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George E. Adams Jr. World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-03-15
Abstract

Collection of materials related to the military service of Second Lieutenant George E. Adams Jr., who served as a reconnaissance pilot in World War II.

Dates: circa 1943 to 1945

Dorothy Allen and Carol Gounaris Flying Tiger Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-04-14-A
Contents of the Collection The collection is comprised of primarily textual materials with a small amount of photographs that are related to Dorothy (Jesseman) Allen and Carol (Prentice) Gounaris who worked for the Flying Tiger Line as flight attendants, 1960-1964. The collection has been sorted into two series.Series I, Dorothy Allen materials, is the bulk of the collection. It includes Flying Tiger employee documentation in the form of a 1962 flight attendant seniority list, cholera vaccination...
Dates: 1960-1964

Abraham J. Artig World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-09-11
Overview

The A.J. Artig World War II Collection relates to A.J. Artig's service in the Army Air Corps as a B-26 Marauder pilot.

Dates: 1943-2010

Raphael and Bette Barto U.S. Air Force Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-04-27
Content Description The Raphael and Bette Barto U.S. Air Force Collection documents the Bartos' service in the U.S. Air Force in the 1940s through 1960s with a variety of textual and visual materials. Raphael Barto's military service as a fighter pilot is documented with flight records and logbooks, certificates and diplomas, documentation related to his Air Medal, and photographs. The logbook primarily covers his time in training at Randolph Field, Texas, but his individual flight records provide...
Dates: 1942-1966, 2019

The Becvar Family Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1992-07-24
Abstract

George Becvar (1909-1990) was born in Denver, Colorado and with his brothers Lou (1908-1984) and Chuck (1904-1986) started Kent Flying Service which ran from approximately 1927-1930 in Kent, Washington. The collection consists of the pilot logbook for George Becvar and a scrapbook that primarily covers George Becvar's 1927-1931 flying career.

Dates: 1927-1990

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

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

John and Alan Blum Northwest Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-09-04
Abstract

The John and Alan Blum Northwest Aviation Collection consists of visual and textual materials related to the lives and careers of John and Alan Blum. John founded the Northwest Air Service Company and Alan served as President after his brother died in a plane crash in 1931.

Dates: 1921-1945

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

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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aerial photographs 9
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memorandums 9
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brochures 8
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newsletters 8
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Seattle (Wash.) 7
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King County International Airport 6
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Boeing 4
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 4
Northwest Airlines Corporation 4
Showalter, N.D. (Noah David), 1925-2012 4
United Airlines 4
United States. Army. Air Corps 4
Air Line Pilots Association 3
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 3
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 3
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 3
National Championship Air Races 3
Rankin, John Gilbert "Tex", 1894-1947 3
United States. Army 3
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th 3
United States. Army. Air Service 3
United States. Marine Corps 3
Wells, Edward C., 1910-1986 3
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) 3
American Fighter Aces Association 2
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 2
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 2
Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945 2
Cochran, Jacqueline, 1906-1980 2
Felts Field (Spokane, Wash.) 2
Flying Tiger Line 2
Foltz, Edith, 1902-1956 2
Fornasero, John B., 1904-1967 2
Houston, Frank L., -2002 2
Lamson, Robert T., 1914-2011 2
Marsalis, Frances Harrell, d. 1934 2
Merrill, A. Elliott (Albert), 1901-1992 2
Osler, Edward Scott, 1918-1949 2
Pan American World Airways, Inc 2
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 2
Post, Wiley, 1898-1935 2
Quiet Birdmen 2
Rankin School of Flying 2
Reed, A.C. 2
Robbins, Robert M. 2
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 2
Ryan, Tubal Claude, 1898-1982 2
Stenzel, Dorothy (Hester), 1910-1991 2
Townsend, Guy M., 1920-2011 2
United States. Air Force Reserve 2
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 2
Wilson, T. A. (Thornton Arnold), 1921-1999 2
14th Air Force Association (U.S.). Flying Tigers 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 Club of America 1
Air Kruise 1
Air Line Stewards and Stewardesses Association 1
Airborne Museum "Hartenstein" (Oosterbeek, Netherlands) 1
Akron (Airship) 1
Alaska Airlines 1
Alaska Central Air 1
Alaska-Washington Airways 1
Allen, Dorothy (Jesseman), 1939- 1
Allen, William M., 1900-1985 1
Althaus, J. K. von 1
American Railway Express Agency 1
Antietam (Aircraft carrier) 1
Apollo 1 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 10 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 12 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 13 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 14 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 15 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 16 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 17 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 6 (Spacecraft) 1
Argentina. Armada 1
Arizona (Battleship) 1
Arkansas (Battleship) 1
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.) 1
Army Air Forces Pilot School (Marfa Army Air Field, Tex.) 1
Artig, Abraham J., 1922-2010 1
Ascani, Fred J. (Fred John), 1917-2010 1
Atcherley, Richard Llewellyn Roger 1
Attilio Orazio de Bernardi, Mario Bernardo, 1893-1959 1
Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.) 1
Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937 1
Barto, Bette J. (Harris), 1928- 1
Barto, Raphael H., 1921-1997 1
Bayles, Lowell Richard 1
Becvar, Chuck, Jr., 1904-1986 1
Becvar, George, 1906-1990 1
Becvar, Lou, 1908-1984 1
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