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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

Murray Stuart and Noel Rae Papers

Collection

Identifier: 2017-02-23

Abstract Native Washingtonians Murray Stuart (1909-1960), and Noel Rae (b. 1909), married in 1929 and were both pilots. The collection contains clippings, photographs, correspondence, business records, and certificates relating to both their flight careers and personal lives.

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

Ralph A. Newcomb Early California Aviation Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2023-08-30

Overview Ralph A. Newcomb worked as an aviator and mechanic in the early 1900s, during the pioneering days of aviation in California. The collection dates from 1910 to 2006 and is predominantly comprised of photographic materials and a small number of textual documents collected by Newcomb during his time in the field of aviation.

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

Pan American Airways Postcards and Pacific Alaska Airways Photograph

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 1989-05-23

Contents of the Collection This small collection is comprised of three postcards for Pan American Airways and a photograph related to Pacific Alaska Airways. Of the postcards, two feature a Pan American Airways DC-6 with a text description on the reverse promoting the addition of "Super-6 Clippers" to the fleet, and the third depicts the "Sleeperette" lounge chair available on "President" flights. They are dated circa 1950s. The photograph depicts Pacific Alaska Airways personnel in front of a Lockheed 10 Electra, circa...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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.

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Alan Lonsdale Patterson Papers

Collection

Identifier: 2021-08-03-A

Overview Alan Lonsdale Patterson worked extensively in the field of aviation from the 1920s to the 1980s. Throughout his career he worked as a barnstormer, pilot and established multiple companies that facilitated the sale of aircraft and aeronautical equipment, predominately between companies based in the United States and China. The collection represents both his professional and personal life through correspondence, photographs, business records, clippings and audiovisual materials, as well as...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Richard Peterson Pan American World Airways Collection

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 1984-10-11-B

Contents of the Collection This small collection contains a Pan American Airways flight packet souvenir given to passengers traveling to the South Pacific, circa 1956. Contents of packet include a drink menu, brochures with information for traveling in Manila, Guam, Wake Island, and Hong Kong, as well as postcards of fishermen in Guam and aerial views of Wake Island.

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...

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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Norman B. Moerbe World War II Collection

Murray Stuart and Noel Rae Papers

Robert H. Neale Flying Tigers Collection

Ralph A. Newcomb Early California Aviation Photograph Collection

Opray Family Papers

Pan American Airways Postcards and Pacific Alaska Airways Photograph

Clyde Pangborn Collection

Alan Lonsdale Patterson Papers

Richard Peterson Pan American World Airways Collection

Earl H. M. Phillips RAF Glider Pilot Collection

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