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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

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

Lee 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)

David O. Hill Seaboard World Airlines Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-12-20
Abstract

David O. Hill (1939-) was a pilot for Seaboard World Airlines (SWA). Hill was also SWA's archivist and historian. The collection relates to the company history, personnel, and operations of Seaboard World Airlines (SWA), from its establishment in 1946 to 1980 when it merged with Flying Tigers Line and is comprised primarily of textual materials, the bulk of which are scrapbooks; but also includes photographic materials, including prints, slides, and negatives; and a single DVD.

Dates: 1946-2003; Majority of material found within 1946-1980

Elrey B. Jeppesen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1996-11-26
Abstract

The Elrey B. Jeppesen Papers documents the career and personal life of aviator and aerial navigation pioneer Elrey B. Jeppesen. This collection is comprised of textual, visual, and audiovisual materials created and collected by EBJ and his wife and business partner, Nadine Audrey (Liscomb) Jeppesen. The documents date from 1843-1996, with the bulk of the material dating from 1940-1979.

Dates: 1843-1996 ; Majority of material found within 1940-1979

Marty Knutson Spyplane Scrapbook

 Collection — Box: Scrapbook Box 18
Identifier: 1991-12-09
Contents of the Collection The Marty Knutson Spyplane Scrapbook is comprised of assorted clippings and articles about various aircraft used for surveillance, circa 1950s-1960s. The materials are from various newspapers and magazines and cover aircraft such as the Lockheed U-2, Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, and Lockheed YF-12. Lockheed U-2 Pilot Marty Knudson is also mentioned in a couple of clippings.Most of the material is affixed to the pages with glue, tape or staples, but some are loose. There are no...
Dates: 1950s-1960s

Ralph Wandrey Fighter Ace Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-04-18
Abstract

Ralph H. Wandrey (1921-2020) was a World War II American fighter pilot and ace. The Ralph Wandrey Fighter Ace Collection documents fighter pilot and ace Ralph Wandrey's World War II service as well as activities associated to his veteran status, from 1935-2009. A smaller amount of material is personal in nature. Types of material include military records, a pilot's log, photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, pamphlets, personal and educational records and clippings.

Dates: 1935-2009, undated

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Ascani, Fred J. (Fred John), 1917-2010 1
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Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945 1
Brell, Carl D. 1
Browning, Frank D., 1922-2016 1
Butler Aircraft Company 1
Butler National Corporation 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 1
Coons, Lois Clark 1
Coons, Merle M., 1921-1997 1
Danilin, Sergei 1
Denver International Airport 1
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 1
Embree, Lee 1
Flying Tiger Line 1
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 1
Fuchs, Alice S., 1917-2012 1
Grinnell, Roy, 1933-2019 1
Gromov, M. (Mikhail), 1899-1985 1
Halsmer, Joseph L., 1914- 1
Hill, David O. 1
Jackson, Richard M. 1
Jeppesen, Elrey B. (Elrey Borge), 1907-1996 1
Jeppesen, Nadine A. (Liscomb), 1914-1996 1
Jones, Lucious 1
Knutson, Marty 1
LeBoutillier, Oliver C. 1
Lear, William P. (William Powell), 1902-1978 1
Lewis, Harold Turner "Slim" 1
Martin, August H. (1919-1968) 1
Mortenson, Tina 1
Norden, Arthur V. 1
Norden, Raymond A. 1
OX-5 Aviation Pioneers (Organization) 1
Ox-5 Club of America 1
Patterson, William A. (William Allan), 1899-1980 1
Pearl Harbor Survivors Association 1
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 1
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Rankin School of Flying 1
Rankin, John Gilbert "Tex", 1894-1947 1
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 1
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 1
Royal Hawaiian Hotel 1
Ryan, Tubal Claude, 1898-1982 1
Santo Tomas Internment Camp (Manila, Philippines) 1
Seaboard World Airlines 1
Smith, Joan (Merriam), 1937-1965 1
Stenzel, Dorothy (Hester), 1910-1991 1
Stimpson, Steve A. 1
Trans World Airlines 1
Trout, Evelyn, 1906-2003 1
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970 1
United Airlines 1
United States. Air Force. Military Airlift Command 1
United States. Air Force. Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 38th 1
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United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 49th 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Squadron, 9th 1
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United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 1
United States. Army. Signal Photographic Company, 161st 1
United States. Civil Aeronautics Board 1
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Varney Air Lines 1
Volkman, A. Willard 1
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