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England

 Subject

Staff Only

Subject Source: naf

Scope Note: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82068148

Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:

Baker, Sydney J. -- oral history interview, 2019 August 29

 File
Interview Summary Engineer Sydney Baker is interviewed about his life and his decade-spanning career in the aviation industry. He discusses his work at Vickers-Armstrongs in the 1940s and 1950s and his subsequent engineering jobs with Canadair and the Boeing Company. Projects discussed include the AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) program, the AOA (Airborne Optical Adjunct) program, and guided missile development. He also shares his experiences as a Museum of Flight docent and his restoration work...
Dates: 2019 August 29
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Oral History Collection

Drew, Kress Gregg, 1894-1963

 Person
Dates: Existence: 1894-06-24 - 1963-01-23

John W. Allen World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-04-29-2
Overview

John W. Allen was a B-17 navigator during World War II. The collection consists of visual, audiovisual, and textual materials documenting Allen's missions in Europe with the 91st Bomb Group (H), 401st Bomb Squadron.

Dates: 1942-1945, 1976-1978, 1996-2002
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

Annotated R.A.F. Map of Northeast England

 Collection — Oversize folder 1
Identifier: 2025-02-11
Content Description The Annotated R.A.F. Map of Northeast England is a single-item collection consisting of one World War II era ordnance map of northeast England.The British Royal Air Force map is sheet three (covering northeast England) of an ordnance survey of England and Wales. The map was first published by the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton in 1935 but this may be a later printing. The map shows evidence of heavy use as it is worn, discolored, and has several tears and losses, especially...
Dates: circa 1935-1945
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Dean E. Christianson World War II and Korean War Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-09-01-A
Contents of the Collection The Dean E. Christianson World War II and Korean War Collection consists primarily of textal materials and a few visual materials from Dean's service as a navigator in the U.S. Army Transportion Corps. Included in the collection are correspondence files, personnel documents, military orders, charts, maps, navigator’s logs and flight plans, as well as a small amount of travel ephemera. The materials which range from 1941 to 1958, are organized in three series: Series...
Dates: 1941-1958
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

William H. Dyche World War II Photograph Albums

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-00-00-85
Contents of the Collection William H. Dyche World War II Photograph Albums is a collection of six photograph albums with black-and-white photographs taken by aerial photographer William H. Dyche during World War II. Images include scenic shots of the English countryside, castles, cathedrals and people as well as aerial photographs of England and France, including what appears to be D-Day. Aircraft are also featured, including the B-24, B-17, and P-38; in particular “Flak Bait” and “Mild & Bitter.”...
Dates: circa 1939 to 1945
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Lloyd E. Frisbee Aeronautical Engineering Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2025-10-21
Overview

The Lloyd E. Frisbee Aeronautical Engineering Collection documents the career of aeronautical engineer Lloyd E. Frisbee. The collection dates from 1938 to 2012 and chronicles Frisbee's career achievements as an engineer starting with the Boeing Company, followed by Northrop Corporation, and lastly his time with the Lockheed Company. The materials emphasize his work on the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar aircraft.

Dates: 1938-2012
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Lionel Cherry Gilmour World War I Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-01-30
Abstract

The collection is comprised of a small photograph album, loose photographs, a prisoner of war diary, and assorted research documents pertaining to the World War I service and prisoner of war (POW) experience of Lieutenant Lionel Cherry Gilmour (1891-1973), pilot of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and its predecessor, the Royal Flying Corps (RFC).

Dates: 1915-2008; Majority of material found within 1968-2008
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Clarence H. Lamping World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-10-27
Contents of the Collection The Clarence H. Lamping World War II Collection contains textual materials and a small amount of photographic prints relating to the World War II service of Lieutenant Colonel Clarence H. Lamping. Some of the material is retrospective. Most of the material was collected by Lamping during and after his service, although some items were collected by his son, John. The bulk of the collection is textual materials, most of which are post-war. Materials include Lamping's U.S Army Air...
Dates: 1939-2000; Majority of material found within 1939-1945
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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