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Norman G. Stromer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-09-19
Overview Major Norman George Stromer (1922-2019) was an Army Air Corps pilot who participated in bombing campaigns in the South West Pacific during World War II, served as part of the Military Air Transport Service (MATS), and worked as a fight inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This collection contains photographs, military records, certificates, and other textual materials documenting his military service, post-military career, and personal life, primarily dating from...
Dates: 1922-2017; Majority of material found within 1940-1960

Dora Jean (Dougherty) Strother WASP Photographs Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 1986-12-09-A
Content Description The Dora Jean (Dougherty) Strother WASP Photographs Collection is a small collection consisting of two photographs of Women Air Service Pilots at Elgin Air Force Base with the B-29 "Ladybird" before a B-29 demonstration tour in 1944.The first photograph depicts Women Airforce Service Pilots Dora J. Dougherty and Dorothea J. Moorman accepting aircraft papers from a representative of the Boeing Company for the B-29 "Ladybird" at Eglin Field, Florida, June 1944. Nose art of...
Dates: June 1944

Sutherland Family World War II Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2019-09-02
Content Description The Sutherland Family World War II Collection is a small collection of visual and textual materials related to the U.S. military service of David H., George L. and John R. Sutherland during World War II.David H. Sutherland's service is documented with a spiralbound notebook with handwritten notes likely from flight training; his certificate of service; a separation qualification record (photocopy); a document clearing his accounts from Hendricks Field, Florida; a V-mail letter...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1943-1946

Leon Swietlikowski World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-12-01
Abstract

Leon Swietlikowski (1912-1984) was born in Wilno, Poland and served in the Polish Air Force, as well as the Polish squadrons attached to the French Air Force and Royal Air Force, during World War II. The collection includes log books, personnel documents, and photographs of Leon Swietlikowski and his wife, Bette.

Dates: 1941-1948, 1968

Lawrence P. Tanguay Aviation Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024-04-02-2
Content Description The Lawrence P. Tanguay Aviation Collection is a small collection of documents and photographs collected by Paul Alan Roales related to Tanguay's aviation career, and especially his 1942-1943 civilian service during World War II in Eritrea with Douglas Aircraft Company's Project 19.Textual materials in the collection document realte specifically to Tanguay's participation in Project 19 and document the operations of the program and actions on specific aircraft. Materials include...
Dates: circa 1942-1943

James H. Taylor, Jr. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-00-00-1
Abstract

Archival materials relating to the missions of the United States Army Air Forces 498th Bombardment Group in 1944-45. The Museum of Flight's Boeing B-29 Superfortress was of this group and material in this collection reflect the activities of the aircraft during that time period. Many of the charts are annotated for specific missions and some contain identified targets.

Dates: 1943-2013; Majority of material found within 1943-1945

Walton B. Ten Eyck World War I Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2021-06-09
Content Description The Walton B. Ten Eyck World War I Collection is a small collection primarily documenting the military service of Ten Eyck. Materials include a 1917 Christmas Dinner menu from Camp Taliaferro Field No. 3; two letters from Ten Eyck to his future wife Barbara Braid dated October 21, 1917 and December 15, 1918; 96th Aero Squadron stationery; four photographs (informal and formal portraits) of Ten Eyck in military uniform from his World War I service; and an undated clipping about his being...
Dates: 1917-1918, 1944

Alfred G. Thompson World War II Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2003-12-03
Contents of the Collection The collection contains textual materials related to the military service of Alfred G. Thompson, who served as a B-25 pilot during World War II. Materials include training documents and worksheets, military orders and ephemera, such as an enlisted men's pass and pay envelope, and aircraft arrival reports. There are a photograph album, miltary personnel files, many loose photographs and correspondences. Also included are pilot logs for Thompson as well as a Pilot Rating Book for Clare Rupert...
Dates: 1941-1944

Josef Ulsamer World War II Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2017-03-23
Contents of the Collection The Josef Ulsamer World War II Collection consists of five photographs featuring German Luftwaffe Lieutenant Josef Ulsamer in uniform and with his spouse, most likely taken in Kiel, Germany circa 1930s-1940s. One of the photos features a Junkers Ju-88 aircraft with an exterior view. Another photograph depicts an interior view of an aircraft, likely a Heinkel, with an airman, possibly Ulsamer, in defensive position below the cockpit. While the aircraft photographs do not have any location...
Dates: Circa 1930s-1940s

Merwin W. Vining World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1996-07-12
Abstract

Merwin W. Vining was a United States Air Force pilot with the 381st Bombardment Group during World War II. The collection includes two (2) photographs, a yearbook and graduation announcement, and a pilot's log primarily related to Vining's time as a cadet, although the log book covers Vining's 1944-1945 service in the European theater.

Dates: circa 1939 to 1945

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World War, 1939-1945 176
photographic prints 135
Air pilots, Military 67
printed ephemera 64
clippings (information artifacts) 60
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logs (records) 57
military records 57
correspondence 52
certificates 46
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 31
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 31
identity cards 28
orders (military records) 28
Airplanes, Military 27
scrapbooks 23
photocopies 22
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 20
Fighter pilots 20
booklets 20
negatives (photographs) 20
aerial photographs 19
maps (documents) 19
Japan 18
photograph albums 17
Aircraft accidents 16
Bombing, Aerial 15
Women in aeronautics 15
Air pilots 14
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 14
England 14
Germany 14
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Family 14
North American B-25 Mitchell Family 14
World War, 1914-1918 14
memorandums 14
Aces (Fighter pilots) 13
North American P-51 Mustang Family 13
Soldiers 13
newsletters 13
notes (documents) 13
postcards 13
slides (photographs) 13
California 12
China 12
digital prints 12
notebooks 12
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 11
Flight training 11
Martin (Glenn L.) B-26 Marauder Family 11
Aircraft carriers 10
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Family 10
Nose art 10
Seattle (Wash.) 10
lithographs 10
manuscripts (documents) 10
personnel records 10
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 9
France 9
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
Boeing Company -- Employees 8
Hawaii 8
audiocassettes 8
manuals (instructional materials) 8
newspapers 8
technical reports 8
Boeing B-17 Model 299 Flying Fortress ("XB-17") 7
Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress 7
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 7
Curtiss C-46 Commando Family 7
DVDs 7
Korean War, 1950-1953 7
Navigation (Aeronautics) 7
Prisoners of war 7
Vought F4U Corsair Family 7
Women air pilots 7
diplomas 7
menus 7
navigation charts 7
panoramic photographs 7
poetry 7
Airplanes -- Design and construction 6
Airships 6
Bell P-39 Airacobra Family 6
Burma 6
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Family 6
Douglas B-18 Family 6
Fighter planes 6
Guam 6
Korea 6
Messerschmitt Bf 109 Family 6
Okinawa Island (Japan) 6
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United States. Army Air Forces 52
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United States. Air Force 30
United States. Army. Air Corps 18
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th 10
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force 9
United States. Army 9
Boeing 8
United States. Naval Reserve 8
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) 8
United States. Marine Corps 7
Boeing Company 6
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. Bomb Group, 490th 4
United States. Army. Air Service 4
American Airlines 3
Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945 3
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group 3
Moore Field (Tex.) 3
OX-5 Aviation Pioneers (Organization) 3
Quiet Birdmen 3
Trans World Airlines 3
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 5th 3
United States. Army. Women's Army 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- 2
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 2
Embree, Lee 2
Essex (Aircraft carrier) 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
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 Corporation 2
Ox-5 Club of America 2
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 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. Army. Signal Corps 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
Adams, George Earl, Jr., 1923-1996 1
Aero Industries Corporation 1
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