Skip to main content Skip to search results

Archives at The Museum of Flight


Showing Collections: 11 - 20 of 55

James O. Brewer World War II Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2012-06-04
Contents of the Collection The James O. Brewer World War II Collection documents Brewer’s service as a pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The collection consists of both photographic and textual material, primarily dating from 1942-1949.Photographs are in color and black-and-white and appear to show military personnel, reunions, and personal candids, though most of the photographs are not dated or annotated. A significant number of photographs were taken in Australia and prominently feature...
Dates: 1943-1997

Don Brown Early Pacific Northwest Aviation Photograph Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2023-06-26
Content Description The Don Brown Early Pacific Northwest Aviation Photograph Collection is a small collection of visual materials collected by Brown that feature various aviation personalities and aviation scenes in the Pacific Northwest region during the early 20th century. The main individuals represented are Vern C. Gorst, as well as two female aviators, Florence Seidell and Ruth Wightman. Aviation scenes includes images of crowds watching planes in flight, planes in flight over water, planes parked in...
Dates: circa 1910s-1920s

Donald E. Burlingame Boeing 307 Stratoliner Crash Photographs

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2023-05-06
Content Description The Donald E. Burlingame Boeing 307 Stratoliner Crash Photographs is a small collection consisting of six photographs documenting the crash of a Boeing 307 Stratoliner near Alder, Washington on March 18, 1939. The plane, which was a prototype under registration number NX19901, crashed during a demonstration flight. The Civil Aeronautics Authority, Air Safety Board eventually concluded that the accident had been caused by structural failure of the wings and horizontal stabilizers...
Dates: 1939 March

Early Seattle Aviation Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: 1991-04-08
Abstract

The collection consists of an album containing ten black-and-white photographs featuring early aviators and aircraft in Seattle, Washington.

Dates: 1908-1916

Charlotte Eising Boeing 80-A Crash Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2021-05-11
Content Description The Charlotte Eising Boeing 80-A Crash Collection is a small collection of materials relating to the crash of a Boeing 80-A (tail number NC225M) in June 1930 in Wyoming. The collection includes five photographs of the crash. The 3x5.5" black-and-white prints are mounted on black paper and are significantly discolored. There is also a letter to M. Catharine Holby from A.G. Kinsman of Boeing Air Transport, Inc. regarding items lost in the crash; a business card for Kinsman; and a small...
Dates: 1930 June

James D. Griffin Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-08-25
Abstract

James D. Griffin was an engineer for McDonnell Douglas Corporation. The collection contains five hundred and ninety-six (596) photographs, likely collected and notated by Griffin, featuring primarily Douglas Aircraft Company airplanes manufactured during the 1910s-1970s but also, to a lesser extent, other manufacturer models; including Aero Spacelines, Boeing, Consolidated, and Northrop. There is also a small amount of clippings, newsletters, and articles.

Dates: circa 1910s-1970s; Majority of material found within ( dates 1920s-1950s)

Jerry L. Hart Photograph Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2017-00-00-1
Contents of the Collection The Jerry L. Hart Photograph Collection is a small collection consisting of ten black-and-white 8x10-inch photographs of Boeing aircraft from circa the 1940s. Five images depict the wreckage of a crashed Alaska Airlines "Starliner" aircraft at Bow Lake airport, now known as Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, in SeaTac, Washington, taken November 30, 1947. One image depicts an American Airlines aircraft with a Boeing mechanic working on it. Two images depict a variety of commercial...
Dates: circa 1940s

Harold K. and Charlene B. Hartell World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2021-12-08
Overview

The Harold K. and Charlene B. Hartell World War II Collection documents the personal careers of the Hartells during the war, primarily from 1942 to 1945. The collection documents Harold’s training and service as a bombardier in the United States Air Corps and Charlene’s training and work for North American Aviation building B-25 bombers.

Dates: 1942-1946, 1998-2007

Donald T. Hayes World War II Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2011-09-06
Contents of the Collection The Donald T. Hayes World War II Collection includes items accumulated by Sgt. Donald T. Hayes of the 452nd Bomb Group, ball turret gunner of the B-17 Flying Fortress "Tangerine." The collection includes Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster citations, a 452nd Bomb Group "Lucky Bastard Club" certificate, and a "magnetic" style photo album (now disassembled) with 113 black-and-white photos. The photographs are snapshots that feature Hayes, his fellow crewmembers, B-17 bombers in flight, life on...
Dates: Circa 1940s

Tandy C. Hennings Collection of E. Scott Osler Materials

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-07-08
Abstract:

The Tandy C. Hennings Collection of E. Scott Osler Materials are comprised of photographs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence collected by Hennings concerning commercial pilot, flight engineer, and test pilot E. Scott Osler. Also included is the biography of Osler that Hennings wrote using these materials.

Dates: 1918-2015

Filtered By

  • Subject: Aircraft accidents X

Filter Results

Additional filters:

Subject
photographic prints 49
clippings (information artifacts) 27
correspondence 19
printed ephemera 19
World War, 1939-1945 17
Air pilots 15
aerial photographs 15
photocopies 15
Air pilots, Military 14
photograph albums 14
postcards 13
negatives (photographs) 12
Airplanes, Military 10
World War, 1914-1918 10
Airplanes -- Flight testing 9
booklets 9
business cards 9
certificates 9
Airplanes -- Design and construction 8
Airships 8
China 8
Test pilots 8
Washington (State) 8
logs (records) 8
military records 8
scrapbooks 8
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 7
Boeing B-17 Model 299 Flying Fortress ("XB-17") 7
Boeing Company -- Employees 7
Seaplanes 7
Seattle (Wash.) 7
newsletters 7
slides (photographs) 7
16mm (photographic film size) 6
Alaska 6
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny 6
Soldiers 6
articles 6
brochures 6
8mm (photographic film size) 5
Airplanes -- Cockpits 5
California 5
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Family 5
Puget Sound (Wash.) 5
advertisements 5
awards 5
first flight covers 5
identity cards 5
maps (documents) 5
menus 5
orders (military records) 5
photographic postcards 5
stationery 5
Airlines 4
Biplanes 4
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 4
Boeing Model 247D 4
Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner Family 4
Boeing Model 707 Family 4
Boeing Model 80A 4
Douglas DC-3 Family 4
Fighter pilots 4
Hankou (Wuhan, China) 4
Hawaii 4
Military cadets 4
Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China) 4
Northwest, Pacific 4
Paris (France) 4
Rainier, Mount (Wash.) 4
Shanghai (China) 4
Ships 4
Women air pilots 4
Women in aeronautics 4
lithographs 4
memorandums 4
programs (documents) 4
receipts (financial records) 4
technical reports 4
Aces (Fighter pilots) 3
Air mail service 3
Air pilots -- Licenses -- United States 3
Air shows 3
Aircraft cabins 3
Airplane factories 3
Airports 3
Barnstorming 3
Boeing B & W (Boeing & Westervelt) (Model 1) 3
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 3
Boeing Model 747 Family 3
Bombing, Aerial 3
Brooks Air Force Base (Tex.) 3
Curtiss C-46 Commando Family 3
France 3
Germany 3
Hangzhou (China) 3
North American AT-6 Texan Family 3
Oregon 3
Parachuting 3
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 3
Names
United States. Navy 10
United States. Army. Air Corps 9
United States. Air Force 8
Boeing 7
Boeing Company 5
Pan American World Airways, Inc. 5
Barr, Julius A., 1905-1939 4
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 4
King County International Airport 4
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 4
Post, Wiley, 1898-1935 4
United Airlines 4
Air Line Pilots Association 3
Allen, William M., 1900-1985 3
American Airlines 3
Barr, Effie Hortense, 1904-1985 3
Barr, Gene Edward, 1933- 3
Barr, JoAnn, 1930- 3
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 3
Boeing School of Aeronautics (Oakland, Calif.) 3
Dallas Love Field 3
North American 3
Quiet Birdmen 3
Rogers, Will, 1879-1935 3
Trans World Airlines 3
United States. Army. Air Service 3
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 2
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 2
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 2
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 2
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group 2
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 2
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "New Orleans" (#4) 2
Edmonds, Tom, 1928-2018 2
Fornasero, John B., 1904-1967 2
Gorst, Vern C., 1876-1953 2
Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps 2
Guynemer, Georges, 1894-1917 2
Hawks, Frank, 1897-1938 2
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976 2
Johnston, A.M. (Alvin M.) 2
Knutson, Don 2
Langley Field (Va.) 2
Law, Ruth, 1887-1970 2
Lockheed 2
Loesch, Richards L., 1918-2007 2
Munter, Herbert, 1894-1970 2
Museum of Flight (Seattle, Wash.) 2
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 2
Ryan NYP "Spirit of St Louis" 2
Schulenberger, Marvin 2
Scott, Clayton, 1905-2006 2
Society of Experimental Test Pilots 2
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970 2
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th 2
United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Group, 490th 2
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces 2
United States. Army. European Theater of Operations 2
United States. Federal Aviation Administration 2
United States. Marine Corps 2
Wallick, S. L., 1924-2009 2
Wells, Edward C., 1910-1986 2
Western Airlines 2
Wightman, Ruth, 1897-1939 2
Wilson, T. A. (Thornton Arnold), 1921-1999 2
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 2
Wygle, Brien S., 1924-2020 2
Zhang, Xueliang, 1901-2001 2
Acosta, Bertrand "Bert" Blanchard 1
Aer Lingus 1
Aerial Experiment Association 1
Aero Industries Corporation 1
Aiken, Joe, 1900-1969 (filmmaker) 1
Aircraft Industries 1
Airservices Company Ltd. 1
Akron (Airship) 1
Alaska Airlines 1
Alaska-Washington Airways 1
Allied Engineering Corporation 1
Allied International Company 1
Althaus, J. K. von 1
American Eagle Aircraft Corp. 1
American Fighter Aces Association 1
American Railway Express Agency 1
Anderson, Elsie 1
Antietam (Aircraft carrier) 1
Argentina. Armada 1
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.) 1
Armstrong, John H. 1
Auton, Jesse D. 1
Balchen, Bernt, 1899-1973 1
Barling 1
Beachey, Lincoln J., 1887-1915 1
Bellanca 1
Bellevue Airfield (Wash.) 1
Bennett, Floyd 1
Berlin, Don R. 1
Blaine, Charles E., 1916-1943 1
Blum, Alan L., 1907-1994 1
Blum, Elizabeth 1

The Museum of Flight | 9404 E. Marginal Way South | Seattle WA 98108-4097 | 206-764-5874
Contact us with a research request
curator@museumofflight.org