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Charles Lindbergh Letter to Robert Goddard

 Collection — Box: Assorted rare collections, Box 1, Folder: 2011-06-06 folder 2
Identifier: 2011-06-06-2
Contents of the Collection This collection consists of a single item: a two-page typed letter written by Charles Lindbergh to Dr. Robert Goddard, dated December 15, 1938. In the letter Lindbergh makes the first suggestion for the military uses of the rocket. He states: "When the opportunity arises, I shall take this matter up with our own military people because I believe we should explore the military possibilities of the rocket. As you say, it is often difficult to start interest in such a radical development in its...

G. W. Charters Notebooks

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-06-27-A
Abstract The G. W. Charters Notebooks are comprised of three notebooks containing training notes of a World War I Army pilot.

Emile Chourré and Chourré Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-06-17
Abstract The Emile Chourré and Chourré Family Papers is comprised of documents and scrapbooks, photographic prints and photograph albums, and assorted ephemera primarily pertaining to the life and military career of Lieutenant Commander Emile Chourré (1894-1938). Major topics include Chourré's military service, especially while stationed in Coco Solo, Panama; his service as a U.S. Naval announcer for the 1929-1931 and 1933-1934 National Air Races; and family (immediate and extended) photographs.

Henry B. Christensen World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-09-04-A
Contents of the Collection The Henry B. Christensen World War II Collection is comprised of items primarily related to the World War II military service of United States Navy pilot Henry B. Christensen. The collection contains military records, personnel documents, a pilot's log book and a small amount of black-and-white photographs.There are various identification cards and licenses, including a Naval Aviation Pilot license with a portrait of Christensen, several officer's mess cards, a ribbon authorization...

Mary Christensen Commercial Airlines Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2000-09-13
Contents of the Collection The collection includes route maps, schedules, and brochures by Northwest Airlines and Western Air Lines, circa 1940s. Materials from both airlines feature the Douglas DC-4 and DC-3 aircraft in their promotional art. Also included is a Souvenir Air Log by Northwest Airlines, which unfolds to a reversible map that features domestic and international routes along with trivia about the science of air travel.

Dean E. Christianson World War II and Korean War Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-09-01-A
Contents of the Collection The Dean E. Christianson World War II and Korean War Collection consists primarily of textal materials and a few visual materials from Dean's service as a navigator in the U.S. Army Transportion Corps. Included in the collection are correspondence files, personnel documents, military orders, charts, maps, navigator’s logs and flight plans, as well as a small amount of travel ephemera. The materials which range from 1941 to 1958, are organized in three series: Series I....

Roy T. Church Vietnam War Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-09-29
Abstract Roy T. Church (b. 1944) was born in Great Falls, Montana and served in Vietnam with the U.S. Marines as a bombadier and navigator from 1968-1969. The collection contains slides, photographs and a map related to his military service.

Charles B. D. Collyer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-00-00-84
Abstract Charles B. D. Collyer (1896-1928) enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps during World War I. After the war Collyer broke the record for circumnavigation of the globe. On the return trip, Collyer died attempting to break his own record. The collection contains correspondence about naming an airfield in his honor as well as a photograph and drawing of Collyer.

Dave Comstock Collection of Airline Decals

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 1979-10-05
Contents of the Collection The collection is comprised of two (2) color decals of United States west coast-based airlines, circa 1920s - 1930s. Decals include: a red, white, black, yellow and blue oval-shaped 5x3.5" decal by West Coast Air Transport Company that features the names and travel times of four cities at the top, a tri-motored super air pullman at center, and fields for passenger contact information; a red and white wing-shaped 4.75x2.125" decal by Pickwick Latino Americana. with text, "Servicios Aereos."

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 contribution...

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photographic prints 362
World War, 1939-1945 163
clippings (information artifacts) 154
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World War, 1914-1918 73
Airplanes, Military 62
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booklets 58
photocopies 56
Soldiers 53
Air pilots 52
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aerial photographs 51
photograph albums 48
scrapbooks 48
negatives (photographs) 47
identity cards 46
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Flight attendants 44
brochures 44
postcards 44
Washington (State) 41
Boeing Company -- Employees 40
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 36
orders (military records) 35
Seattle (Wash.) 34
slides (photographs) 34
France 33
maps (documents) 33
menus 32
newsletters 32
Women in aeronautics 31
Fighter pilots 29
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 29
decals 29
notes (documents) 29
memorandums 27
Airplanes -- Design and construction 26
business cards 26
lithographs 26
programs (documents) 26
Airships 24
Japan 24
Northwest, Pacific 24
articles 24
photographic postcards 24
technical drawings 24
Boeing Model 747 Family 23
Flight training 23
posters 23
Germany 22
notebooks 22
technical reports 22
digital prints 21
Alaska 20
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 20
drawings (visual works) 20
California 19
China 19
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Women air pilots 19
manuals (instructional materials) 19
signatures (names) 19
Biplanes 18
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny 18
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 17
Bombing, Aerial 17
England 17
transportation timetables 17
16mm (photographic film size) 16
Aces (Fighter pilots) 16
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 16
Douglas DC-3 Family 16
de Havilland (Airco) D.H.4 16
diplomas 16
personnel records 16
Air mail service 15
Armed Forces -- Officers 15
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 15
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Family 15
airline maps 15
audiocassettes 15
Air shows 14
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Astronauts 14
Boeing B-17 Model 299 Flying Fortress ("XB-17") 14
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Family (Model 464) 14
Hawaii 14
Military education 14
stationery 14
Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress 13
Boeing Model 707 Family 13
DVDs 13
SPAD XIII (S.13) 13
TMOF Aircraft 13
Training 13
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United States. Navy 65
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United States. Army Air Forces 51
Boeing 49
Pan American World Airways, Inc 34
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United Airlines 32
Boeing Company 30
United States. Army. Air Corps 24
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces 21
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 21
United States. Army. Air Service 19
Northwest Airlines Corporation 17
Trans World Airlines 16
United States. Army 16
Project Apollo (U.S.) 14
United States. Marine Corps 14
Western Airlines 13
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 12
King County International Airport 12
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 10
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 10
North American Aviation 9
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration 9
American Airlines 8
Northwest Orient Airlines 8
United States. Naval Reserve 8
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) 8
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) 7
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 7
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 7
Douglas Aircraft Company 7
Lockheed 7
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 7
Slayton, Donald K., 1924-1993 7
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 7
American Fighter Aces Association 6
Boeing School of Aeronautics (Oakland, Calif.) 6
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 6
Curtiss 6
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 6
Eastern Air Lines 6
United States. Army. European Theater of Operations 6
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 6
Air Line Pilots Association 5
Alaska Airlines 5
Apollo 13 (Spacecraft) 5
Consolidated Aircraft Corp 5
Delta Air Lines 5
Douglas 5
Flying Tiger Line 5
Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps 5
John F. Kennedy Space Center 5
Kelly Field (Tex.) 5
Lunar Orbiter (Artificial satellite) 5
Merrill, A. Elliott (Albert), 1901-1992 5
National Championship Air Races 5
Northrop 5
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 5
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 5
Ryan NYP "Spirit of St Louis" 5
Showalter, N.D. (Noah David), 1925-2012 5
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 95th 5
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. Services of Supply 5
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 5
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 4
Apollo Soyuz Test Project 4
Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012 4
Barr, Julius A., 1905-1939 4
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 4
Boeing, Bertha Marie (Potter Paschall), 1891-1977 4
Braniff Airways 4
British Airways 4
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 4
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group 4
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 4
Douglas, Donald Wills, Sr., 1892-1981 4
Fornasero, John B., 1904-1967 4
France. Armée de l'air 4
Germany. Luftwaffe 4
Graf Zeppelin (Airship) 4
Haise, Fred, 1933- 4
Langley Field (Va.) 4
Lovell, Jim 4
McDonnell Douglas Corp 4
Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948 4
Post, Wiley, 1898-1935 4
Shepard, Alan B. (Alan Bartlett), 1923-1998 4
Stearman (1927) 4
Stenzel, Dorothy (Hester), 1910-1991 4
United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Group, 490th 4
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 94th 4
United States. Army. Signal Corps 4
United States. Army. Women's Army Corps 4
Aerocar, Inc 3
Air Line Stewards and Stewardesses Association 3
Akron (Airship) 3
Apollo 12 (Spacecraft) 3
Associated Women Pilots of Boeing Field 3
Avro 3
Barr, Effie Hortense, 1904-1985 3
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