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August G. Blume World War I Eastern Front Research Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2008-07-25

Overview August G. Blume (1927-1993) was an author and historian focused on the Eastern Theater of World War I. This collection consists of his writing, correspondence but most notably a large number of photographic images of the Eastern Front during World War I that Blume attained during his research. The materials span the early 1900s to 2000.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Clarence A. Borley U.S. Naval Aviation Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2022-07-20

Abstract Clarence A. Borley (1924-2019) was a U.S. Navy fighter pilot and ace. The collection documents Borley's 36-year military career as a pilot and fighter ace in the U.S. Navy and consists of textual, visual and audiovisual materials and primarily dates from 1942 to 1968, with some later dates and a small amount of personal materials.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Joseph A. Bossi Collection

Collection

Identifier: 1988-03-03-A

Abstract The Joseph A. Bossi served as a sergeant in the 162nd Aero Squadron during World War I. The collection contains an event program and postcard relating to Bossi's service in Europe.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

George Leslie Boyd Pilot Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2023-10-24-A

Contents of the Collection The George Leslie Boyd Pilot Collection is comprised of Boyd’s personal pilot logbooks, assorted certifications and licenses, notes, as well as photographs related to Boyd’s time as a pilot with the United States Army Air Corps as well as United Airlines. The collection materials date from 1927 to 1967.The largest segment of materials in the collection are Boyd’s fifteen pilot logbooks. The logbooks begin in 1927 when Boyd first began his training as a pilot at the U.S. Air Service...

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Andrew Braaten World War I Photograph Collection

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2019-00-00-24

Contents of the Collection The Andrew B. Braaten World War I Photographs is comprised of nine black-and-white vintage photographs, 1917-1918. Three images depict biplanes in flight in Alsace, France. One image depicts an unidentified military serviceman, likely a pilot. Two images are related to parachuting; one features a parachuter leaving an airship and the other shows a parachute solo in the sky. Three images depict aircraft crashes, one of which has a graphic scene of a dead body in Verdun, France. The photographs...

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James O. Brewer World War II Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2012-06-04

Contents of the Collection The James O. Brewer World War II Collection documents Brewer’s service as a pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The collection consists of both photographic and textual material, primarily dating from 1942-1949.Photographs are in color and black-and-white and appear to show military personnel, reunions, and personal candids, though most of the photographs are not dated or annotated. A significant number of photographs were taken in Australia and prominently feature...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Byron Brown World War II Pilot materials

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2013-01-25-A

Contents of the Collection This is a small collection of textual materials relating to navigation and training for Army Air Forces pilots, dated 1943-1944.

Materials include an Army Air Forces Radio Facility Charts booklet, 1943; a navigation training guide [missing section 1], 1943; an empty envelope labeled "Pilots' Information File No. 10 Revision No. 10, June 1, 1944;" and a six-page instructor examination guide, undated.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Herbert Brucker Film

Collection — Box: Film Box 2, Reel: 1

Identifier: 2007-11-16-B

Contents of the Collection The Herbert Brucker Film is a small collection containing one privately shot black-and-white film taken at Mitchell Field in Garden City, New York in 1927. The film is five minutes and 44 seconds long. The footage depicts several well-known aviation events and activities by famous aviators, such as Charles Lindbergh taking off in the "Spirit of St. Louis" for his transatlantic flight; the christening of "America," Richard E. Byrd's Fokker C-2; and James Doolittle performing...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Herman Butler Collection

Collection

Identifier: 1985-12-27-A

Abstract Herman Butler, originally of Belleville, Washington, served as a pilot during World War I and after with the U.S.A. School of Aerial Photography at Langley Field. The collection contains materials relating to the Butler's wartime and postwar service.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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August G. Blume World War I Eastern Front Research Collection

Clarence A. Borley U.S. Naval Aviation Collection

Joseph A. Bossi Collection

George Leslie Boyd Pilot Collection

Andrew Braaten World War I Photograph Collection

James O. Brewer World War II Collection

Byron Brown World War II Pilot materials

Herbert Brucker Film

Herman Butler Collection

G. W. Charters Notebooks

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