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Minnie M. Boyd Collection on The Ninety-Nines

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-03-28
Abstract

Minnie M. Boyd (1910-1998) was born in Four Lakes, Washington and was an avid aviator. This collection contains correspondence, organizational records, membership directories, photographs, clippings, printed materials, and ephemera related to the Ninety-Nines, Inc.,and gathered by Minnie M. Boyd during her time as a member.

Dates: circa 1920s-1998; Majority of material found within 1950s-1990s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

James O. Brewer World War II Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2012-06-04
Contents of the Collection The James O. Brewer World War II Collection documents Brewer’s service as a pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The collection consists of both photographic and textual material, primarily dating from 1942-1949.Photographs are in color and black-and-white and appear to show military personnel, reunions, and personal candids, though most of the photographs are not dated or annotated. A significant number of photographs were taken in Australia and prominently feature...
Dates: 1943-1997
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Frank D. Browning World War II Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2021-05-04
Contents of the Collection The Frank D. Browning World War II Collection pertains to Browning's service as a navigator and bombardier with the 490th Bomb Squadron in the China India Burma Theater during World War II. Most of the items are dated 1942-1947, with some later dates. Materials include military records, including Browning's military business cards and a conduct guidelines sheet; a partially filled notebook, maps of China and select United States cities, photocopies of clippings and printed ephemera likely...
Dates: 1942-1947, 1952-1953, 1983, 1994-1999
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Robert Bryant Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2019-06-17
Content Description The Robert Bryant Collection is a small collection consisting of textual and visual materials related to Bryant's career working for Boeing, Northrop, Lear Fan and other aviation companies. The materials are organized by company and format. Related to Boeing, the collection includes a request for proposal on systems and equipment for the Supersonic Transport Program, a 700-series decal, and a handbook on advanced composites. Materials related to Lear Fan include administrative...
Dates: 1946-1995
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Walter E. Burnham Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2006-02-27-A
Content Description The Walter E. Burnham Collection consists of personal and professional papers of Burnham, who was Manager of Manufacturing Research at the Boeing Company, Wichita Division in the 1950s and 1960s. The collection is organized into two series: Personal and Professional. The personal series includes a small amount of correspondence but primarily consists of documents relating to his education and work in aeronautical engineering at Tri-State College in Angola, Indiana in the early...
Dates: circa 1929 to 1964
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

The John R. Buschmann Boeing B-29 Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-11-19
Abstract

Lt. Col. John R. Buschmann compiled this information about the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, known as "T-Square 54," through personal research and interviews with former crew members. In 2015 these materials, including a short history of the plane written by Lt. Col. Buschmann, were donated to the Museum of Flight in an effort to keep the physical plane and its history housed in one location.

Dates: 1944-1991
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Herman Butler World War I 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
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Arthur Wayne Byron Airline Pilot Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2009-06-05
Contents of the Collection The Arthur Wayne Byron Airline Pilot Collection is comprised of primarily textual materials with some photographs that document Byron's commercial pilot career with Western Airlines and Delta Airlines. Materials date from mid-1940s through the 1980s.Textual materials include pilot logs dating from 1955-1987; organizational records for Western Airlines, including documents related to the merger of Western Airlines and Pacific Northern Airlines in 1967, as well as the merger of...
Dates: circa 1940s-1980s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Charles Lindbergh Letter to Robert Goddard

 Collection — Box: Assorted rare collections, Box 1, Folder: 2011-06-06 folder 2
Identifier: 2011-06-06-2
Contents of the Collection This collection consists of a single item: a two-page typed letter written by Charles Lindbergh to Dr. Robert Goddard, dated December 15, 1938. In the letter Lindbergh makes the first suggestion for the military uses of the rocket. He states: "When the opportunity arises, I shall take this matter up with our own military people because I believe we should explore the military possibilities of the rocket. As you say, it is often difficult to start interest in such a radical development in its...
Dates: 1938 December 15
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Emile Chourré and Chourré Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-06-17
Abstract

The Emile Chourré and Chourré Family Papers is comprised of documents and scrapbooks, photographic prints and photograph albums, and assorted ephemera primarily pertaining to the life and military career of Lieutenant Commander Emile Chourré (1894-1938). Major topics include Chourré's military service, especially while stationed in Coco Solo, Panama; his service as a U.S. Naval announcer for the 1929-1931 and 1933-1934 National Air Races; and family (immediate and extended) photographs.

Dates: 1889-1988; Majority of material found within 1920s-1950s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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programs (documents) 16
slides (photographs) 16
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decals 12
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Boeing Model 747 Family 9
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Alaska 8
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 8
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diaries 8
diplomas 8
manuals (instructional materials) 8
menus 8
press releases 8
stationery 8
16mm (photographic film size) 7
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Air pilots -- Licenses -- United States 7
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Military training camps 7
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United States. Army Air Forces 23
United States. Navy 21
United States. Air Force 18
Boeing Company 16
Boeing 13
Pan American World Airways, Inc. 9
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces 9
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 8
Western Airlines 8
Air Line Pilots Association 7
United Airlines 7
Museum of Flight (Seattle, Wash.) 6
Northwest Airlines, Inc. 6
Quiet Birdmen 6
United States. Army. Air Corps 6
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration 6
United States. Naval Reserve 6
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 5
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 5
North American 5
Trans World Airlines 5
United States. Army. Air Service 5
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 4
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 4
Douglas Aircraft Company 4
Lear, William P. (William Powell), 1902-1978 4
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 4
Lunar Orbiter (Artificial satellite) 4
Project Apollo (U.S.) 4
Showalter, N.D. (Noah David), 1925-2012 4
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970 4
United States. Army 4
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 4
United States. Federal Aviation Administration 4
Alaska Airlines 3
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 3
Braniff Airways 3
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group 3
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 3
Dallas Love Field 3
Delta Air Lines 3
Douglas, Donald Wills, Sr., 1892-1981 3
Flying Tiger Line 3
Gates Learjet Corporation (1969-1987) 3
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 3
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976 3
Lear, Moya Olsen, 1915-2001 3
Lockheed 3
Ninety-Nines (Organization) 3
Pangborn, Clyde Edward, approximately 1893-1958 3
Rankin School of Flying 3
Rankin, John Gilbert "Tex", 1894-1947 3
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 3
Townsend, Guy M., 1920-2011 3
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 5th 3
Wells, Edward C., 1910-1986 3
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 3
14th Air Force Association (U.S.). Flying Tigers 2
Aero Club of America 2
All-Woman Transcontinental Air Race, Inc. 2
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 2
Allen, William M., 1900-1985 2
American Airlines 2
American Fighter Aces Association 2
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 2
Apollo 1 (Spacecraft) 2
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) 2
Apollo 12 (Spacecraft) 2
Apollo 13 (Spacecraft) 2
Apollo 14 (Spacecraft) 2
Apollo 15 (Spacecraft) 2
Apollo 16 (Spacecraft) 2
Apollo 17 (Spacecraft) 2
Archibald, Norman S., 1894-1975 2
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 2
Boeing Air Transport 2
Boeing, Bertha Marie (Potter Paschall), 1891-1977 2
Boeing, Bill, Jr., 1922-2015 2
Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945 2
Bowers, Peter M., 1918-2003 2
Böing, Wilhelm, 1846–1890 2
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 2
Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003 2
China National Aviation Corporation 2
Cochran, Jacqueline, 1906-1980 2
Curtiss 2
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Boston" (#3) 2
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Chicago" (#2) 2
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "New Orleans" (#4) 2
Draper, Hazel Archibald, 1891-1973 2
Experimental Aircraft Association 2
Fornasero, John B., 1904-1967 2
Garrett AiResearch 2
Hennings, Tandy Cook 2
Horizon Air 2
Howard, James H. (James Howell), 1913-1995 2
Hubbard, Edward, 1889-1928 2
Jeppesen, Elrey B. (Elrey Borge), 1907-1996 2
John F. Kennedy Space Center 2
Johnston, A.M. (Alvin M.) 2

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