenses 3
Aircraft cabins 3
Aircraft carriers -- Flight decks 3
Airplanes -- Cockpits 3
Airports 3
Aviation ground crews 3
Boeing B & W (Boeing & Westervelt) (Model 1) 3
Boeing B-17 Model 299 Flying Fortress ("XB-17") 3
Boeing B-47 Stratojet Family (Model 450) 3
Boeing Company -- Employees 3
Boeing F3B-1 (Model 77) 3
Boeing Model 247 3
Boeing Model 707 Family 3
Boeing Model 767 Family 3
Names
United States. Air Force 13
United States. Army 10
United States. Army Air Forces 8
United States. Marine Corps 8
United Airlines 7
United States. Naval Reserve 7
United States. Army. Air Corps 6
Boeing Company 5
North American 5
Boeing 4
National Championship Air Races 4
American Airlines 3
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 3
Douglas Aircraft Company 3
Germany. Luftwaffe 3
Graf Zeppelin (Airship) 3
King County International Airport 3
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 3
Lockheed 3
Shenandoah (Airship) 3
Stenzel, Dorothy (Hester), 1910-1991 3
United States. Army. Air Service 3
United States. Army. Women's Army Corps 3
Akron (Airship) 2
Allen, William M., 1900-1985 2
Associated Women Pilots of Boeing Field 2
Bohrer, Walt 2
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 2
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 2
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 2
Douglas, Donald Wills, Sr., 1892-1981 2
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 2
Essex (Aircraft carrier) 2
Grumman (Bethpage, NY) 2
Hubbard, Edward, 1889-1928 2
Lexington (Aircraft carrier : 1943-1991) 2
McCook Field (Ohio) 2
Munter, Herbert, 1894-1970 2
Northrop 2
OX-5 Aviation Pioneers (Organization) 2
Pan American World Airways, Inc. 2
Pulitzer Air Race 2
Quiet Birdmen 2
Rankin, John Gilbert "Tex", 1894-1947 2
Trans World Airlines 2
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 2
United States. Coast Guard 2
University of Washington 2
Wallick, S. L. 2
Western Airlines 2
Whitman, Bruce 2
Wien, Noel, 1899-1977 2
Aer Lingus 1
Aerial Experiment Association 1
Aero Club of America 1
Aero Industries Corporation 1
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America 1
Aircraft Industries 1
Airservices Company Ltd. 1
Alaska Airlines 1
Alaska-Washington Airways 1
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 1
Allied Engineering Corporation 1
Allied International Company 1
American Fighter Aces Association 1
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 1
Antietam (Aircraft carrier) 1
Apollo 1 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 10 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 12 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 13 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 14 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 15 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 16 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 17 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 6 (Spacecraft) 1
Argentina. Armada 1
Arkansas (Battleship) 1
Armstrong, John H. 1
Associated Airways 1
Beachey, Lincoln J., 1887-1915 1
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 1
Blum, Alan L., 1907-1994 1
Blum, Elizabeth 1
Blum, John R., 1905-1931 1
Boeing Air Transport 1
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 1
Boeing School of Aeronautics (Oakland, Calif.) 1
Boeing, Bertha Marie (Potter Paschall), 1891-1977 1
Boeing, Bill, Jr., 1922-2015 1
Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945 1
Borden, John 1
Bowers, Peter M., 1918-2003 1
Bowman, Marti 1
Brackin, Harl V. 1
Brazil. Fôrça Aérea Brasileira 1
Brewster 1
Bristol Aeronautics Corporation 1

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