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Opray Family Military Aviation Collection

Collection

Identifier: 1999-09-25

Abstract Joseph E. Opray (1919-1992) was born in Oregon and served in World War II with the United States Army 635th Tank Battalion. The collection contains primarily World War II era materials including a scrapbook, several issues of the Stars and Stripes newspaper and assorted ephemera, including a poem, "A Hitch in Hell" by Joe Opray. There are also issues of the 1919 newsletterThe Dirigible from the...

Dates: 1919-1945

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

William Orthman World War II Collection

Collection

Identifier: 1991-07-17-A

Abstract

William Orthman (1911-1990) was drafted into the United States Army in 1942. He served in the China-Burma-India Theater as Public Relations Officer. The collection is comprised of 340 photographs and a small amount of textual materials from his 1945-1946 service.

Dates: 1945-1946

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Eric G. Peter Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2010-10-18

Abstract

The collection consists of photographs, military personnel documents, and wartime ephemera related to the Royal Air Force career of Eric G. Peter during and after World War I.

Dates: circa 1912-1962; Majority of material found within 1918-1919

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Sidney Van Wyck Peters Scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: 2011-02-10

Abstract

Sidney Van Wyck Peters of Seattle, Washington served with the U.S. Army Air Service, 24th Aero Squadron during World War I. The collection contains a scrapbook album containing photographs and paper ephemera related to his service overseas.

Dates: circa 1917-1918

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Marc V. Pierce Aeronautical Chart Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2025-00-00-51

Contents of the Collection The Marc V. Pierce Aeronautical Chart Collection is comprised of aeronautical charts and maps collected by Marc V. Pierce, a United States Navy pilot during the Vietnam War and later, a Captain for American Airlines. The collection holds 114 maps dated from 1923 to 1951, with the bulk of them being from the 1920s-1930s. Most of the charts focus on United States locations, although a small number of maps focus on locations in Canada. Examples of map titles include "(357) Chesapeake Bay -...

Dates: 1923-1951; Majority of material found within 1923-1933

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Robert W. Radoll Early Aviation Collection

Collection

Identifier: 1990-10-26

Contents of the Collection The Robert W. Radoll Early Aviation Collection documents the professional and personal life of early aviator and airmail pilot Robert W. Radoll from circa 1920 to 1933. The collection consists of textual material, such as correspondence, clippings, and logbooks, as well as a total of 138 photographs. It is divided into two main series: Professional and Personal.The Professional series has been further divided into subseries: Barnstorming, Northwest...

Dates: 1920-1933

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

James P. Rush World War II Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2018-00-00-66

Contents of the Collection This small collection contains World War II-era pilot training materials, possibly used by James P. Rush, who likely served as a pilot. It includes 2 copies of "Weather for Pilot Trainees Elementary Student's Workbook;" several pages of training exercises, such as quizzes; and other textual materials related to weather and air navigation, including a navigation logbook for Stuttgart Army Air Field (Arkansas) and a weather map symbol chart. Additional documents cover aircraft...

Dates: 1939 to 1945

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Russian Transpolar Flight Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2012-12-23

Abstract

The Russian Transpolar Flight Collection primarily documents the June 1937 transpolar flight by Russian aviators Valery Chkalov, Georgii Baidukov, and V. Belydakov with photographs, clippings, audio-visual materials, and various textual materials. It also features a small amount of material about the July 1937 transpolar flight by Russian aviators M. Gromov, Sergei Danilin, and Andrei Yumashev, as well as general Russia-related research materials.

Dates: 1937-2012

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

John Schafer World War II Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 2005-01-15

Contents of the Collection The John Schafer World War II Collection is primarily original newspapers from the World War II era, but also includes a small amount of additional textual materials and one black-and-white photograph. It is unknown if John Schafer served during World War II, if he collected the materials, or they were given to him. The fourteen newspapers date from January 29, 1939 to October 15, 1945 and include issues from the Seattle Daily Times, ...

Dates: 1939-1945

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Clayton Scott Aviation Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2008-05-01

Abstract The Clayton Scott Aviation Collection documents the career and personal life of pilot Clayton Scott (CLS). The collection contains both visual and textual materials that date from 1904 to 2006. These documents bring to light CLS’s pioneering work in the field of aviation throughout the Pacific Northwest region, beginning in the 1920s until the early 2000s. The materials illustrate his work with aviation entrepreneur Vern Gorst, his work as a private pilot of William E. Boeing, his position...

Dates: 1904-2006

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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Opray Family Military Aviation Collection

William Orthman World War II Collection

Eric G. Peter Collection

Sidney Van Wyck Peters Scrapbook

Marc V. Pierce Aeronautical Chart Collection

Robert W. Radoll Early Aviation Collection

James P. Rush World War II Collection

Russian Transpolar Flight Collection

John Schafer World War II Collection

Clayton Scott Aviation Collection

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