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Bruce Campbell Lear Fan Photographs

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2019-00-00-98

Contents of the Collection This small collection consists of 15 color snapshots taken by Bruce Campbell of the Lear Fan at a flight demonstration or show for the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) circa early 1980s. The photographs depict Lear Fans N626BL and N327ML on the ground and in the air. Moya Lear is in one photograph; other spectators are unidentified.

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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.

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Henry B. Christensen World War II Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2008-09-04-A

Abstract Henry B. Christensen (1909-1990) was a United States Navy pilot during World War II. The collection contains military records, personnel documents, a pilot's log book, twelve (12) black-and-white photographs, and two (2) New Testaments.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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."

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Bruce Campbell Lear Fan Photographs

John D. Carroll World War II Collection

Charles Lindbergh Letter to Robert Goddard

G. W. Charters Notebooks

Emile Chourré and Chourré Family Papers

Henry B. Christensen World War II Collection

Mary Christensen Commercial Airlines Collection

Roy T. Church Vietnam War Photograph Collection

Charles B. D. Collyer Collection

Dave Comstock Collection of Airline Decals

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