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George E. Adams Jr. World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-03-15
Abstract

Collection of materials related to the military service of Second Lieutenant George E. Adams Jr., who served as a reconnaissance pilot in World War II.

Dates: circa 1943 to 1945

American Fighter Aces Association Oral Interviews

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-02-13-1139
Abstract

Collection of approximately one hundred twenty (120) oral histories of Fighter Aces and several non-aces, including relatives of aces, other military pilots, and military historians.

Dates: circa 1960s-1990s

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

Ole B. Bennedsen World War II Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2011-07-01
Contents of the Collection The Ole B. Bennedsen World War II Collection documents Bennedsen's service as a pilot of Boeing B-17 aircraft on operational missions over Germany near the end of World War II. This small collection includes a Pilot's Flight Log with entries from 1943-1945, a pay card, and a list of all of Bennedsen's 35 operational missions over Germany, which includes the dates and names of German cities. Also present are two black-and-white photographic prints depicting Bennedsen and his "Bonnie Lassie"...
Dates: 1943-1945

Jim Bergstrom Collection of World War I Aviation Stereographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2005-08-11
Abstract

The Jim Bergstrom Collection of World War I Aviation Stereographs contains five (5) stereograph images of World War I scenes printed by the Keystone View Company.

Dates: circa 1914-1918

August G. Blume World War I Eastern Front Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-07-25
Overview

August G. Blume (1927-1993) was an author and historian focused on the Eastern Theater of World War I. This collection consists of his writing, correspondence but most notably a large number of photographic images of the Eastern Front during World War I that Blume attained during his research. The materials span the early 1900s to 2000.

Dates: 1894-2008

Wilhelm Böing letters

 Collection — Box: Assorted rare collections, Box 1, Folder: 1-6
Identifier: 2018-00-00-154
Contents of the Collection

The collection contains six handwritten letters ranging from February 26, 1869 to April 18, 1883 between William E. Boeing, Sr. (WEB) and his father, Wilhelm Böing. It is not always clear who is writing to whom in the letters, since father and son shared the same name. Additionally, not all of the letters have accompanying envelopes which could provide clarification based on the address. The letters are in German and have not been translated.

Dates: 1869-1883

Herman Butler Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1985-12-27-A
Abstract

Herman Butler, originally of Belleville, Washington, served as a pilot during World War I and after with the U.S.A. School of Aerial Photography at Langley Field. The collection contains materials relating to the Butler's wartime and postwar service.

Dates: circa 1917-1940s; Majority of material found within 1917-1920

Hans Eibl Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-11-02
Abstract

Hans (Johann) Eibl (1895-1975) served with the German Army during World War I and later worked as a university professor. The collection contains materials related to Eibl's World War I service, post-war life, and the genealogical history of the Eibl family.

Dates: 1876-1975

German Aces Photograph

 Collection — Box: Assorted oversize box 24, oversize: folder
Identifier: 2019-07-18
Content Description

The German Aces Photograph is one photographic print featuring two images. The larger image shows top fighter ace Erich Hartmann examining a chart with fellow fighter ace Gerhard “Gerd” Barkhorn. The two are wearing official Nazi Luftwaffe uniforms. The smaller, insert photograph is a formal portrait of General Adolf Galland in dress uniform. The print is signed by Erich Hartmann and Adolf Galland.

Dates: circa 1940

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Comstock, Harold E. 2
Conger, Paul A. 2
Keystone View Company 2
Langley Field (Va.) 2
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 12th 2
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 95th 2
Zemke, Hub, 1914- 2
Adams, Bruce A. 1
Adams, George E., Sr., 1899-1963 1
Adams, George Earl, Jr., 1923-1996 1
Alison, John R. (John Richardson), 1912-2011 1
Anderson, William Y. 1
Archibald, Norman S., 1894-1975 1
Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics (Orlando, Fla.) 1
Augarten, Rudolph 1
Auton, Jesse D. 1
Baird, Robert 1
Balch, Donald L. 1
Barber, Rex T., 1917- 1
Barkhorn, Gerhard, 1919-1983 1
Bechtel, Paul S. 1
Beebe, Marshall Ulrich 1
Bennedsen, Ole Birk, 1916-2012 1
Bergstrom, Jim 1
Blair, William Knox 1
Blume, August G. 1
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 1
Bryan, Donald S. 1
Buck, George T. 1
Butler, Herman, 1899-1924 1
Böing, Wilhelm, 1846–1890 1
Callaway, Raymond L. 1
Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force 1
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 1
Carl, Marion E., 1915- 1
Champion, Henry K. 1
Chandler, George T. 1
Chenoweth, Oscar I. 1
Chick, Louis William, Jr. 1
Clarke, Walter E. 1
Coats, Robert Charles, 1918-2011 1
Collinsworth, Jerry D. 1
Conger, Jack E. 1
Cormier, Richard L. 1
Crim, Harry C. 1
Crosby, John T. 1
Cunningham, Daniel G. 1
Cupp, James N., 1921-2004 1
Curdes, Louis E. 1
Daniel, William A. "Bill", 1913-1998 1
Davis, Leonard K. 1
Daymond, Gregory A. 1
DeHaven, Robert M., 1922-2008 1
DeLong, Phillip C. 1
Denman, Anthony J. 1
Donaldson, E. M. (Edward Mortlock), 1912-1992 1
Donalson, I. B. Jack 1
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 1
Drake, Charles W. 1
Draper, Eben Sumner, Jr. (1893-1959) 1
Draper, Hazel Archibald, 1891-1973 1
Drury, Paul E. 1
Duncan, George C., 1917-1995 1
Dungan, Fred L. 1
Eibl, Hans (Johann) 1
Eibl, Joseph 1
Eibl, Klothilde 1
Everton, Loren D. 1
Farnborough International Airshow 1
Farrell, William 1
Fontana, Paul J. 1
Foss, Joseph J. 1
France. Armée de l'air 1
Franger, Marvin J. 1
Freeman, William B. 1
French, James B. 1
Gailer, Frank L. 1
Galland, Adolf, 1912-1996 1
Garrison, Vermont 1
Germany. Heer. Kavallerie 1
Germany. Luftwaffe 1
Grand Central Air Terminal (Glendale, Calif.) 1
Great Britain. Ordnance Survey 1
Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps 1
Great Britain. Women's Auxiliary Air Force 1
Haberman, Roger A. 1
Hadden, Mayo A., Jr. 1
Hammel, Eric M. 1
Hanks, Eugene R. 1
Harris, Thomas S. 1
Hartmann, Erich, 1922-1993 1
Hasek, Ivan S. 1
Hayes, Thomas L., Jr. 1
Heinkel 1
Heller, Edwin L. 1
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