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Charles Ashby Shoop World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-04-22
Contents of the Collection The Charles Ashby Shoop World War II Collection contains textual and visual materials related to the World War II and post-war military service of Charles Ashby Shoop, a liaison pilot with the United States Army 104th Infantry Division. The bulk of the textual materials is Shoop’s 1942-1945 World War II and 1946-1960 post-war Reserve military service records, which include orders and assignments, promotion recommendations, memorandums and correspondence, and receipts and shipping...
Dates: 1942-1960

Anne and Dottie Simpson Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2016-08-24
Content Description This small collection consists of materials related to Dorothy "Dottie" Lewis Simpson's flying career and some commercial airline ephemera. It is unclear if Dottie or her daughter Anne collected the ephemera. Material documenting Dottie Simpson includes her U.S. Army Air Corps wallet with her private pilot's license, medical certificate, and CAA identity card. Her pilot's flight log is also included and primarily covers 1944-1946 but has notations dating as late as 1997. The commercial...
Dates: 1944-1997

William V. Sipple Boeing Flying Fortress School certificate

 Collection — Box: Assorted oversize box 16, oversize: folder 1
Identifier: 1992-11-02
Contents of the Collection

This small collection consists of a circa 1939-1945 Boeing Flying Fortress School certificate for William V. Sipple, Jr. The color lithograph features a Boeing Flying Fortress in flight. The caption printed on the front reads: "William V. Sipple, Jr., Honor Student, Boeing Flying Fortress School, Seattle, Washington." There is a printed caption on the verso which provides background information on the Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress.

Dates: 1939-1945

Charles H. Sorensen World War II U.S. Naval Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2025-04-16
Contents of the Collection The Charles H. Sorensen World War II U.S. Naval Aviation Collection contains textual and photographic materials related to the World War II Pacific Theater naval service of pilot Charles H. Sorensen, who served aboard the U.S.S. Essex. Most materials are dated between 1941-1944, although some items pertain to post-war dates and Sorensen's reserve service. Due to its small size, the collection has been organized alphabetically. The bulk of the...
Dates: 1941-1969

Lyle F. Stayner Boeing Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2024-10-03
Content Description The Lyle F. Stayner Boeing Collection is a small collection consisting of textual and visual materials collected by Lyle Stayner during his career at The Boeing Company in the 1950s and 1960s. Materials include photographs and certificates related to milestones in Stayner's career; identification cards and passes for Stayner; business cards from Stayner's contacts, including ones at China Airlines; a first flight cover for the Boeing 720; and a first flight cover and eight color...
Dates: circa 1950s-1975

G. Harry Stine Space History and Model Rocketry Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-09-17
Overview

The G. Harry Stine Space History and Model Rocketry Collection encompasses the professional work of G. Harry Stine, the founder of model rocketry in the United States. The collection includes material related to his work in the National Association of Rocketry, drafts of his writings, rocket designs, materials affiliated with model rocketry corporations, his aeronautical research files, and his work in commercial space flight.

Dates: 1874-2008; Majority of material found within 1956-1997

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

Tami Dias Commercial Airlines Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2024-07-05
Contents of the Collection The Tami Dias Commercial Airlines Collection is a small collection of textual materials primarily related to Sabena and Trans World Airlines (TWA), 1978-1982. It includes a 1978 certificate for Sabena's inaugural flight between Atlanta and Brussels, Sabena instructional documents, "Terms and Definitions Relative to the Jet," and "Station Training for the Boeing 707-131," and a 1982 TWA interoffice correspondence about the first meeting of the Clerical Task Force. Also present is a JFK...
Dates: 1978-1982

Lilian Verneil (Gregory) Taylor Aerocar Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2024-12-23
Overview

Lilian Verneil (Gregory) Taylor was the wife of Molt Taylor, an inventor and aviation enthusiast best known for inventing the Aerocar. The Lilian Verneil (Gregory) Taylor Aerocar Collection is a collection of textual and visual materials documenting "Neil" and Molt Taylor as well as his professional endeavors, spanning the 1940s-1990s.

Dates: 1919-2002

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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certificates 109
photographic prints 91
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clippings (information artifacts) 58
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printed ephemera 48
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military records 36
Air pilots, Military 30
identity cards 26
photocopies 23
booklets 21
scrapbooks 21
Air pilots 19
negatives (photographs) 19
orders (military records) 18
brochures 17
notes (documents) 16
memorandums 15
photograph albums 14
Flight training 13
postcards 13
slides (photographs) 13
awards 12
maps (documents) 12
newsletters 12
personnel records 12
Boeing Company -- Employees 11
aerial photographs 11
Aircraft accidents 10
California 10
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 10
articles 10
business cards 10
Boeing Model 747 Family 9
Flight attendants 9
World War, 1914-1918 9
decals 9
digital prints 9
technical reports 9
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 8
Fighter pilots 8
Soldiers 8
Women in aeronautics 8
cartoons (humorous images) 8
diplomas 8
instructional materials 8
membership cards 8
notebooks 8
programs (documents) 8
yearbooks 8
Air pilots--Licenses 7
Airplanes, Military 7
Alaska 7
DVDs 7
Test pilots 7
drawings (visual works) 7
manuals (instructional materials) 7
manuscripts (documents) 7
navigation charts 7
obituaries 7
photographic postcards 7
stock certificates 7
16mm (photographic film size) 6
Aces (Fighter pilots) 6
Airlines 6
Airplanes -- Design and construction 6
Boeing Model 727 Family 6
China 6
Japan 6
Seattle (Wash.) 6
aeronautical charts 6
lithographs 6
menus 6
panoramic photographs 6
passports 6
receipts (financial records) 6
stationery 6
technical drawings 6
Air pilots -- Licenses -- United States 5
Airplanes -- Cockpits 5
Airplanes -- Flight testing 5
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 5
Boeing Model 707 Family 5
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny 5
San Francisco (Calif.) 5
Women air pilots 5
contracts 5
first flight covers 5
open reel audiotapes 5
payroll records 5
posters 5
8mm (photographic film size) 4
Aids to air navigation 4
Air mail service 4
Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser Family 4
Boeing Model 737 Family 4
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 4
England 4
Italy 4
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United States. Navy 23
United States. Air Force 16
United States. Army Air Forces 16
Boeing Company 11
United States. Army. Air Corps 8
United Airlines 7
United States. Naval Reserve 7
Pan American World Airways, Inc. 6
Boeing 5
North American 5
Quiet Birdmen 5
Trans World Airlines 4
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration 4
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 4
Air Line Pilots Association 3
American Airlines 3
American Fighter Aces Association 3
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 3
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 3
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 3
Flying Tiger Line 3
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976 3
Lear, William P. (William Powell), 1902-1978 3
Lockheed 3
Museum of Flight (Seattle, Wash.) 3
Northwest Airlines, Inc. 3
Project Apollo (U.S.) 3
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970 3
United States. Army 3
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces 3
United States. Federal Aviation Administration 3
Wilson, T. A. (Thornton Arnold), 1921-1999 3
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 2
Allen, William M., 1900-1985 2
Apollo 10 (Spacecraft) 2
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 2
Boeing Air Transport 2
Braniff Airways 2
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 2
Challenger (Spacecraft) 2
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group 2
Cochran, Jacqueline, 1906-1980 2
Delta Air Lines 2
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 2
Essex (Aircraft carrier) 2
Gates Learjet Corporation (1969-1987) 2
Houston, Frank L., -2002 2
Johnston, A.M. (Alvin M.) 2
Kelly Field (Tex.) 2
Lear, Moya Olsen, 1915-2001 2
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 2
Neale, Robert H., 1914-1994 2
Ninety-Nines (Organization) 2
OX-5 Aviation Pioneers (Organization) 2
Ox-5 Club of America 2
Piedmont Airlines 2
Rankin School of Flying 2
Rankin, John Gilbert "Tex", 1894-1947 2
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 2
Ryan NYP "Spirit of St Louis" 2
Showalter, N.D. (Noah David), 1925-2012 2
Townsend, Guy M., 1920-2011 2
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 5th 2
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th 2
United States. Army. Air Corps. Reserves 2
United States. Army. Air Service 2
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 94th 2
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 2
United States. Army. Signal Corps 2
United States. Marine Corps 2
Wells, Edward C., 1910-1986 2
Western Airlines 2
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) 2
Wygle, Brien S., 1924-2020 2
14th Air Force Association (U.S.). Flying Tigers 1
Acosta, Bertrand "Bert" Blanchard 1
Adair, Claude Bryant, 1909-1992 1
Aer Lingus 1
Aero Industries Corporation 1
Aerocar, Inc 1
Air West 1
Airborne Museum "Hartenstein" (Oosterbeek, Netherlands) 1
Aircraft Industries 1
Airservices Company Ltd. 1
Airtech School of Aviation 1
Akron (Airship) 1
Alaska Central Air 1
Albright, Sydney J. 1
All-Woman Transcontinental Air Race, Inc. 1
Allen, Dorothy (Jesseman), 1939- 1
Allied Engineering Corporation 1
Allied International Company 1
Amendola, John 1
American Aviation Historical Society 1
American Helicopter Society, Inc. (1943-2018) 1
Anderson, William Hill, 1923-2024 1
Antietam (Aircraft carrier) 1
Apollo 1 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 12 (Spacecraft) 1

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