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Ralph Wandrey Fighter Ace Collection

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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.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Joseph F. Wehner Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2000-10-16-431

Abstract The collection contains photographs and documents related to the life and World War I service of German-American Joseph Fritz Wehner (1895-1918). Wehner achieved Ace status and received the Distinguished Service Cross for his service in the 27th Aero Squadron before being killed in action.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Ron Weisberg Elmer G. Cross photographs collection

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2018-10-01-A

Contents of the Collection This small collection contains four (4) black-and-white photographs of Elmer Cross and relates to his airmail pilot career for Pitcairn Aviation during 1928. Each of the photographs are 8x10" and include information on the reverse. One photograph shows Cross seated in a partially obscured unidentified aircraft with another man standing next to the U.S. Mail plane. A handwritten caption on the reverse reads "Elmer G. Cross, 6/11/28, as he joins Pitcairn Aviation to fly U.S. mail."...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

George H. E. Welford Battle of Britain Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2011-02-18

Contents of the Collection The George H. E. Welford Battle of Britain Collection is comprised of textual and visual material, including log books, a photograph, scrapbooks, and photocopied documents, relating to Welford's service as a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot during World War II and in the Battle of Britain. Materials are dated 1938-1945, 1990-1996 with the bulk of the materials being 1938-1945. The collection contains two pilot's log books used by Welford, 1938-1945. Entries typically include information...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Howard Wellman Collection

Collection — Box: One

Identifier: 2012-03-07

Contents of the Collection The Howard Wellman Collection pertains to the military and commercial airline pilot career of Howard Eugene "Brick" Wellman. The collection contains materials gathered and collected by Wellman over his nearly 40-year aviation career, twenty-nine years of which were completed overseas serving as a pilot for Iran Air and Pacific Overseas Airlines. The collection includes photographs, certificates, correspondence, personnel records, an illustration of Wellman, airline ephemera and textual material.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

O. Keith Williams VMF-214 "Black Sheep Squadron" Photographs

Collection — Box: Small Collections Oversize Materials 2000-2005, oversize: folder

Identifier: 2002-04-18

Overview Photographs showing members of the “Black Sheep Squadron” while they were stationed in the South Pacific during World War II.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Catherine Wingfield Flight Attendant Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 1988-06-01-A

Contents of the Collection The Catherine Wingfield Flight Attendant Collection is a small collection comprised of materials relating to Wingfield’s career as a flight attendant for American Airlines in the late 1930s. The collection includes one photographic portrait (a later reprint of a colorized photograph) of Wingfield in uniform; two logbooks from her routes as a flight attendant, dated 1936-1937 and 1939-1940; and four films. The privately shot films are from 1939 and the early 1940s and contain scenes of American...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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 incoming...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Fred Woods World War II Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2012-08-22

Contents of the Collection The Fred Woods World War II Collection is comprised of photographic prints, negatives, a photograph album, and a small number of documents that relate to the World War II experience of United States Navy pilot Fred Woods. The collection has been arranged into two series, visual materials and textual materials. Visual materials, which are the bulk of the collection, include 26 loose black-and-white photographic prints and 27 negatives. Sizes vary from 3x5" to 8x10" and very...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Malcolm T. Wordell Fighter Ace Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2002-02-13-1144

Contents of the Collection This small collection relates to fighter pilot and ace Malcolm T. Wordell, who served in the United States Navy during World War II. It includes photographs of aircraft in flight and military personnel, including a squadron group portrait.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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Ralph Wandrey Fighter Ace Collection

Joseph F. Wehner Collection

Ron Weisberg Elmer G. Cross photographs collection

George H. E. Welford Battle of Britain Collection

Howard Wellman Collection

O. Keith Williams VMF-214 "Black Sheep Squadron" Photographs

Catherine Wingfield Flight Attendant Collection

Jeanette R. (Rogowski) Witzkowski World War II Collection

Fred Woods World War II Collection

Malcolm T. Wordell Fighter Ace Collection

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