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69 Squadron Israel Air Force Photograph Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 1985-07-27-D
Contents of the Collection

This collection is comprised of four color photographs of first Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and his wife, Paula, with 69 Squadron, Israel Air Force, inspecting Boeing B-17 aircraft that had participated in Israel's War of Independence in 1948. Included is a detailed description of how three repurposed B-17s shifted Israel's air potential during the war.

Dates: Circa 1948-1973
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Diane K. Abbott Delta Airlines Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2024-10-14
Contents of the Collection The Diane K. Abbott Delta Airlines Flight Attendant Collection primarily contains textual materials, such as training documents, policies and procedures, and internal correspondence that pertain to Abbott's 1987-2014 service as a flight attendant with Delta Air Lines. The collection has been divided into two series, Personal and Professional, and is arranged chronologically. The Personal series is quite small and includes a daily planner and a...
Dates: 1983-2018
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

John W. Allen World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-04-29-2
Overview

John W. Allen was a B-17 navigator during World War II. The collection consists of visual, audiovisual, and textual materials documenting Allen's missions in Europe with the 91st Bomb Group (H), 401st Bomb Squadron.

Dates: 1942-1945, 1976-1978, 1996-2002
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

John L. Bailey Boeing Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2023-10-02
Contents of the Collection The John L. Bailey Boeing Collection contains textual and visual materials that primarily pertain to John L. Bailey's work as an engineer at the Boeing Company in Seattle, Washington. Most materials date from 1948 to 1982. The collection has been divided into two series: Military materials and Professional materials. Military materials is the first and smallest series. It touches upon Bailey's United States Air Force service during World War II. His...
Dates: 1939-1982
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Clayton D. Bowyer B-29 bomb door installation notebook

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2019-03-20
Overview

The Clayton D. Bowyer B-29 bomb door installation notebook is a small spiral notebook with handwritten notes regarding the installation of bomb doors on B-29s during World War II.

Dates: circa 1939-1945
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

William Hough "Bill" Cook Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-10-26
Abstract

The William Hough “Bill” Cook, Jr. Papers are comprised of documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia pertaining to the life and work of Bill Cook, Jr. A significant portion of this collection is made up of correspondence, both personal and professional. Major topics include the Boeing high speed wind tunnel, the B-29, B-47, and B-17 bombers, the development of the YC-14 short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft, and research on supersonic transport.

Dates: 1925-2012; Majority of material found within 1938-1974
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

David L. Davidson Jr. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-07-11
Abstract David L. Davidson was an electrical engineer at The Boeing Company and worked on the Saturn V Rocket and the Lunar Rover projects. He served in the U.S. Marines from 1942-1946 and in the U.S. Army Reserves Engineer Corps from 1957-1962. This collection, which dates from 1941 to his retirement from Boeing in 1988, consists of textual materials, photographs, and one digital audio recording. It includes administrative records, notes, Boeing managerial training materials, photographs that depict...
Dates: circa 1937-1988
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Ancil T. Davis B-52 Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2019-09-04
Content Description

The Ancil T. Davis B-52 Collection consists of 10 pages taken from a U.S. Air Force conversion booklet used in the manufacturing and modification of B-52s for the U.S. Air Force at Boeing's Wichita branch. Davis was employed with Boeing at the Wichita branch and used these conversions when constructing and modifying B-52s.

Dates: 1962
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Joe P. Doetsch B-17B inspection notes

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2019-00-00-6
Content Description This collection consists of notes by Joe P. Doetsch related to his work inspecting B-17B aircraft from about 1939-1940. There are 22 loose pages of notes which appear to have been cut from a notebook, an additional couple sheets of handwritten notes, and three pages of typed aircraft lists. The notebook pages document airplane serial number, its destination, propellor numbers, engine numbers, and other remarks such as pilot name. Additional pages document problems with the aircraft. The...
Dates: 1939-1940
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

The Douglas Aircraft Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: 1995-06-23-15
Abstract

The Douglas Aircraft Company was a pioneer in early aviation and is best known for its DC-3 transport aircraft. The Douglas Aircraft Company Records contain administrative, financial, and legal records relating to the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1921-1945.

Dates: 1921-1945
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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photographic prints 25
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certificates 12
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negatives (photographs) 9
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 8
scrapbooks 8
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Boeing Company -- Employees 6
Flight attendants 6
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slides (photographs) 6
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Airplanes -- Design and construction 5
Airplanes, Military 5
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instructional materials 5
military records 5
photograph albums 5
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awards 4
decals 4
lithographs 4
manuscripts (documents) 4
personnel records 4
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programs (documents) 4
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Astronautics and state -- United States 3
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 3
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Family (Model 464) 3
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articles 3
blueprints (reprographic copies) 3
business records 3
contracts 3
diplomas 3
financial statements 3
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yearbooks 3
16mm (photographic film size) 2
Aerodynamics 2
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Aircraft accidents 2
Airlines 2
Airplanes -- Cockpits 2
Airplanes -- Maintenance and repair 2
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Astronautics 2
Astronauts 2
Barnstorming 2
Boeing B-17 Model 299 Flying Fortress ("XB-17") 2
Boeing Model 247 2
Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner Family 2
Boeing Model 80A 2
Bombing, Aerial 2
California 2
Cheju Island (Korea) 2
China 2
Consolidated PBY Catalina Family 2
Curtiss C-46 Commando Family 2
Douglas B-18 Family 2
Douglas DC-3 Family 2
Engineers 2
Flight training 2
Inventions 2
Japan 2
Korea 2
Kyushu Region (Japan) 2
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Mexico 2
Moon -- Exploration 2
Navigation (Aeronautics) 2
North American P-51 Mustang Family 2
Nose art 2
Portland (Or.) 2
Space programs 2
Space sciences 2
Space vehicles 2
Stunt flying 2
Tokyo (Japan) 2
Wind tunnels 2
aeronautical charts 2
airline maps 2
audiocassettes 2
balance sheets 2
Names
Boeing Company 8
United States. Air Force 6
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 5
United States. Army Air Forces 4
United States. Navy 4
Boeing 3
Lear, William P. (William Powell), 1902-1978 3
Boeing-Vertol 2
Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945 2
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 2
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976 2
Lear, Moya Olsen, 1915-2001 2
Lockheed 2
Lunar Orbiter (Artificial satellite) 2
Pan American World Airways, Inc. 2
Project Apollo (U.S.) 2
Stoner, George H., -1971 2
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970 2
United Airlines 2
United States. Army. Air Corps 2
United States. Marine Corps 2
Western Airlines 2
Abbott, Diane K., 1949-2022 1
Aero Industries Corporation 1
Airservices Company Ltd. 1
Airtech School of Aviation 1
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 1
Allen, John W., 1923-2011 1
Allied Engineering Corporation 1
Allied International Company 1
American Helicopter Society, Inc. (1943-2018) 1
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 1
Apollo 1 (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
Bailey, John L., 1919-2019 1
Beachey, Lincoln J., 1887-1915 1
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 1
Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973 1
Ben-Guryon, Peninah, 1892-1968 1
Boeing Air Transport 1
Boeing Airplane Company 1
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress "Times A-Wastin" 1
Boeing School of Aeronautics (Oakland, Calif.) 1
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 1
Bohrer, Walt 1
Bowyer, Clayton D., 1909-1980 1
Bristol Aeronautics Corporation 1
Butler Aircraft Company 1
Butler National Corporation 1
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 1
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 1
China Airmotive Company Fed. Inc. 1
China National Aviation Corporation 1
Chryst, Paul, 1920-2014 1
Consolidated Aircraft Corp 1
Consolidated Trading Company, Limited 1
Continental Airlines 1
Cook, William Hough, Jr., 1913-2012 1
Cooper, D. B. 1
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 1
Davidson, David L., Jr., 1922-2008 1
Davis, David R., -1972 1
Delta Air Lines 1
Denver International Airport 1
Doetsch, Joe P., Jr. 1
Dominguez Field (Carson, Calif.) 1
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 1
Douglas Aircraft Company 1
Douglas Aircraft Company. Santa Monica Division 1
Douglas, Donald Wills, Sr., 1892-1981 1
Duffy, Charles Morris, 1949- 1
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 1
Eastern Air Lines 1
Embree, Lee R., 1915-2008 1
Eurasia Aviation Corporation 1
Feeley, Philip G. 1
Fiji Airways 1
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 1
Fort Sill (Okla.) 1
Fuchs, Alice S., 1917-2012 1
Gates Learjet Corporation (1969-1987) 1
General Airplanes Corporation 1
Germany. Luftwaffe 1
Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998 1
Goodmanson, Goodman L., 1886-1924 1
Goodmanson, Lloyd 1
Goodyear Aircraft Corporation 1
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 1
Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, 333 (N) 1
Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps 1
Great Britain. Royal Navy 1
Haderli, Adilene (Pogliano), 1911-2008 1
Hage, George Hampton 1
Hage, Gregg 1

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