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Greer World War II Nose Art Photograph Collection
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2018-00-00-184
Contents of the Collection
The Greer World War II Nose Art Photograph Collection is a single-file collection that holds 31 black-and-white vintage photographs of World War II aircraft nose art. The aircraft are primarily depicted in the Pacific Theater and include the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, and the Douglas C-47 Skytrain. Twenty-six prints depict nose art of women in pin-up style, including illustrations on planes named "Baby," "Maid in the USA," and "Queen Mae." Six prints feature...
Dates:
circa 1939-1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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
Daniel Abramson Korean War Photograph Album
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2020-02-26
Content Description
The Daniel Abramson Korean War Photograph Album consists of one album with snapshots documenting Abramson's service in the United States Air Force during the Korean War.The album has a teal cover with a Chinese or Japanese style dragon plate on the front cover, presumably purchased during his time abroad in service. It measures approximately 9x12x1.5 inches and has black paper pages. Inside there are 143 black-and-white photographs, each about 3.5x4.5 inches, affixed with album...
Dates:
1952-1953, 2004
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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
Air West and Hughes Airwest Photographs and Slides
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1987-09-22-F
Contents of the Collection
The Air West and Hughes Airwest Photographs and Slides contains 48 photographic prints and and 310 color slides related to Air West and Hughes Airwest airlines, respectively. The materials date to circa 1970s-1990s and are publicity and/or advertisement photographs. The color slides form the bulk of the collection and depict Hughes Airwest flight attendants in their uniforms, the majority of which are yellow and blue, although other styles are present. The flight attendants are...
Dates:
circa 1970s-1990s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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
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
Elsie Anderson Boeing Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1997-04-17-A
Abstract
Elsie Anderson worked at Boeing Company as a Public Relations representative, circa 1940s-1950s. The collection includes negatives, films, photographic prints, and a small amount of textual materials related to Boeing aircraft and test flights occurring during the 1940s-1950s.
Dates:
circa 1940s-1950s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Nancy Anderson Douglas DC-2 Collection
Collection — oversize: folder
Identifier: 2023-12-15
Contents of the Collection
The Nancy Anderson Douglas DC-2 Collection is a small collection comprised of visual materials depicting a Douglas DC-2 in red and silver TWA livery. Three color photographs depict the DC-2 on display at The Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington. The materials were collected by Nancy Anderson, who co-piloted the Museum's DC-2 on several of its flights, including its final flight to the Museum for display. The three prints depict the DC-2 in flight; including with a Vought Corsair. One of...
Dates:
circa 1980s-1990s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Anonymous Manuscripts on World War I Aircraft
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2025-00-00-44
Content Description
The Anonymous Manuscripts on World War I Aircraft is a small collection consisting of two typed manuscripts titled "Allied World War I Aircraft Photographs and Text" and "German and Austrian World War I Aircraft Photographs and Text." Both bound volumes consist of typewritten descriptions and histories of World War I-era aircraft by an unidentified author with photographs tipped in. Both volumes are undated but likely date to the 1940s.The first volume, "Allied World War I...
Dates:
undated, circa 1940s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives