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William Frederick Barns U.S. Air Force Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-04-13
Abstract

William Frederick "Bill" Barns (1920-1995) joined the United States Air Force in 1942 and flew in the European Theater during World War II. After the war, Barns served in the USAF in several capacities until his retirement in 1966 when he went to work in the private sector, including for Garrett Corporation. The collection contains a broad array of textual materials as well as photographs and digital images related to his military and professional careers.

Dates: 1941 to 1990s

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

Dean Mesnard World War II Navigator Chart

 Collection — oversize: folder 1
Identifier: 2004-05-24
Contents of the Collection The collection contains a single navigational chart printed October 1944 and used by the United States Army Air Forces, 505th Bombardment Group during World War II. The top of the chart is printed as "AAF Special Plotting Chart, Chart No. S-501, Restricted." There are plotting notations done in pencil with various markings, presumably to aid the navigator. On the front of the chart is also a note that reads "Mission #22, Osaka, Japan, June 1, 1945, Crew 83-10, 505th Bomb Group." The front of...
Dates: 1944

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booklets 2
certificates 2
correspondence 2
military records 2
newsletters 2
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photographic prints 2
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Air mail pioneers 1
Air mail service 1
Air pilots 1
Air pilots, Military 1
Air pilots--Licenses 1
Airplane engines 1
Airports 1
Barnstorming 1
Boeing Model 247 1
Boeing Model 80A 1
Boeing Model 80A-1 1
British Aerospace Jetstream 31 1
California 1
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Consolidation and merger of corporations 1
Convair (XF-92) XP-92 (Ramjet Fighter Proposal) 1
Convair F-102 Delta Dagger Family 1
Convair F-106A Delta Dart 1
Corporations 1
Curtiss JN-4 Jenny Family 1
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny 1
DVDs 1
Denver (Colo.) 1
Douglas DC-6 Family 1
Flight attendants 1
Flight navigators 1
Flight training 1
Gas companies 1
General Dynamics F-111A/AFTI (Advanced Fighter Technology Integration) 1
Gloster Meteor F.Mk.1 1
Hawaii 1
Hickam Air Force Base (Hawaii) 1
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Itazuke Air Base (Japan) 1
Japan 1
Jeppesen Airway Manual Services 1
Katharine Wright Memorial Trophy 1
Los Angeles (Calif.) 1
McClellan Air Force Base (Calif.) 1
McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo 1
Meteorology 1
Mexico 1
Models and modelmaking 1
Navigation 1
Navigation (Aeronautics) 1
Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.) 1
North American F-86 Sabre Family 1
Petroleum -- Maps 1
Petroleum pipelines -- Maps 1
Portland (Or.) 1
Public utilities 1
Publicity 1
Radio -- Transmitters and transmission 1
Radio in aeronautics 1
Record flight attempts 1
Salt Lake City (Utah) 1
San Diego (Calif.) 1
San Francisco (Calif.) 1
Stunt flying 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 1
advertisements 1
aeronautical charts 1
agendas (administrative records) 1
airline maps 1
altimeters 1
annual reports 1
articles 1
awards 1
balance sheets 1
blueprints (reprographic copies) 1
brochures 1
business records 1
bylaws (administrative records) 1
cartoons (humorous images) 1
catalogs (documents) 1
certificates of incorporation 1
clippings (information artifacts) 1
compact discs 1
decals 1
diazotypes (copies) 1
dictation belts 1
digital images 1
financial statements 1
flight computers 1
forms (documents) 1
illustrations (layout features) 1
journals (accounts) 1
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Barns, William Frederick, 1920-1995 1
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Bohrer, Walt 1

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