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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

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
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

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
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Annotated R.A.F. Map of Northeast England

 Collection — oversize: folder 1
Identifier: 2025-02-11
Content Description The Annotated R.A.F. Map of Northeast England is a single-item collection consisting of one World War II era ordnance map of northeast England.The British Royal Air Force map is sheet three (covering northeast England) of an ordnance survey of England and Wales. The map was first published by the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton in 1935 but this may be a later printing. The map shows evidence of heavy use as it is worn, discolored, and has several tears and losses, especially...
Dates: circa 1935-1945
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

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

Lois M. (Dobbin) Auchterlonie WASP Collection

 Collection — Box: Assorted oversize box 14, oversize: folder 1
Identifier: 2025-07-01
Content Description The Lois M. (Dobbin) Auchterlonie WASP Collection is a small collection consisting of textual and visual materials documenting Lois Aucherlonie's service as a Women Air Service Pilot (WASP) during World War II and her being honored with the Congressional Gold Medal for that service. The collection includes three clippings and two digital prints. One clipping from 2006 describes her wartime service. Two clippings accompanied by two digital prints relate to her being honored with...
Dates: 2006-2010
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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World War, 1939-1945 188
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 36
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 32
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identity cards 28
orders (military records) 28
photocopies 23
scrapbooks 23
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 22
negatives (photographs) 22
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booklets 20
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Japan 18
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photograph albums 17
Women in aeronautics 16
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England 15
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 14
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Lockheed P-38 Lightning Family 14
North American B-25 Mitchell Family 14
Soldiers 14
World War, 1914-1918 14
digital prints 14
memorandums 14
postcards 14
slides (photographs) 14
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North American P-51 Mustang Family 13
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newsletters 13
notes (documents) 13
California 12
China 12
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Family 12
Martin (Glenn L.) B-26 Marauder Family 12
notebooks 12
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 11
Flight training 11
personnel records 11
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Boeing Company -- Employees 10
Seattle (Wash.) 10
lithographs 10
manuscripts (documents) 10
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 9
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Italy 9
North American AT-6 Texan Family 9
Republic P-47 (F-47) Thunderbolt Family 9
Washington (State) 9
compact discs 9
drawings (visual works) 9
photographic postcards 9
yearbooks 9
16mm (photographic film size) 8
Alaska 8
Curtiss C-46 Commando Family 8
Hawaii 8
Korean War, 1950-1953 8
Prisoners of war 8
Women air pilots 8
aeronautical charts 8
audiocassettes 8
manuals (instructional materials) 8
newspapers 8
panoramic photographs 8
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Airplanes -- Design and construction 7
Boeing B-17 Model 299 Flying Fortress ("XB-17") 7
Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress 7
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 7
DVDs 7
Korea 7
Navigation (Aeronautics) 7
Okinawa Island (Japan) 7
Vought F4U Corsair Family 7
cartoons (humorous images) 7
diplomas 7
instructional materials 7
menus 7
navigation charts 7
poetry 7
ration coupons 7
Airships 6
Bell P-39 Airacobra Family 6
Burma 6
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Family 6
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United States. Navy 41
United States. Air Force 31
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Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) 9
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Boeing Company 8
United States. Marine Corps 7
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 6
United States. Army. European Theater of Operations 6
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 6
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration 6
American Fighter Aces Association 5
Germany. Luftwaffe 5
United Airlines 5
Boeing School of Aeronautics (Oakland, Calif.) 4
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 4
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 4
Kelly Field (Tex.) 4
Lockheed 4
North American 4
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 5th 4
United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Group, 490th 4
United States. Army. Air Service 4
United States. Army. Women's Army Corps 4
American Airlines 3
Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945 3
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group 3
Essex (Aircraft carrier) 3
Moore Field (Tex.) 3
OX-5 Aviation Pioneers (Organization) 3
Quiet Birdmen 3
Trans World Airlines 3
United States. Army. Signal Corps 3
14th Air Force Association (U.S.). Flying Tigers 2
Alaska Airlines 2
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.) 2
Army Air Forces Pilot School (Marfa Army Air Field, Tex.) 2
Boeing Air Transport 2
Boeing Flying Fortress School 2
Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003 2
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 2
Coats, Robert Charles, 1918-2011 2
Cochran, Jacqueline, 1906-1980 2
Comstock, Harold E. 2
Conger, Paul A. 2
Curtiss 2
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 2
Dunnam, Nancy (Nordhoff), 1923-2017 2
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 2
Embree, Lee R., 1915-2008 2
Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps 2
Great Britain. Women's Auxiliary Air Force 2
Guynemer, Georges, 1894-1917 2
Hamilton Field (Calif.) 2
Houston, Frank L., -2002 2
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976 2
King County International Airport 2
Lewis, Carol (Nicholson), 1923-1987 2
Merrill, A. Elliott (Albert), 1901-1992 2
Nagoya Airfield (Japan) 2
National Aeronautic Association (U.S.) 2
National Championship Air Races 2
Neale, Robert H., 1914-1994 2
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966 2
Northwest Airlines, Inc. 2
Ox-5 Club of America 2
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 2
Pyle, Ernie, 1900-1945 2
Roales, Paul Alan, 1945-2023 2
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 2
Rosenthal, Joe, 1911-2006 2
Ryan NYP "Spirit of St Louis" 2
Spaatz, Carl, 1891-1974 2
Stenzel, Dorothy (Hester), 1910-1991 2
Taylor, James H., Jr. 2
Tibbets, Paul W. (Paul Warfield), 1915-2007 2
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970 2
Twining, Nathan F. (Nathan Farragut), 1897-1982 2
United States. Air Force. Air Force, 14th 2
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 15th 2
United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Group (H), 487th 2
United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Group, 449th 2
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group (H), 385th 2
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 498th 2
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces 2
United States. Army. Mediterranean Theater of Operations 2
United States. Marine Fighter Squadron, 214th 2
Wandrey, Ralph H., 1921-2020 2
Whitman, Bruce 2
Yeager, Chuck, 1923-2020 2
Zemke, Hub, 1914- 2
Acosta, Bertrand "Bert" Blanchard 1
Adair, Claude Bryant, 1909-1992 1
Adams, Bruce A. 1
Adams, George E., Sr., 1899-1963 1

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