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Joseph F. Wehner Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2000-10-16-431

Abstract The collection contains photographs and documents related to the life and World War I service of German-American Joseph Fritz Wehner (1895-1918). Wehner achieved Ace status and received the Distinguished Service Cross for his service in the 27th Aero Squadron before being killed in action.

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Ron Weisberg Elmer G. Cross photographs collection

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2018-10-01-A

Contents of the Collection This small collection contains four (4) black-and-white photographs of Elmer Cross and relates to his airmail pilot career for Pitcairn Aviation during 1928. Each of the photographs are 8x10" and include information on the reverse. One photograph shows Cross seated in a partially obscured unidentified aircraft with another man standing next to the U.S. Mail plane. A handwritten caption on the reverse reads "Elmer G. Cross, 6/11/28, as he joins Pitcairn Aviation to fly U.S. mail."...

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George H. E. Welford Battle of Britain Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2011-02-18

Contents of the Collection The George H. E. Welford Battle of Britain Collection is comprised of textual and visual material, including log books, a photograph, scrapbooks, and photocopied documents, relating to Welford's service as a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot during World War II and in the Battle of Britain. Materials are dated 1938-1945, 1990-1996 with the bulk of the materials being 1938-1945. The collection contains two pilot's log books used by Welford, 1938-1945. Entries typically include information...

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Howard Wellman Collection

Collection — Box: One

Identifier: 2012-03-07

Contents of the Collection The Howard Wellman Collection pertains to the military and commercial airline pilot career of Howard Eugene "Brick" Wellman. The collection contains materials gathered and collected by Wellman over his nearly 40-year aviation career, twenty-nine years of which were completed overseas serving as a pilot for Iran Air and Pacific Overseas Airlines. The collection includes photographs, certificates, correspondence, personnel records, an illustration of Wellman, airline ephemera and textual material.

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Edward C. Wells Boeing Model 299 logbook and letter

Collection

Identifier: 2010-06-17

Contents of the Collection The collection contains two items: the original logbook for flight tests of the Boeing Model 299, and a letter from Boeing engineer Edward C. Wells to his father, Edward L. Wells. The logbook, "Log of Plane. Mod - 299. MFG - 1963," includes the license number (13372) and one page of test flight information for eighteen flights, starting on July 28, 1935 and ending on October 24, 1935. The logbook includes the date, length of flight, origination and destination, and purpose, such as...

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G. C. Westervelt letter to P. N. Jansen

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2014-12-17

Contents of the Collection The collection contains a single-page typed letter from G. C. Westervelt to P. N. Jansen of the Curtiss Engineering Corporation, dated June 3, 1919. The letter to "My Dear Jansen" expresses gratitude for Jansen's "oversight of the construction of NC Flying boats" and offers congratulations on the "success of the [Curtiss] NC-4." It is signed by G. C. Westervelt, Commander, United States Navy.

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Pauline M. Wheeler Boeing SST Artwork Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 1985-11-01-A

Content Description Collection consists of original concept art of the Boeing Model 2707 SST. Images include a 30x40" depiction of the aircraft seen from above; a 15x30" view of the plane from below parked on a tarmac; a 15x30" view of the plane in flight next to a Boeing 707 on an abstract background; and a 15x30" view of the plane on a tarmac from the front with a pilot standing near it. This painting has an overlay with text that reads: "Since end of compettiion: -Boeing proposal considered superior; - division...

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John Sylvester Wheelwright Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2012-10-30

Abstract The collection consists of materials related to the World War I career of John "Jack" Sylvester Wheelwright (1885-1962), who was a textile designer, engineer and naval commander and served on airships in the Royal Naval Air Service.

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Samuel E. White Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2014-02-15

Abstract Samuel Elbert White served in various balloon companies of the U.S. Army Air Service during World War I. The collection documents his training in the United States and his service overseas.

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Bruce Whitman Aviation Art Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2021-04-16-A

Overview The Bruce Whitman Aviation Art Collection is a collection of artwork including a drawing, posters, lithographs, photographs, and advertisements primarily related to American military aviation from about 1917 to the early 1950s.

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Joseph F. Wehner Collection

Ron Weisberg Elmer G. Cross photographs collection

George H. E. Welford Battle of Britain Collection

Howard Wellman Collection

Edward C. Wells Boeing Model 299 logbook and letter

G. C. Westervelt letter to P. N. Jansen

Pauline M. Wheeler Boeing SST Artwork Collection

John Sylvester Wheelwright Collection

Samuel E. White Collection

Bruce Whitman Aviation Art Collection

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