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John Cook Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-07-31
Abstract Born in Scotland, John Cook (1899-) was a mechanic who worked on the engines that powered the Douglas World Cruisers that completed the first circumnavigation of the globe by air. Cook also served in the military for thirty-six years and later was a Quality Control Inspector for the Air Force Aircraft program at Boeing. The collection contains photographs, slides, and textual materials primarily related to his time at Boeing as well as some photographs and documents related to his...
Dates: 1920-1986
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Merle M. Coons Fighter Ace Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-02-13-1136
Abstract

Colonel Merle Coons (1921-1997) was a United States Air Force fighter pilot, earning ace status during World War II. The collection is a subset of the American Fighter Aces Collection and includes primarily textual materials, such as military orders and records, flight records and a log book, and a scrapbook, as well as a photograph album and a small amount of loose photographs.

Dates: 1942-1997
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Early Tacoma Aviation Scrapbook

 Collection — Box: Scrapbook Box 13
Identifier: 2018-00-00-102
Content Description This small collection consists of one scrapbook containing photographs and clippings relating to early aviation in and around the Tacoma, Washington area. There are 19 clippings, primarily relating to Gustav W. Stromer including stories on his July 2, 1915 Tacoma to Port Angeles flight and ones on him and Jane O'Roark. There are 72 photographs, which are mostly unidentified. 34 photographs are related to aviation and include hydroaeroplanes and amphibious aircraft and...
Dates: circa 1914-1920s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Lee R. Embree Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-08-08
Abstract

Lee R. Embree (1915-2008) was born in Iowa, enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1936, and was assigned to the 38th Reconnaisance Squadron as an aerial photographer during World War II. Embree was at Hickam Field, Hawaii during the 1941 Pearl Harbor bombing and took several photographs. The collection contains photographs, textual materials, audiovisual materials, and a scrapbook that relate to Embree's military service and photography as well as his post-war photography activities.

Dates: 1918-2005 (bulk dates 1939-1945)
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Ron and Ed Erickson Friendship One Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2024-06-06
Contents of the Collection The Ron and Ed Erickson Friendship One Collection is a small collection of materials collected by Ron Erickson and his father Ed who were passengers on the Friendship One around-the-world flight in January 1988. The collection primarily consists of textual materials that were given to passengers on the record-setting flight. Included are: a Friendship One information packet in folder; a first flight cover; a Friendship Foundation invitation; Friendship One stickers; a Friendship...
Dates: 1988 January, 1989
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

John Espy Pilot Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-113
Contents of the Collection The John Espy Pilot Collection pertains to pilot John Espy, including World War II and post-war materials. It includes pilot log books, 1941-1955; a "short snorter" dated October 23, 1942, and other foreign currency; membership certificates, and American Airline employment records for Espy. Also included is a CAA airman identify card for Margaret Louise Rowe, whose name appears in one of Espy's pilot logs though the exact connection between the two is unknown. Additional materials include...
Dates: 1941-1969
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Founders of American Aerospace Exhibit Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-00-00-16
Content Description The Founders of American Aerospace Exhibit Collection consists of archival items dating from 1910-1965 that were acquired by the Museum of Flight for use in the "Founders of American Aerospace" exhibit, formerly on display in the Museum's Red Barn from about 2005-2022. The collection is organized by theme following the layout of the exhibit. Materials include printed ephemera, postcards, correspondence, and sheet music. The items represents early American aircraft manufacturing...
Dates: 1910-1965
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

Alfred Goldberg Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-06-11
Contents of the Collection The Alfred Goldberg Photograph Collection contains photographs and a small number of textual materials that mostly pertain to aircraft construction and maintenance in the 1940s-1950s. It is likely the photographs were collected by Goldberg during his career at Bedek Aviation Company in an unknown position and as Superintendent of Maintenance at Flying Tiger Line. The collection has been broken down into two series: Photographs and Textual materials, which are both arranged alphabetically....
Dates: 1929-1992, undated; Majority of material found within 1940-1959
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Manny Gorin Wright Brothers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2006-11-21-and-2007-05-30-B
Overview

The Manny Gorin Wright Brothers Collection consists of photographic prints and postcards relating to the Wright Brothers and their expositions in France, circa 1908-1910s.

Dates: circa 1908-1910s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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photographic prints 68
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clippings (information artifacts) 37
correspondence 32
booklets 28
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brochures 23
World War, 1939-1945 22
slides (photographs) 21
negatives (photographs) 20
certificates 18
decals 18
photocopies 18
Airlines 17
menus 16
Aircraft accidents 15
photograph albums 15
airline maps 14
scrapbooks 14
stationery 14
advertisements 13
logs (records) 13
Air pilots, Military 12
World War, 1914-1918 12
military records 12
transportation timetables 12
Air pilots 11
boarding passes 11
newsletters 11
admission tickets 10
aerial photographs 10
identity cards 10
maps (documents) 10
programs (documents) 10
Flight attendants 9
Women in aeronautics 9
press releases 9
California 8
France 8
Seaplanes 8
Tourism 8
baggage claim checks 8
business cards 8
matchbooks 8
Airplanes, Military 7
Seattle (Wash.) 7
Washington (State) 7
Women air pilots 7
digital prints 7
greeting cards 7
manuscripts (documents) 7
orders (military records) 7
poetry 7
receipts (financial records) 7
16mm (photographic film size) 6
Air mail service 6
Alaska 6
Hawaii 6
Soldiers 6
airmail covers 6
articles 6
posters 6
Boeing Company -- Employees 5
Boeing Model 727 Family 5
Boeing Model 747 Family 5
China 5
Fighter pilots 5
Oregon 5
Paris (France) 5
compact discs 5
diaries 5
drawings (visual works) 5
first flight covers 5
lithographs 5
memorandums 5
notebooks 5
panoramic photographs 5
personnel records 5
telegrams 5
videocassettes 5
Air pilots -- Licenses -- United States 4
Air shows 4
Airplanes -- Cockpits 4
Biplanes 4
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 4
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 4
England 4
Germany 4
Los Angeles (Calif.) 4
Mexico 4
North American AT-6 Texan Family 4
Stunt flying 4
audiocassettes 4
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blueprints (reprographic copies) 4
cartoons (humorous images) 4
contracts 4
luggage tags 4
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Pan American World Airways, Inc. 12
United States. Navy 9
United States. Air Force 7
Northwest Airlines, Inc. 6
United Airlines 6
United States. Army Air Forces 6
King County International Airport 4
North American 4
Pacific Alaska Airways 4
Trans World Airlines 4
Western Airlines 4
Alaska Airlines 3
American Airlines 3
Boeing Company 3
China National Aviation Corporation 3
Douglas Aircraft Company 3
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 3
Flying Tiger Line 3
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 3
Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps 3
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976 3
Kelly Field (Tex.) 3
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 3
Piedmont Airlines 3
Quiet Birdmen 3
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970 3
United States. Army 3
United States. Army. Air Service 3
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces 3
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 3
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 3
Aer Lingus 2
Alaska-Washington Airways 2
American Fighter Aces Association 2
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.) 2
Baidukov, G. (Georgii), 1907-1994 2
Boeing 2
Boeing Air Transport 2
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 2
Bohrer, Walt 2
Braniff Airways 2
British Airways 2
British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines 2
Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force 2
Central Airlines (Texas) 2
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 2
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 2
China Airlines 2
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group 2
Chkalov, Valerii Pavlovich, 1904-1938 2
Continental Airlines 2
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 2
Danilin, Sergei 2
Delta Air Lines 2
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 2
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Boston" (#3) 2
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Chicago" (#2) 2
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "New Orleans" (#4) 2
Douglas, Donald Wills, Sr., 1892-1981 2
Eastern Air Lines 2
Great Britain. Women's Auxiliary Air Force 2
Gromov, M. (Mikhail), 1899-1985 2
Hapag-Lloyd Flug 2
Horizon Air 2
Lear, William P. (William Powell), 1902-1978 2
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 2
Mexicana (Airline company) 2
Mirow Air Service 2
Modern Air Transport (Airline) 2
Munter, Herbert, 1894-1970 2
National Aeronautic Association (U.S.) 2
National Airlines 2
National Parks Airways 2
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 2
OX-5 Aviation Pioneers (Organization) 2
Ox-5 Club of America 2
Post, Wiley, 1898-1935 2
Rankin, John Gilbert "Tex", 1894-1947 2
Rogers, Will, 1879-1935 2
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 2
Schultz, Ken (Kenneth E.) 2
Standard Air Lines 2
Stenzel, Dorothy (Hester), 1910-1991 2
United Aircraft Corporation 2
Vancouver Helicopters 2
Varney Air Lines 2
Western Air Express Corporation 2
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) 2
Yumashev, Andrei 2
'Ālyah 1
AccessAir 1
Acosta, Bertrand "Bert" Blanchard 1
Aden Airways 1
Aero Club of America 1
Aero Industries Corporation 1
Aero Virgin Islands 1
AeroSun International Airlines 1
Aerolíneas Argentinas 1
Aeromarine Airways, Inc. 1
Aeromech Airlines (1951-1983) 1

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