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Norman B. Moerbe World War II Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2018-11-07

Overview Norman Bernhard Moerbe was a bombardier in the 12th Air Force, 340th bomb group, who flew in campaigns over Italy during World War II. This collection contains military records, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera documenting his military service, primarily dating from 1943-1945.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Colonel Ralph J. Moore Collection

Collection

Identifier: 1996-07-15

Abstract Ralph James Moore (1909-1963) graduated from the Boeing School of Aeronautics in 1931, was a member of the Army Air Corps during the 1930s, and worked with the Civil Aeronautics Board through the 1930s and 1940s. The collection consists of manuscripts, maps, photographs, and clippings collected by Moore during his career in the Army Air Forces. The majority of the collection is comprised of Aircraft Accident Reports from the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA).

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Albert Fulton Moorehead World War II Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2004-03-03

Contents of the Collection The Albert Fulton Moorehead World War II Collection primarily relates to the World War II service of pilot Albert Fulton Moorehead, who served with the United States Naval Reserve Patrol Bombing Squadron 136. The collection contains approximately 130 photographs depicting locations in Alaska during the war, military personnel, activities, and aircraft. Additional materials include a pilot's log book, a typed "Personal History of VPB-136" by Robert R. Larson, military records and...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Solomon Mullin World War II Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2023-09-12

Overview Solomon Mullin served as a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombardier and instructor in the 385th Bomb Group for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. The collection is comprised of textual and photographic materials related to his military service. The documents date from 1942 to 1999, although the bulk of the collection dates from 1942-1945.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Robert H. Neale Flying Tigers Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2008-08-29

Contents of the Collection The Robert H. Neale Flying Tigers Collection primarily relates to Robert H. Neale's 1941-1942 service as an ace fighter pilot with the American Volunteer Group (AVG), also known as the Flying Tigers, in Burma during World War II. The collection is comprised of visual and textual materials, including approximately 470 photographic prints and 61 negatives, military orders and documents, personal documents, and assorted clippings and ephemera. It also includes a significant amount of post-war...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Opray Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: 1999-09-25

Abstract Joseph E. Opray (1919-1992) was born in Oregon and served in World War II with the United States Army 635th Tank Battalion. The collection contains primarily World War II era materials including a scrapbook, several issues of the Stars and Stripes newspaper and assorted ephemera, including a poem, "A Hitch in Hell" by Joe Opray. There are also issues of the 1919 newsletterThe Dirigible from the...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Sidney Van Wyck Peters Scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: 2011-02-10

Abstract Sidney Van Wyck Peters of Seattle, Washington served with the U.S. Army Air Service, 24th Aero Squadron during World War I. The collection contains a scrapbook album containing photographs and paper ephemera related to his service overseas.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Seymour Rutberg World War II Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2022-06-16

Abstract Seymour Rutberg (1919-2009) was a Jewish American World War II pilot. The collection documents Seymour Rutberg's World War II service as a pilot as well as his post-war service and veteran activities. A smaller amount of material is personal in nature. Most items are dated 1941-1952 and types of material include military records, flying logs, clippings, correspondence, reports and photographs.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Philip A. Schaack World War II Collection

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2021-06-16-A

Content Description The Philip A. Schaack World War II Collection a is a small collection of documents and photographs related to Schaack's service as a U.S. Navy pilot during World War II. The collection includes eight black-and-white 4x5” photos taken by Schaack documenting the landing sequence of the Vought OS2U Kingfisher alongside the U.S.S. Cincinnati and being hosited on board. One small photo is a portrait of Schaack in uniform and one photo is a group portrait of an unidentified squadron including...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Floyd W. Shepard Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2008-10-29-C

Abstract Floyd W. Shepard (approx. 1890-1966) served as a pilot with the U.S. Army Air Service late in World War I and in the postwar occupation. The collection contains materials relating to his training in the United States and his service overseas.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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Norman B. Moerbe World War II Collection

Colonel Ralph J. Moore Collection

Albert Fulton Moorehead World War II Collection

Solomon Mullin World War II Collection

Robert H. Neale Flying Tigers Collection

Opray Family Papers

Sidney Van Wyck Peters Scrapbook

Seymour Rutberg World War II Collection

Philip A. Schaack World War II Collection

Floyd W. Shepard Collection

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