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American Fighter Aces Association Oral Interviews

Collection

Identifier: 2002-02-13-OralHist

Abstract Collection of approximately one hundred twenty (120) oral histories of Fighter Aces and several non-aces, including relatives of aces, other military pilots, and military historians.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Julius A. Barr Correspondence and Clippings

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2021-08-26-A

Content Description The Julius A. Barr Correspondence and Clippings is a small collection consisting primarily of textual materials documenting Barr's professional and personal life from the late 1920s until his death in 1939. The bulk of the collection consists of letters written by Barr, as well as a few written by his wife Hortense, to his parents residing in Pittsburg, Kansas, from 1926 until 1939. The letters shed light on his military training, his work importing and demonstrating aircraft for...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

The Julius A. Barr Photograph Album

Collection

Identifier: 2018-00-00-6

Abstract Julius A. Barr (1905-1939) was born in Normal, Illinois and spent time as a personal pilot to Chinese military figures Zhang Xueliang (also known as the "Young Marshal" and "Peter Chang") and General Chiang Kai-shek in the mid-1930s. The collection contains a photograph album with three hundred and thirty-nine (339) black-and-white photographs, most likely taken by Barr, covering his time in China.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Julius A. Barr Photograph Albums and Films

Collection

Identifier: 2019-10-24

Abstract Julius A. Barr had a varied flight career in the 1920s and 1930s, notably spending time as a personal pilot to Chinese military figures and later working as a Boeing test pilot. The collection includes 5 albums with more than 1,600 photographs and 11 films that document his personal life and career.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

John D. Carroll World War II Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2000-09-14

Contents of the Collection The collection relates to the World War II experience of 1st Lieutenant John D. Carroll, who served as a flight navigator and bombadier. It includes aeronautical charts for Hong Kong and Hungtze, China and Osaka and Choshi, Japan as well as a small amount of newspaper clippings related to World War II. Also present are photographs depicting military operations, such as reconnaissance and aerial bombardment, and aircraft, predominantly the B-29. The B-29 is featured in formation flight, dropping...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Jesse R. Crookshanks Flying Tigers Collection

Collection — Box: One

Identifier: 2001-05-25

Contents of the Collection The collection includes photographs and assorted reunion publications, circa 1940s, related to the American Volunteer Group (AVG) "Flying Tigers" collected by AVG member Jesse R. Crookshanks.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Flying Tigers Association Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2001-04-27-A

Contents of the Collection The collection contains materials related to the 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG), also known as the "Flying Tigers." Materials from various members include logs, correspondence, identity cards, and photographic prints. Most of the material is from dates of active service, 1941-1942, but some items are commemorative, primarily lithographs and reunion materials, circa 1990s.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

James D. Griffin Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2015-08-25

Abstract James D. Griffin was an engineer for McDonnell Douglas Corporation. The collection contains five hundred and ninety-six (596) photographs, likely collected and notated by Griffin, featuring primarily Douglas Aircraft Company airplanes manufactured during the 1910s-1970s but also, to a lesser extent, other manufacturer models; including Aero Spacelines, Boeing, Consolidated, and Northrop. There is also a small amount of clippings, newsletters, and articles.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Charles J. Langmack Papers

Collection

Identifier: 2001-04-05

Abstract The Charles Langmack Papers contains textual materials, scrapbooks, and photographs concerning the life and military career of Charles Langmack (1907-1999). Langmack was an early Oregon aviator, and this collection equally documents both his civilian and military aviation careers.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Ralph H. Lyall World War II Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 1995-01-09

Contents of the Collection The Ralph Lyall World War II Collection relates primarily to the World War II service of pilot Ralph H. Lyall, Jr., who served in the China-Burma-India Theater from 1944-1945. The collection is a mix of loose materials and a scrapbook. Loose materials include a 1917 registration card for Ralph H. Lyall, Sr., military orders, certificates, correspondence, citations and recommendations, and records. Some items are photocopies and not original documents. One document from 1950 relates...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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American Fighter Aces Association Oral Interviews

Julius A. Barr Correspondence and Clippings

The Julius A. Barr Photograph Album

Julius A. Barr Photograph Albums and Films

John D. Carroll World War II Collection

Jesse R. Crookshanks Flying Tigers Collection

Flying Tigers Association Collection

James D. Griffin Photograph Collection

Charles J. Langmack Papers

Ralph H. Lyall World War II Collection

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