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Bruce R. McCaw Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-01-15
Abstract

The Bruce R. McCaw Aviation Collection contains textual materials related to McCaw's work with Horizon Air during the early development of the regional airline carrier from 1980 through 1987, as well as assorted material from 1970 to 1997 from McCaw’s professional and personal experience as a pilot.

Dates: 1978-1999

Philip McEleney Jimmie Allen Flying Club Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2019-08-30
Content Description The Philip McEleney Jimmie Allen Flying Club Collection is a small collection consisting of materials from the Jimmie Allen Flying Club collected by McEleney as a child in the 1930s. The collection includes instructions for the Jimmie Allen Flying Club Non-Flying Scale Model Airplane Building Contest; a membership card signed by McEleney; correspondence from the Jimmie Allen Club and a blank sheet of Richfield Eagle letterhead; flight chart blueprints; and 28 issues of 'The Jimmie Allen Club...
Dates: Majority of material found within circa 1930s

Richard J. McWhorter Stearman Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-06-06
Abstract

Richard J. McWhorter (1921-2007) was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho and had a long standing and multi-faceted interest in aviation, including owning and restoring vintage airplanes. The collection includes manuscript materials, ephemera, audio-visual materials, and approximately three hundred (300) photographs documenting the restoration of a Stearman C-3B (#NC7550), on display at The Museum of Flight, as well as a Stearman C-3R (#NC656K).

Dates: 1927-2004 ; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1979

Iva and Homer Metz Space Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-11-01
Overview

The Iva and Homer Metz Space Collection documents the careers of both Iva and Homer in aviation and the space industry. It follows their time with the U.S. Navy, the Boeing Company, North American Aviation, and at Cape Canaveral during the Apollo and Skylab programs.

Dates: 1928-2003

Desiree "Jerry" Clifford Michaud and Thelma Irene McGraw Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-11-01
Abstract

Jerry Michaud (1924-1982) Michaud served in the United States Navy during World War II as a Naval pilot in the Pacific Theater. Thelma McGraw (1920-1996) She worked as a stewardess with United Airlines (UAL). The collection contains textual materials, black-and-white photographs, and ephemera associated with their 1942-1952 naval and commercial airline careers, respectively.

Dates: 1938-1980; Majority of material found within 1940s

John W. Mitchell Fighter Ace Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2002-02-13-384
Content s of the Collection The collection relates to the military career of United States Army Air Force fighter pilot and ace John W. Mitchell, who served during World War II and the Korean War. Materials pertain largely to World War II, although there are some post-war items as well. It includes photographs and a photograph album with images depicting assorted military personnel, including Mitchell; activities, including reunions; and aircraft, including the P-38, P-59, and F-86. Other images depict post-war scenes...
Dates: 1941-1995

Norman B. Moerbe World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-11-07
Overview

Norman Bernhard Moerbe was a bombardier in the 12th Air Force, 340th bomb group, who flew in campaigns over Italy during World War II. This collection contains military records, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera documenting his military service, primarily dating from 1943-1945.

Dates: circa 1890s, 1939-1968; Majority of material found within 1943-1945

Albert Fulton Moorehead World War II Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2004-03-03
Contents of the Collection The Albert Fulton Moorehead World War II Collection primarily relates to the World War II service of pilot Albert Fulton Moorehead, who served with the United States Naval Reserve Patrol Bombing Squadron 136. The collection contains approximately 130 photographs depicting locations in Alaska during the war, military personnel, activities, and aircraft. Additional materials include a pilot's log book, a typed "Personal History of VPB-136" by Robert R. Larson, military records...
Dates: 1941-1945

Solomon Mullin World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2023-09-12
Overview

Solomon Mullin served as a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombardier and instructor in the 385th Bomb Group for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. The collection is comprised of textual and photographic materials related to his military service. The documents date from 1942 to 1999, although the bulk of the collection dates from 1942-1945.

Dates: 1942-1945, 1999; Majority of material found within 1942-1945

Murray Stuart and Noel Rae Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-02-23
Abstract

Native Washingtonians Murray Stuart (1909-1960), and Noel Rae (b. 1909), married in 1929 and were both pilots. The collection contains clippings, photographs, correspondence, business records, and certificates relating to both their flight careers and personal lives.

Dates: circa 1920s-1973; 1999

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photographic prints 116
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printed ephemera 62
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logs (records) 38
Air pilots, Military 37
military records 32
photocopies 31
negatives (photographs) 30
scrapbooks 30
identity cards 27
Air pilots 21
memorandums 20
World War, 1914-1918 19
booklets 19
brochures 19
newsletters 19
orders (military records) 19
postcards 19
Airplanes, Military 17
Soldiers 17
photograph albums 16
Aircraft accidents 15
programs (documents) 15
Boeing Company -- Employees 14
Flight attendants 14
maps (documents) 14
technical reports 14
Fighter pilots 13
aerial photographs 13
business cards 13
slides (photographs) 13
notes (documents) 12
Airlines 11
China 11
articles 11
decals 11
technical drawings 11
Airplanes -- Design and construction 10
France 10
Seattle (Wash.) 10
Washington (State) 10
Women in aeronautics 10
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 10
manuscripts (documents) 10
posters 10
California 9
drawings (visual works) 9
instructional materials 9
lithographs 9
notebooks 9
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny 8
Germany 8
Military education 8
diplomas 8
obituaries 8
panoramic photographs 8
personnel records 8
photographic postcards 8
yearbooks 8
Alaska 7
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 7
Boeing Model 747 Family 7
DVDs 7
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 7
Nieuport 28 C1 7
awards 7
blueprints (reprographic copies) 7
business records 7
diaries 7
manuals (instructional materials) 7
menus 7
press releases 7
stationery 7
Aces (Fighter pilots) 6
Airplanes -- Flight testing 6
Armed Forces -- Officers 6
Boeing B-17 Model 299 Flying Fortress ("XB-17") 6
Burma 6
Flight training 6
Military training camps 6
Northwest, Pacific 6
SPAD XIII (S.13) 6
Test pilots 6
Women air pilots 6
airmail covers 6
audiocassettes 6
biographies (literary works) 6
cartoons (humorous images) 6
digital prints 6
greeting cards 6
navigation charts 6
receipts (financial records) 6
16mm (photographic film size) 5
Air mail service 5
Air pilots -- Licenses -- United States 5
Airplanes -- Cockpits 5
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 5
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Language
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United States. Army Air Forces 20
United States. Navy 17
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Boeing 13
Boeing Company 10
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Pan American World Airways, Inc 9
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces 9
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration 6
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 6
Western Airlines 6
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 5
United States. Army. Air Corps 5
United States. Army. Air Service 5
United States. Naval Reserve 5
Air Line Pilots Association 4
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 4
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 4
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 4
Douglas Aircraft Company 4
North American 4
Project Apollo (U.S.) 4
Showalter, N.D. (Noah David), 1925-2012 4
Trans World Airlines 4
United Airlines 4
United States. Army 4
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 4
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 3
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 3
Douglas, Donald Wills, Sr., 1892-1981 3
Flying Tiger Line 3
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 3
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 3
Museum of Flight (Seattle, Wash.) 3
Ninety-Nines (Organization) 3
Northwest Airlines Corporation 3
Pangborn, Clyde Edward, approximately 1893-1958 3
Quiet Birdmen 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
14th Air Force Association (U.S.). Flying Tigers 2
Aero Club of America 2
Alaska Airlines 2
All-Woman Transcontinental Air Race, Inc. 2
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 2
American Fighter Aces Association 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, Bertha Marie (Potter Paschall), 1891-1977 2
Boeing, Bill, Jr., 1922-2015 2
Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945 2
Braniff Airways 2
Böing, Wilhelm, 1846–1890 2
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 2
Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003 2
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group 2
Cochran, Jacqueline, 1906-1980 2
Curtiss 2
Dallas Love Field 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
Hennings, Tandy Cook 2
Horizon Air 2
Hubbard, Edward, 1889-1928 2
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976 2
John F. Kennedy Space Center 2
Kelly Field (Tex.) 2
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 2
King County International Airport 2
Lockheed 2
Los Angeles International Airport 2
Lunar Orbiter (Artificial satellite) 2
Marsalis, Frances Harrell, d. 1934 2
Moore Field (Tex.) 2
National Aeronautic Association (U.S.) 2
National Championship Air Races 2
Neale, Robert H., 1914-1994 2
Osler, Edward Scott, 1918-1949 2
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 2
Powder Puff Derby 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
Slayton, Donald K., 1924-1993 2
Stearman (1927) 2
Tibbets, Paul W. (Paul Warfield), 1915-2007 2
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