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Greer World War II Nose Art Photograph Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2018-00-00-184
Contents of the Collection The Greer World War II Nose Art Photograph Collection is a single-file collection that holds 31 black-and-white vintage photographs of World War II aircraft nose art. The aircraft are primarily depicted in the Pacific Theater and include the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, and the Douglas C-47 Skytrain. Twenty-six prints depict nose art of women in pin-up style, including illustrations on planes named "Baby," "Maid in the USA," and "Queen Mae." Six prints feature...
Dates: circa 1939-1945
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Joe Aiken Films

 Collection — Box: Film Box 4, Reel: 1-6
Identifier: 1998-12-28
Contents of the Collection The Joe Aiken Films are comprised of six films shot, produced, or compiled by Joe Aiken of 20th Century Fox Studio, from approximately 1918-1947. The films contain a mix of newsreel footage, documentary footage of aircraft manufacturing, and flight footage. Three of the films contain footage of World War I flying aces, flying squadrons, World War I-era aircraft, and transatlantic flight attempts. One of the films contains newsreel footage of the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II and the...
Dates: circa 1918-1950s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Aircraft Identification Posters Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2019-00-00-37
Abstract

The Aircraft Identification Posters Collection is an artificial collection comprised of visual materials ranging from 1916-1946 designed to help individuals on the ground identify aircraft during wartime.

Dates: 1916-circa 1946
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

John W. Allen World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-04-29-2
Overview

John W. Allen was a B-17 navigator during World War II. The collection consists of visual, audiovisual, and textual materials documenting Allen's missions in Europe with the 91st Bomb Group (H), 401st Bomb Squadron.

Dates: 1942-1945, 1976-1978, 1996-2002
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Elsie Anderson Boeing Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1997-04-17-A
Abstract

Elsie Anderson worked at Boeing Company as a Public Relations representative, circa 1940s-1950s. The collection includes negatives, films, photographic prints, and a small amount of textual materials related to Boeing aircraft and test flights occurring during the 1940s-1950s.

Dates: circa 1940s-1950s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Anonymous Manuscripts on World War I Aircraft

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2025-00-00-44
Content Description The Anonymous Manuscripts on World War I Aircraft is a small collection consisting of two typed manuscripts titled "Allied World War I Aircraft Photographs and Text" and "German and Austrian World War I Aircraft Photographs and Text." Both bound volumes consist of typewritten descriptions and histories of World War I-era aircraft by an unidentified author with photographs tipped in. Both volumes are undated but likely date to the 1940s.The first volume, "Allied World War I...
Dates: undated, circa 1940s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Norman "Jim" S. Archibald Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1986-10-10-A
Abstract

Norman "Jim" Silas Archibald (1894-1975) of Seattle, Washington served in the U.S. Army Air Service, 95th Aero Squadron during World War I, and later published a bestselling book on his experience. He served again in the Air Force during World War II at home in Seattle. The collection contains correspondence, military documents, photographs, and other materials relating to Archibald's life and military service.

Dates: 1917-1946
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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

Abraham J. Artig World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-09-11
Overview

The A.J. Artig World War II Collection relates to A.J. Artig's service in the Army Air Corps as a B-26 Marauder pilot.

Dates: 1943-2010
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Aviation Artwork Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-00-00-86
Abstract

The Aviation Artwork Collection contains original works on paper and lithographic reprints of artwork related to aviation. The collection contains a wide variety of aviation-related artwork with themes of travel, war, innovation, and history.

Dates: circa 1920s-1990s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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negatives (photographs) 22
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certificates 17
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France 15
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 14
identity cards 14
notes (documents) 14
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 13
Washington (State) 13
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Boeing Model 747 Family 12
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 12
de Havilland (Airco) D.H.4 12
memorandums 12
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Seattle (Wash.) 10
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Boeing B-17 Model 299 Flying Fortress ("XB-17") 9
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Family (Model 464) 9
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Family 9
Douglas DC-3 Family 9
blueprints (reprographic copies) 9
Airplanes -- Conservation and restoration 8
Airplanes -- Maintenance and repair 8
Armed Forces -- Officers 8
Boeing Model 707 Family 8
China 8
Curtiss C-46 Commando Family 8
Fighter pilots 8
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Family 8
Martin (Glenn L.) B-26 Marauder Family 8
North American P-51 Mustang Family 8
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Japan 7
Military education 7
North American AT-6 Texan Family 7
Nose art 7
Republic P-47 (F-47) Thunderbolt Family 7
booklets 7
manuscripts (documents) 7
newsletters 7
notebooks 7
photographic postcards 7
Air shows 6
Aircraft cabins 6
Airplane engines 6
Airplanes -- Recognition 6
Bell P-39 Airacobra Family 6
Boeing Model 247 6
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United States. Army 8
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United Airlines 7
United States. Army. Air Corps 7
United States. Marine Corps 7
Consolidated Aircraft Corp 6
Douglas 6
Lockheed 6
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 5
Germany. Luftwaffe 5
King County International Airport 5
Merrill, A. Elliott (Albert), 1901-1992 5
Northrop 5
Western Airlines 5
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 4
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 4
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 4
Douglas Aircraft Company 4
Fairchild 4
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 4
Museum of Flight (Seattle, Wash.) 4
Pan American World Airways, Inc. 4
Ryan NYP "Spirit of St Louis" 4
Sikorsky 4
Alaska Airlines 3
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 3
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 3
Bristol 3
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 3
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 3
Dallas Love Field 3
Fokker 3
Fornasero, John B., 1904-1967 3
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 3
Grumman (Bethpage, NY) 3
Kitty Hawk (Aircraft carrier) 3
Lamson, Robert T., 1914-2011 3
Los Angeles International Airport 3
National Championship Air Races 3
Northwest Airlines, Inc. 3
Quiet Birdmen 3
Reed, A.C. 3
Robbins, Robert M. 3
Showalter, N.D. (Noah David), 1925-2012 3
Stearman (1927) 3
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 94th 3
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 95th 3
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 3
Wells, Edward C., 1910-1986 3
Allen, William M., 1900-1985 2
Amendola, John 2
American Airlines 2
Associated Women Pilots of Boeing Field 2
Avro 2
Barr, Julius A., 1905-1939 2
Beachey, Lincoln J., 1887-1915 2
Bell 2
Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945 2
Bowers, Peter M., 1918-2003 2
Caproni 2
Cascade Airways 2
Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003 2
Claude Dornier (Firm) 2
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "New Orleans" (#4) 2
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 2
Experimental Aircraft Association 2
Farré, Henry 2
Feist, Uwe, 1937- 2
Flying Tiger Line 2
Focke-Wulf 2
Fraser, James A. 2
Friedrichshafen 2
Glenn L. Martin (Firm) 2
Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps 2
Guynemer, Georges, 1894-1917 2
Hamilton Metalplane Co 2
Hartney, Harold Evans, 1888-1945 2
Hawks, Frank, 1897-1938 2
Heinkel 2
Hennings, Tandy Cook 2
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976 2
Junkers 2
Langley Field (Va.) 2
Lear Fan Limited 2
Luke, Frank, 1897-1918 2
Luplow, Kenneth B., 1919- 2
McCook Field (Ohio) 2
McDonnell Douglas Corp 2
Messerschmitt 2
Nicholas-Beazley 2
OX-5 Aviation Pioneers (Organization) 2
Osler, Edward Scott, 1918-1949 2

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