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The Becvar Family Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1992-07-24
Abstract

George Becvar (1909-1990) was born in Denver, Colorado and with his brothers Lou (1908-1984) and Chuck (1904-1986) started Kent Flying Service which ran from approximately 1927-1930 in Kent, Washington. The collection consists of the pilot logbook for George Becvar and a scrapbook that primarily covers George Becvar's 1927-1931 flying career.

Dates: 1927-1990

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

Gordon E. Glattenberg Aviation Photograph Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2025-04-28-A
Content Description The Gordon E. Glattenberg Aviation Photograph Collection is a collection of 2,525 35mm photographic slides and more than 2,500 digital images primarily of commercial aircraft taken by Glattenberg from roughly 1958-2002.The bulk of the collection consists of images depicting commercial airliners. Most of these images show aicraft at airports, either at gates, on tarmacs, taking off or landing, but mixed among these are some images of mechanics working on or refueling planes,...
Dates: circa 1958-2002

Ray M. and Leonard H. Grimshaw World War I Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-01-24
Abstract

Ray (1894-1969) and Leonard (1888-1971) Grimshaw were brothers who served as mechanics during World War I. The collection contains correspondence, military documents, photographs, clippings, newspapers, a diary, and booklets primarily relating to the military service of Ray M. Grimshaw but also includes a small selection of correspondence from his brother, Leonard.

Dates: circa 1917-1969; Majority of material found within 1917-1922

Thomas K. Harrelson World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2026-02-10
Contents of the Collection The Thomas K. Harrelson World War II Collection primarily relates to Harrelson's World War II service as an aviation mechanic and also provides a glimpse into his 30-year service with the U.S. Air Force, from 1938 to 1968. It is comprised mostly of textual materials but does include a small amount of visual materials. Materials have been arranged chronologically.The bulk of the materials relate to Harrelson's service during World War II. These include special orders, Harrelson's...
Dates: 1938-2000; Majority of material found within 1938-1940s

John A. Jones World War II Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2011-10-01
Contents of the Collection

The John A. Jones World War II Collection is a very small collection related to Jones' World War II service from 1942-1945. The collection is comprised of a training certificate from the Boeing Flying Fortress School; three digital reprints of 1940s-era photographs, two of which feature Jones; and photocopies of Jones' Honorable Discharge and military service record.

Dates: 1942-1945

Dwayne McLeod World War II Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2015-00-00-42
Contents of the Collection

The collection relates to the World War II experience of Dwayne W. McLeod, who served as a mechanic during the war. Materials include Boeing School of Aeronautics notes and training documents, a Flight Officer's checklist for the DC-3, aviation decals, and an airmail envelope.

Dates: circa 1930s-1940s

Lyden H. Rien Boeing Flying Fortress School Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-01-31
Content Description The Lyden H. Rien Boeing Flying Fortress School Collection consists of materials related to Rien's military service during World War II as a B-17 mechanic. The bulk of the collection consists of U.S. Army Air Corps Technical School training materials from the Boeing Flying Fortress School, part of the Boeing School of Aeronautics, from when Rien trained as a B-17 mechanic in 1942. The materials include a two-volume training manual that is interspersed with handwritten notes and...
Dates: 1941-1945

Fred Thibodeaux Flying Fortress School Training Certificate

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2012-06-20
Content Description

The Fred Thibodeaux Flying Fortress School Training Certificate is a small collection consisting of the certification of completion of technical aircraft training at the Boeing Flying Fortress School by Sgt. Fred Thibodeaux dated September 17, 1943. The certificate is accompanied by a grade report and an envelope with Thibodeaux's name inscribed in calligraphy.

Dates: 1943

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Aloha Airlines, Inc. 1
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Becvar, Chuck, Jr., 1904-1986 1
Becvar, George, 1906-1990 1
Becvar, Lou, 1908-1984 1
Becvar, Robert 1
Bossuet, Charles A. 1
Braniff Airways 1
Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport 1
CP Air 1
Cathay Pacific Airways 1
Continental Airlines 1
Copa Airlines 1
Delta Air Lines 1
Denver International Airport 1
Elfendahl, William P. 1
Federal Express Corporation 1
Flying Tiger Line 1
Golden West Airlines 1
Grand Canyon Airlines 1
Grimshaw, Leonard H. 1
Grimshaw, Ray M. 1
Hamilton, Charles Keeney, 1885-1914 1
Hamilton, Thomas F., 1894-1969 1
Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. 1
Hughes Airwest 1
Jones, John A. 1
KLM (Airline) 1
Kelly Field (Tex.) 1
Kent Flying Service 1
King County International Airport 1
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 1
Los Angeles International Airport 1
McLeod, Dwayne W., 1915-1943 1
Munter Field (Kent, Wash.) 1
Munter, Herbert, 1894-1970 1
National Airlines 1
Northeastern International Airways 1
Pacific Air Transport 1
Pacific Southwest Airlines 1
Pan American World Airways, Inc. 1
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Rankin School of Flying 1
Rankin, John Gilbert "Tex", 1894-1947 1
Republic Airlines 1
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 1
Rien, Lyden Herman, 1915-1997 1
Ryan NYP "Spirit of St Louis" 1
Scandinavian Airlines System 1
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport 1
Singapore Airlines (1972-) 1
Southwest Airlines Co. 1
Taehan Hanggong, Chusik Hoesa 1
Texas International Airlines 1
Thibodeaux, Fred 1
Trans World Airlines 1
United Airlines 1
United States. Air Force. Thunderbirds 1
United States. Army Air Forces 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group (H), 34th 1
United States. Army. Air Corps 1
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 95th 1
VARIG (Airline) 1
Waco (OH) 1
Western Airlines 1
Wien Alaska Airlines 1
Zen Nihon Kūyu Kabushiki Kaisha 1

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