Burma
Subject
Subject Source: Naf
Scope Note: Also known as Myanmar.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80021691
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Frank D. Browning World War II Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2021-05-04
Contents of the Collection
The Frank D. Browning World War II Collection pertains to Browning's service as a navigator and bombardier with the 490th Bomb Squadron in the China India Burma Theater during World War II. Most of the items are dated 1942-1947, with some later dates. Materials include military records, including Browning's military business cards and a conduct guidelines sheet; a partially filled notebook, maps of China and select United States cities, photocopies of clippings and printed ephemera likely...
Dates:
1942-1947, 1952-1953, 1983, 1994-1999
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Jesse R. Crookshanks Flying Tigers Collection
Collection — Box One
Identifier: 2001-05-25
Contents of the Collection
The collection includes photographs and assorted reunion publications, circa 1940s, related to the American Volunteer Group (AVG) "Flying Tigers" collected by AVG member Jesse R. Crookshanks.
Dates:
circa 1940s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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.
Dates:
circa 1939 to 1945; circa 1990s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Ralph H. Lyall World War II Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1995-01-09
Contents of the Collection
The Ralph Lyall World War II Collection relates primarily to the World War II service of pilot Ralph H. Lyall, Jr., who served in the China-Burma-India Theater from 1944-1945. The collection is a mix of loose materials and a scrapbook. Loose materials include a 1917 registration card for Ralph H. Lyall, Sr., military orders, certificates, correspondence, citations and recommendations, and records. Some items are photocopies and not original documents. One document from 1950...
Dates:
1917-1950; Majority of material found within 1944-1945
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...
Dates:
1937-2004; Majority of material found within 1941-1943
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
William Orthman World War II Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1991-07-17-A
Abstract
William Orthman (1911-1990) was drafted into the United States Army in 1942. He served in the China-Burma-India Theater as Public Relations Officer. The collection is comprised of 340 photographs and a small amount of textual materials from his 1945-1946 service.
Dates:
1945-1946
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Walt Sobol Photographs and Negatives
Collection
Identifier: 2018-10-02
Content Description
The Walt Sobol Photographs and Negatives is a collection comprised of 2,169 black-and-white photographic prints and 1,193 photographic negatives taken by Sobol during his career in aircraft manufacturing in China, Burma, India and the U.S. from the late 1920s through 1950s. The photographs are a mix of personal images, scenes of daily life in the various places he traveled, and documentation of the aircraft manufacturing industry in Missouri, China and India.The photographs are...
Dates:
1926-1959
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Wygle, Brien S. -- oral history interview, 2013 November 13
File
Interview Summary
Test pilot Brien Wygle is interviewed about his decade-spanning career in the aviation industry. He describes his flight experiences prior to his work at Boeing, including his RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) service as a transport pilot during and after World War II and his time as an airline pilot with Queen Charlotte Airlines. He then discusses his test pilot career at the Boeing Company and his involvement with various aircraft, including the Boeing B-47 Stratojet, B-52 Stratofortress,...
Dates:
2013 November 13
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