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Rolfe W. Eckmann Naval Aviation Collection

Collection — Box: one

Identifier: 2021-09-17

Content Description The Rolfe W. Eckmann Naval Aviation Collection consists of textual and visual materials that document Eckmann's service with the U.S. Navy and Naval Station Puget Sound in Washington, commonly known as Sand Point, with materials ranging from the 1940s through 2010s.Eckmann's career as a U.S. Naval transport pilot is represented with four logbooks dating from 1942-1967. A few documents originally enclosed in the logs include a memo designating Eckmann as a Transport Plane Commander, a...

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Lee Embree Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2007-08-08

Abstract Lee R. Embree (1915-2008) was born in Iowa, enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1936, and was assigned to the 38th Reconnaisance Squadron as an aerial photographer during World War II. Embree was at Hickam Field, Hawaii during the 1941 Pearl Harbor bombing and took several photographs. The collection contains photographs, textual materials, audiovisual materials, and a scrapbook that relate to Embree's military service and photography as well as his post-war photography activities.

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Halden H. Emrick Collection

Collection

Identifier: 1989-02-16

Abstract The collection contains materials relating to Halden H. Emrick's personal life and varied aviation career as a pilot's instructor during World War I, chief pilot for Curtiss-Wright and other aircraft companies, and a stunt pilot during the heyday of barnstorming in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Melvin A. Erickson World War II Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2012-05-10

Contents of the Collection The collection relates to the World War II service of Melvin A. Erickson, a B-17 pilot. It includes a pilot's logbook; military records, such as Erickson's war record, identity card, and discharge; aerial photographs of targets; and a photograph album which holds training and mission photographs.

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John Espy World War II Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2018-00-00-113

Contents of the Collection The collection pertains to pilot John Espy, including World War II and post-war materials. It includes pilot log books, 1941-1955; a "short snorter" dated October 23, 1942, and other foreign currency; membership certificates, and American Airline employment records for Espy. Also included is a CAA airman identify card for Margaret Louise Rowe, whose name appears in one of Espy's pilot logs though the exact connection between the two is unknown. Additional materials include slides from a July...

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Flying Tigers Association Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2001-04-27-A

Contents of the Collection The Flying Tigers Association Collection consists of textual and visual materials related to the First American Volunteer Group (AVG), also known as the "Flying Tigers," from World War II. 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.

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John Fornasero Papers

Collection

Identifier: 2011-06-24

Abstract: The John Fornasero Papers are comprised of documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera pertaining to the life and work of flight instructor, aviation inspector, and test pilot John B. Fornasero. A significant portion of this collection is made up of photographs. Major topics include the Ryan School of Aeronautics, the Civil Aeronautics Administration, Fairchild Aircraft Company, and Boeing Aircraft Company.

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Donald Hamlin World War II Collection

Collection — Box: One

Identifier: 1991-10-02

Contents of the Collection The Donald G. Hamlin World War II Collection is a relatively small collection and is comprised of textual materials that primarily relate to the World War II military service of Donald G. Hamlin, a pilot with the United States Army Air Forces. It also includes a small amount of post-World War II material related to Hamlin's Air Force reserve service. World War II-era materials, dated 1943-1945, include Hamlin's medical records, his 1943-1944 pilot logbook and flight records, an...

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Gordon Highfill Papers

Collection

Identifier: 2004-04-17

Abstract Gordon Highfill served as a pilot for the United States Navy during World War II and in the Naval Reserves during the 1950s-1960s. The collection contains military records, a Naval Reservist newsletter, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain check list, and three (3) pilot log books from his service.

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Sally (Harris) Hodgson Flight Attendant Collection

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2019-10-27

Content Description The Sally (Harris) Hodgson Flight Attendant Collection is a small collection documenting Hodgson's career as a flight attendant in the mid-twentieth century in the United Kingdom. Materials include her log book from 1957-1960 with flights primarily in Europe; five black-and-white photographs of various sizes of Hodgson in her uniforms from Air Kruise, Silver City Airways, and British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC); undated clippings with pictures of her and colleagues; a letter recognizing...

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Rolfe W. Eckmann Naval Aviation Collection

Lee Embree Collection

Halden H. Emrick Collection

Melvin A. Erickson World War II Collection

John Espy World War II Collection

Flying Tigers Association Collection

John Fornasero Papers

Donald Hamlin World War II Collection

Gordon Highfill Papers

Sally (Harris) Hodgson Flight Attendant Collection

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