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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

Norman "Jim" S. Archibald Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1986-10-10-A
Abstract

Norman "Jim" Silas Archibald (1894-1975) of Seattle, Washington served in the U.S. Army Air Service, 95th Aero Squadron during World War I, and later published a bestselling book on his experience. He served again in the Air Force during World War II at home in Seattle. The collection contains correspondence, military documents, photographs, and other materials relating to Archibald's life and military service.

Dates: 1917-1946
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

William Frederick Barns U.S. Air Force Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-04-13
Abstract

William Frederick "Bill" Barns (1920-1995) joined the United States Air Force in 1942 and flew in the European Theater during World War II. After the war, Barns served in the USAF in several capacities until his retirement in 1966 when he went to work in the private sector, including for Garrett Corporation. The collection contains a broad array of textual materials as well as photographs and digital images related to his military and professional careers.

Dates: 1941 to 1990s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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
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

Lewis Paul Bowers World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-08-09
Contents of the Collection The Lewis Paul Bowers World War II Collection is comprised of photographs and various textual materials, including military records, orrders, certificates, and correspondence, primarily related to the World War II experience of Lewis Paul Bowers, a flight navigator on a Consolidated B-24 Liberator ("Rude Nude") of the 307th Bombardment Group, 13th Air Force. There are also some items related to post-war activities as well as personal and family materials. The bulk of the collection...
Dates: 1932-2012; Majority of material found within 1942-1946
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

Mary "Pat" (Hiller) Call WASP Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2020-11-15
Content Description The Mary "Pat" (Hiller) Call WASP Collection consists of materials relating to Call’s service as a Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) from 1942-1944. Materials are arranged alphabetically and span from 1939-2019 (bulk 1943-1980). The collection consists of about 0.6 cubic feet of material, including military records, licenses and membership cards, flight records and logbooks, correspondence, photographs, ephemera, and clippings. Correspondence in the collection includes...
Dates: 1939-2019
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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photographic prints 79
military records 73
World War, 1939-1945 69
correspondence 47
clippings (information artifacts) 46
printed ephemera 42
Air pilots, Military 41
certificates 40
logs (records) 40
orders (military records) 37
identity cards 23
photocopies 21
negatives (photographs) 18
scrapbooks 17
Airplanes, Military 16
memorandums 16
aerial photographs 15
maps (documents) 14
photograph albums 14
Soldiers 13
France 12
postcards 12
Aircraft accidents 11
Fighter pilots 11
World War, 1914-1918 11
California 10
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 10
Flight training 10
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 10
notebooks 10
personnel records 10
Air pilots 9
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 9
booklets 9
newsletters 9
Aces (Fighter pilots) 8
Armed Forces -- Officers 8
Military education 8
aeronautical charts 8
manuscripts (documents) 8
panoramic photographs 8
China 7
business cards 7
diplomas 7
yearbooks 7
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 6
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny 6
DVDs 6
Germany 6
Korean War, 1950-1953 6
North American B-25 Mitchell Family 6
Women in aeronautics 6
cartoons (humorous images) 6
manuals (instructional materials) 6
membership cards 6
notes (documents) 6
slides (photographs) 6
16mm (photographic film size) 5
Alaska 5
Bombing, Aerial 5
England 5
Japan 5
Korea 5
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Family 5
Military training camps 5
Nieuport 28 C1 5
Seattle (Wash.) 5
articles 5
audiocassettes 5
digital prints 5
drawings (visual works) 5
instructional materials 5
navigation charts 5
receipts (financial records) 5
songbooks 5
technical reports 5
Aerial reconnaissance 4
Air pilots -- Licenses -- United States 4
Airlines 4
Airships 4
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 4
Boeing Model 747 Family 4
Bombardiers 4
Burma 4
Hawaii 4
Navigation (Aeronautics) 4
North American AT-6 Texan Family 4
North American F-86 Sabre Family 4
North American P-51 Mustang Family 4
Salmson 2 A2 4
San Francisco (Calif.) 4
Shanghai (China) 4
V-mail 4
brochures 4
compact discs 4
de Havilland (Airco) D.H.4 4
lithographs 4
menus 4
newspapers 4
photographic postcards 4
Names
United States. Army Air Forces 25
United States. Navy 24
United States. Air Force 21
United States. Army. Air Corps 10
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces 7
United States. Naval Reserve 7
United Airlines 5
United States. Army 5
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 5
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 4
Quiet Birdmen 4
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th 4
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) 4
Air Line Pilots Association 3
American Fighter Aces Association 3
Boeing Company 3
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 3
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 3
Dallas Love Field 3
North American 3
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 3
Trans World Airlines 3
United States. Air Force Reserve 3
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 5th 3
United States. Army. Air Service 3
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration 3
United States. Federal Aviation Administration 3
United States. Marine Corps 3
American Airlines 2
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.) 2
Boeing 2
Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003 2
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976 2
Kelly Field (Tex.) 2
King County International Airport 2
Moore Field (Tex.) 2
National Championship Air Races 2
OX-5 Aviation Pioneers (Organization) 2
Ox-5 Club of America 2
Pan American World Airways, Inc. 2
Roales, Paul Alan, 1945-2023 2
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970 2
United States. Air Force. Air Force, 14th 2
United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Group, 490th 2
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group (H), 34th 2
United States. Army. Air Corps. Reserves 2
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 95th 2
United States. Army. European Theater of Operations 2
United States. Army. Signal Corps 2
United States. Army. Women's Army Corps 2
14th Air Force Association (U.S.). Flying Tigers 1
Acosta, Bertrand "Bert" Blanchard 1
Adams, Bruce A. 1
Adams, George E., Sr., 1899-1963 1
Adams, George Earl, Jr., 1923-1996 1
Aer Lingus 1
Aero Industries Corporation 1
Airborne Museum "Hartenstein" (Oosterbeek, Netherlands) 1
Aircraft Industries 1
Airservices Company Ltd. 1
Akron (Airship) 1
Allen, William M., 1900-1985 1
Allied Engineering Corporation 1
Allied International Company 1
Althaus, J. K. von 1
American Railway Express Agency 1
American Red Cross 1
Archibald, Norman S., 1894-1975 1
Arizona (Battleship) 1
Arkansas (Battleship) 1
Armstrong, John H. 1
Army Air Forces Navigation School (San Marcos Army Air Field, Tex.) 1
Army Air Forces Pilot School (Marfa Army Air Field, Tex.) 1
Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics (Orlando, Fla.) 1
Artig, Abraham J., 1922-2010 1
Ascani, Fred J. (Fred John), 1917-2010 1
Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.) 1
Aviation Instruction Center, 2nd (France) 1
Balchen, Bernt, 1899-1973 1
Barns, William Frederick, 1920-1995 1
Barto, Bette J. (Harris), 1928- 1
Barto, Raphael H., 1921-1997 1
Bellevue College (Bellevue, Wash.) 1
Bennett, Floyd 1
Boeing Air Transport 1
Boeing Flying Fortress School 1
Boeing School of Aeronautics (Oakland, Calif.) 1
Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957 1
Bohrer, Walt 1
Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945 1
Bow, James 1
Bowers, Barry Austin, 1943-2017 1
Bowers, Claradee 1
Bowers, Harold E., 1918-1942 1
Bowers, Lewis Paul, 1922- 1
Bowers, Mary C. (Weidner), 1922-2010 1
Bowers, Ora E. 1
Bowers, Peter M., 1918-2003 1
Braniff Airways 1
Bristol Aeronautics Corporation 1

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