France
Subject
Subject Source: Naf
Scope Note: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79006404
Found in 46 Collections and/or Records:
George E. Adams Jr. World War II Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2002-03-15
Abstract
Collection of materials related to the military service of Second Lieutenant George E. Adams Jr., who served as a reconnaissance pilot in World War II.
Dates:
circa 1943 to 1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
American Fighter Aces Association Oral Interviews
Collection
Identifier: 2002-02-13-1139
Abstract
Collection of approximately one hundred twenty (120) oral histories of Fighter Aces and several non-aces, including relatives of aces, other military pilots, and military historians.
Dates:
circa 1960s-1990s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Norman "Jim" S. Archibald Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1986-10-10-A
Abstract
Norman "Jim" Silas Archibald (1894-1975) of Seattle, Washington served in the U.S. Army Air Service, 95th Aero Squadron during World War I, and later published a bestselling book on his experience. He served again in the Air Force during World War II at home in Seattle. The collection contains correspondence, military documents, photographs, and other materials relating to Archibald's life and military service.
Dates:
1917-1946
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
William H. J. Blackburn World War I Photograph Collection
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2025-03-03
Contents of the Collection
The William H. J. Blackburn World War I Photograph Collection is a small collection consisting of three photographic prints of Sgt. William H. J. Blackburn and other members of 318th Infantry Army Squadron, 80th Division, serving in France during World War I.All three photographs are black-and-white prints, printed on 3 1/2 x 5 3/8-inch postcard paper stock. One image is an informal portrait of Blackburn in uniform standing with another man, although damage to the print has...
Dates:
circa 1918-1919
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Andrew Braaten World War I Photograph Collection
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2019-00-00-24
Contents of the Collection
The Andrew B. Braaten World War I Photographs is comprised of nine black-and-white vintage photographs, 1917-1918. Three images depict biplanes in flight in Alsace, France. One image depicts an unidentified military serviceman, likely a pilot. Two images are related to parachuting; one features a parachuter leaving an airship and the other shows a parachute solo in the sky. Three images depict aircraft crashes, one of which has a graphic scene of a dead body in Verdun, France. The...
Dates:
1917-1918
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives