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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

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Annotated R.A.F. Map of Northeast England

Collection — oversize: folder 1

Identifier: 2025-02-11

Content Description The Annotated R.A.F. Map of Northeast England is a single-item collection consisting of one World War II era ordnance map of northeast England.The British Royal Air Force map is sheet three (covering northeast England) of an ordnance survey of England and Wales. The map was first published by the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton in 1935 but this may be a later printing. The map shows evidence of heavy use as it is worn, discolored, and has several tears and losses, especially...

Dates: circa 1935-1945

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Robert "Bob" Bergin American Volunteer Group Research Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2024-12-16

Overview Robert "Bob" Bergin was a United States Foreign Service Officer who wrote on the history of aviation in Southeast Asia and China. The collection represents his personal interest in the American Volunteer Group (AVG) Flying Tigers and the men who served in the unit. The collection is comprised of records that Bergin collected and produced while researching and authoring works on the history of the AVG. The collection is made up of visual materials, textual documents, audiovisual recordings,...

Dates: 1932-2021

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Raymond L. Bouas Braniff Airways Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2024-01-08

Contents of the Collection The Raymond L. Bouas Braniff Airways Collection contains primarily textual materials relevant to the career of Raymond L. Bouas, a pilot with Braniff Airways from 1957 to 1989. The collection has been divided into two series: Military and reserve service and Professional career. Due to its size, Professional career has been further divided into subseries. Materials are arranged chronologically within series with undated materials at the end.The first series, ...

Dates: 1947-2014

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Howard J. Boydstun Naval Aviation Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2026-03-25

Overview

The Howard J. Boydstun Naval Aviation Collection contains both visual materials and textual documents that bring to light the military career of naval aviator Howard J. Boydstun. Boydstun served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. While the collection dates from 1940 to 1995, the bulk of the materials document the years of Boydstun’s service from 1942 until his retirement in 1972.

Dates: 1940-2001; Majority of material found within 1942-1972

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

John D. Carroll World War II Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2000-09-14

Contents of the Collection The John D. Carroll World War II Collection relates to the World War II experience of 1st Lieutenant John D. Carroll, who served as a flight navigator and bombardier. It includes aeronautical charts for Hong Kong and Hungtze, China and Osaka and Choshi, Japan as well as a small amount of newspaper clippings related to World War II. Also present are photographs depicting military operations, such as reconnaissance and aerial bombardment, and aircraft, predominantly the B-29. The B-29 is...

Dates: circa 1940s

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

Fern B. Lenox Evans Pilot Collection

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2024-07-22

Contents of the Collection The Fern B. Lenox Evans Pilot Collection is a small collection that pertains to the pilot career of Fern B. Evans, circa 1940s-1950s. It includes identification cards, such as Evans' pilot licenses as well as medical certificates; a Commercial Pilot examination kit; and assorted maps and charts. There are also four modern digital reprint black-and-white photographs: two portraits of Evans with an aircraft, one portrait of Evans without an aircraft, and a 1951 group portrait of the Radar...

Dates: circa 1940s-1950s

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Lionel Cherry Gilmour World War I Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2019-01-30

Abstract

The collection is comprised of a small photograph album, loose photographs, a prisoner of war diary, and assorted research documents pertaining to the World War I service and prisoner of war (POW) experience of Lieutenant Lionel Cherry Gilmour (1891-1973), pilot of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and its predecessor, the Royal Flying Corps (RFC).

Dates: 1915-2008; Majority of material found within 1968-2008

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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George E. Adams Jr. World War II Collection

Annotated R.A.F. Map of Northeast England

Robert "Bob" Bergin American Volunteer Group Research Collection

Raymond L. Bouas Braniff Airways Collection

Howard J. Boydstun Naval Aviation Collection

Frank D. Browning World War II Collection

John D. Carroll World War II Collection

Emile Chourré and Chourré Family Papers

Fern B. Lenox Evans Pilot Collection

Lionel Cherry Gilmour World War I Collection

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