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Robert L. Baseler Fighter Ace Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-08-26
Overview

This collection relates to Rober L. Baseler's career as a Fighter Ace, with a focus on his service during World War II.

Dates: 1939-1996; Majority of material found within 1939-1944

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

Francis H. Bennett World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-00-00-2
Contents of the Collection The Francis H. Bennett World War II Collection relates to Bennett's training and career in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II, circa 1943-1945. It consists of primarily textual materials, including a graduation announcement, an Air Medal award citation, correspondence, military newsletters, printed ephemera, three pages from a scrapbook, and an original poem by Bennett. There is also a photographic portrait of Captain Francis H. Bennett in his Army Air Force uniform. Additionally,...
Dates: circa 1943-1945

David F. Beyl and Donald D. Beyl Logbooks

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2009-09-22
Contents of the Collection The David F. Beyl and Donald D. Beyl log books is a small collection of nine (9) United States Naval Aviator and civilian pilot logbooks belonging to brothers David and Donald Beyl, ranging from 1943-1987. Four (4) of the logbooks belonged to David D. Beyl and span approximately from 1954 to 1978, covering David's US Navy service. The other five (5) logbooks belonged to his brother, Donald F. Beyl, and cover his military and civilian flight history, ranging from 1943-1987. ...
Dates: 1943-1987; Majority of material found within 1950s-1960s

Bertha Boeing Application for Home-Canning Sugar Allowance

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2014-00-00-5
Content Description

Collection consists of an "Application for Home-Canning Sugar Allowance" for 60 pounds of sugar from Bertha Boeing on behalf of William Boeing and William Boeing, Jr., dated July 22, 1944. A no. 37 sugar war ration stamp is applied next to each family member's name. The application is signed by Bertha Boeing.

Dates: 1944 July 22

Clarence A. Borley U.S. Naval Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-07-20
Abstract

Clarence A. Borley (1924-2019) was a U.S. Navy fighter pilot and ace. The collection documents Borley's 36-year military career as a pilot and fighter ace in the U.S. Navy and consists of textual, visual and audiovisual materials and primarily dates from 1942 to 1968, with some later dates and a small amount of personal materials.

Dates: 1942-1999, 2015; Majority of material found within 1942-1968

Lewis Paul Bowers World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-08-09
Contents of the Collection The Lewis Paul Bowers World War II Collection is comprised of photographs and various textual materials, including military records, orrders, certificates, and correspondence, primarily related to the World War II experience of Lewis Paul Bowers, a flight navigator on a Consolidated B-24 Liberator ("Rude Nude") of the 307th Bombardment Group, 13th Air Force. There are also some items related to post-war activities as well as personal and family materials. The bulk of the collection...
Dates: 1932-2012; Majority of material found within 1942-1946

Clayton D. Bowyer B-29 bomb door installation notebook

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2019-03-20
Overview

The Clayton D. Bowyer B-29 bomb door installation notebook is a small spiral notebook with handwritten notes regarding the installation of bomb doors on B-29s during World War II.

Dates: circa 1939-1945

Joseph K. Boy World War II Ephemera Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-05-21-A
Content Description The Joseph K. Boy World War II Ephemera Collection is a small collection of printed materials collected by Boy during his service in World War II. Boy served with Co. B, 1st Medical Squadron, 1st Cavalry, as a grade T/4 Medical Technician. He served in the Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea and Luzon, Philippines. He most likely collected the materials during his time in those locations.The collection includes ten examples of Japanese invasion money, paper bills printed by the...
Dates: circa 1939-1945

George Leslie Boyd Pilot Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2023-10-24-A
Contents of the Collection The George Leslie Boyd Pilot Collection is comprised of Boyd’s personal pilot logbooks, assorted certifications and licenses, notes, as well as photographs related to Boyd’s time as a pilot with the United States Army Air Corps as well as United Airlines. The collection materials date from 1927 to 1967.The largest segment of materials in the collection are Boyd’s fifteen pilot logbooks. The logbooks begin in 1927 when Boyd first began his training as a pilot at the U.S. Air...
Dates: 1927-1983

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World War, 1939-1945 176
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logs (records) 57
military records 57
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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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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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