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Clyde Pangborn Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2005-12-27

Abstract Clyde Edward Pangborn (circa 1890s-1958) was born in Bridgeport, Washington and was a military pilot and barnstormer. The collection contains photographs and illustrations, correspondence, advertisements, newspaper clippings, a date book, military service records, and ephemera related to the Pangborn's personal life, military service, and barnstorming career from approximately 1912 to 1981.

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Cyrille M. Peabody Boeing Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2020-08-29

Contents of the Collection The Cyrille M. Peabody Boeing Collection holds original artwork and reference files of Cyrille "Cy" M. Peabody, a Boeing Company employee and designer who worked in various art departments over a 31 1/2 year period in the mid-to-late 20th century. The collection is organized into two series: I. Artwork and II. Reference Files. Series I., Peabody's original art is mostly grouped together within 10 folders (2 boxes), although some individual pieces are found in subject folders. His...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Earl H. M. Phillips RAF Glider Pilot Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2016-01-28

Content Description The Earl H. M. Phillips RAF Glider Pilot Collection contains textual materials, 18 photographic prints, and 1 DVD related to the 1944-1946 World War II military service of Royal Air Force (RAF) glider pilot Earl H.M. Phillips. The collection has been arranged as three series: World War II-era materials, Post-war and commemorative materials, and personal materials. The bulk of the collection is Series I: World War II-era materials, 1944-1947 and is...

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James H. Platt Vietnam War Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2017-10-19

Abstract James H. Platt served in Vietnam from 1967-1968 as a United States Air Force Rescue Commander. The collection contains twenty (20) slides and one (1) photocopied document related to his service.

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Virginia Randall TWA Flight Attendant Collection

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2008-09-04B

Contents of the Collection The Virginia Randall TWA Flight Attendant Collection is a small amount of materials relating to Randall's time as a Trans World Airways (TWA) flight attendant from 1953-1954. The materials were collected by Randall. The collection contains six (6) portraits of Randall in her TWA uniform. Two (2) of these are are black-and-white, four (4) have been colorized, all are 8x10" and all are digital reprints, not vintage photographs. The rest of the materials are textual and include a...

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Harris H. Reed Logbook and Military Records

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2024-04-02

Content Description The Harris H. Reed Logbook and Military Records is a small collection consisting of Harris's aviator's logbook from his service as a blimp pilot during World War II and photocopies of his military records and related correspondence. The logbook spans November 1942 through April 1945 and documents Harris's service primarily with Blimp Squadron Two. An entry in the log for April 25, 1945 notes assistance with the rescue of a downed B-29 crew. Photocopies of Harris's service records from the...

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Russian Transpolar Flight Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2012-12-23

Abstract The Russian Transpolar Flight Collection primarily documents the June 1937 transpolar flight by Russian aviators Valery Chkalov, Georgii Baidukov, and V. Belydakov with photographs, clippings, audio-visual materials, and various textual materials. It also features a small amount of material about the July 1937 transpolar flight by Russian aviators M. Gromov, Sergei Danilin, and Andrei Yumashev, as well as general Russia-related research materials.

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

Denise Babcock Schmidt Pan American Airways Flight Attendant Collection

Collection — Box: One

Identifier: 2008-10-28

Contents of the Collection The Denise Babcock Schmidt Pan American Airways Flight Attendant Collection is comprised primarily of textual materials and some photographs documenting Schmidt's time as a Pan Am flight attendant from 1973-1985, with some materials dating in the 2000s. The collection contains two Pan Am Stewardess School diplomas with color photographic 8x10" class portraits and accompanying certificate holder, 1973 and 1977. In addition, there are twelve color 3x5" photographs which are...

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C. Ashby Shoop Aviation Collection

Collection — Box: One

Identifier: 1993-02-12

Contents of the Collection The C. Ashby Shoop Aviation Collection is a small collection containing visual and textual materials related to various aircraft, circa 1929-1970s. Nine photographs in the collection depict primarily aircraft, including the Northrop YB-49, Boeing B-17, Boeing/Northop B-2, Cessna CG-2, and Cessna CW-6. Other images depict General Dynamics AGM-109 and one photograph features a pilot, possibly Shoop, exiting an obscured aircraft. The photographs are 8x10" and are a mix of color and...

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Virginia Randall TWA Flight Attendant Collection

Harris H. Reed Logbook and Military Records

Russian Transpolar Flight Collection

Seymour Rutberg World War II Collection

Denise Babcock Schmidt Pan American Airways Flight Attendant Collection

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