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Frank C. Leigh World War II Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2012-02-09

Overview The collection contains items relating to Frank C. Leigh's time serving with the United States Navy as a signalman, specifically on the USS Chenango during World War II.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Elvin L. Lindsay World War II Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2007-09-14

Abstract Elvin L. Lindsay (1920-1999) was born in Potlach, Idaho and served as a pilot in the U.S. Navy during World War II, earning Ace status in 1944. The collection contains four (4) log books, a scrapbook, a small amount of ephemera, and photographs documenting Lindsay's wartime career.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Ernst H. Linnemann U.S. Air Force Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2021-06-23

Content Description The Ernst H. Linnemann U.S. Air Force Collection is a small collection of textual and visual materials related to Linneman's service in the U.S. Air Force in the late 1950s and early 1960s, working in communications and navigation, especially with TACAN (tactical air navigation) systems. The collection includes materials collected while Linnemann was stationed at Lackland Air Force Base, Scott Air Force Base, Niagara Falls Air Base, and Ladd Air Force Base including a photo collage...

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

Velda King Mapelli Air Racing Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2010-06-11

Contents of the Collection The Velda King Mapelli Air Racing Collection is comprised of hundreds of photographs and a small amount of negatives; textual materials suchs as brochures, certificates, ID cards, licenses, assorted ephemera, and correspondence; and race booklets from assorted races. The materials were collected by Velda King Mapelli, as well as her daughter Stephanie and husband Gene, during the course of her flying years, approximately 1969-1989. The photographs, which are both in color and...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Henry S. McMurray Logbooks and Military Records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2011-07-28

Contents of the Collection The Henry S. McMurray Logbooks and Military Records contains logbooks, military records, and an autobiographical DVD that document the career of pilot Henry S. McMurray from 1937-2011. The materials cover McMurray's training as an Aviation Cadet, his service in Europe with the Eighth Air Force during World War II, and his careers as a commercial pilot with United Airlines and as a production test pilot with Boeing. The bulk of the collection is comprised of nine logbooks dating from...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Richard J. McWhorter Stearman Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2010-06-06

Abstract Richard J. McWhorter (1921-2007) was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho and had a long standing and multi-faceted interest in aviation, including owning and restoring vintage airplanes. The collection includes manuscript materials, ephemera, audio-visual materials, and approximately three hundred (300) photographs documenting the restoration of a Stearman C-3B (#NC7550), on display at The Museum of Flight, as well as a Stearman C-3R (#NC656K).

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Iva and Homer Metz Space Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2019-11-01

Overview The Iva and Homer Metz Space Collection documents the careers of both Iva and Homer in aviation and the space industry. It follows their time with the U.S. Navy, the Boeing Company, North American Aviation, and at Cape Canaveral during the Apollo and Skylab programs.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Desiree "Jerry" Clifford Michaud and Thelma Irene McGraw Papers

Collection

Identifier: 2016-11-01

Abstract Jerry Michaud (1924-1982) Michaud served in the United States Navy during World War II as a Naval pilot in the Pacific Theater. Thelma McGraw (1920-1996) She worked as a stewardess with United Airlines (UAL). The collection contains textual materials, black-and-white photographs, and ephemera associated with their 1942-1952 naval and commercial airline careers, respectively.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

John W. Mitchell Fighter Ace Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2002-02-13-384

Content s of the Collection The collection relates to the military career of United States Army Air Force fighter pilot and ace John W. Mitchell, who served during World War II and the Korean War. Materials pertain largely to World War II, although there are some post-war items as well. It includes photographs and a photograph album with images depicting assorted military personnel, including Mitchell; activities, including reunions; and aircraft, including the P-38, P-59, and F-86. Other images depict post-war scenes of...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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Frank C. Leigh World War II Collection

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Ernst H. Linnemann U.S. Air Force Collection

Ralph H. Lyall World War II Collection

Velda King Mapelli Air Racing Collection

Henry S. McMurray Logbooks and Military Records

Richard J. McWhorter Stearman Collection

Iva and Homer Metz Space Collection

Desiree "Jerry" Clifford Michaud and Thelma Irene McGraw Papers

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