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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

Joe Aiken Films

 Collection — Box: Film Box 4, Reel: 1-6
Identifier: 1998-12-28
Contents of the Collection The Joe Aiken Films are comprised of six films shot, produced, or compiled by Joe Aiken of 20th Century Fox Studio, from approximately 1918-1947. The films contain a mix of newsreel footage, documentary footage of aircraft manufacturing, and flight footage. Three of the films contain footage of World War I flying aces, flying squadrons, World War I-era aircraft, and transatlantic flight attempts. One of the films contains newsreel footage of the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II and the...
Dates: circa 1918-1950s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Aircraft Identification Posters Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2019-00-00-37
Abstract

The Aircraft Identification Posters Collection is an artificial collection comprised of visual materials ranging from 1916-1946 designed to help individuals on the ground identify aircraft during wartime.

Dates: 1916-circa 1946
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

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

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

Aviation Artwork Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-00-00-86
Abstract

The Aviation Artwork Collection contains original works on paper and lithographic reprints of artwork related to aviation. The collection contains a wide variety of aviation-related artwork with themes of travel, war, innovation, and history.

Dates: circa 1920s-1990s
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

Blueprints and Technical Drawings Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-119
Abstract

The Blueprints and Technical Drawings Collection is an artificial collection comprised of drawings related to assorted aircraft (commercial, personal, and military), helicopters, rockets, as well as related engines, accessories, parts and buildings, ranging from 1878-2000s.

Dates: 1878 - circa 2000s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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correspondence 18
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aerial photographs 14
printed ephemera 14
military records 13
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photograph albums 12
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 11
negatives (photographs) 11
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identity cards 10
slides (photographs) 10
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Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 9
scrapbooks 9
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 8
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny 8
Fighter pilots 8
SPAD XIII (S.13) 8
lithographs 8
logs (records) 8
Armed Forces -- Officers 7
Fighter planes 7
Martin (Glenn L.) B-26 Marauder Family 7
North American B-25 Mitchell Family 7
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Washington (State) 7
orders (military records) 7
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drawings (visual works) 5
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audiocassettes 4
manuscripts (documents) 4
memorandums 4
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Douglas 5
Germany. Luftwaffe 5
Lockheed 4
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Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 3
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 3
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 3
Grumman (Bethpage, NY) 3
Kitty Hawk (Aircraft carrier) 3
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 3
Northrop 3
Ryan NYP "Spirit of St Louis" 3
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 94th 3
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 95th 3
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 3
United States. Marine Corps 3
Associated Women Pilots of Boeing Field 2
Bristol 2
Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003 2
Fairchild 2
Farré, Henry 2
Glenn L. Martin (Firm) 2
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 2
Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps 2
Guynemer, Georges, 1894-1917 2
Hartney, Harold Evans, 1888-1945 2
King County International Airport 2
Langley Field (Va.) 2
Luke, Frank, 1897-1918 2
Merrill, A. Elliott (Albert), 1901-1992 2
Messerschmitt 2
National Championship Air Races 2
Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948 2
Republic of China Air Force 2
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 2
Scott, Clayton, 1905-2006 2
Sikorsky 2
Trans World Airlines 2
United Airlines 2
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 27th 2
United States. Army. Air Service. Pursuit Group, 1st 2
United States. Army. Women's Army Corps 2
Aerial Experiment Association 1
Aero Industries Corporation 1
Aerocar, Inc 1
Aiken, Joe, 1900-1969 (filmmaker) 1
Air Force Museum (U.S.) 1
Air France 1
Airservices Company Ltd. 1
Akimoto, George 1
Alaska Airlines 1
Alberto Santos-Dumont (Firm) 1
Alexander 1
Alitalia (Airline) 1
Allen, John W., 1923-2011 1
Allied Engineering Corporation 1
Allied International Company 1
Amendola, John 1
American Airlines 1
American Red Cross 1
Archibald, Norman S., 1894-1975 1
Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics (Orlando, Fla.) 1
Artig, Abraham J., 1922-2010 1
Ashurst, Jay 1
Avro 1
BMW Flugmotorenfabrik Eisenach (Eisenach, Germany) 1
Baer, David 1
Bailey, John L., 1919-2019 1
Bailey, Robert 1
Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937 1
Barnett, Isa, 1923-2001 1
Bassenge, Gerhard 1
Beachey, Lincoln J., 1887-1915 1
Bell 1
Benjamin O'Dell "Benny" Howard (Firm) 1
Bignozzi, G. 1
Bird, Jack G. 1
Bivens, A. 1
Blohm und Voss 1
Blume, August G. 1
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress "Times A-Wastin" 1
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 1
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 1
Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957 1
Bonestell, Chesley 1
Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945 1
Bourrand, Bernard, 1930-2020 1
Bowers, Peter M., 1918-2003 1
Boydell, John 1

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