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Alaska

 Subject
Subject Source: Naf
Scope Note: geographic location

Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:

Jules Graff World War II Collection

 Collection — Box One
Identifier: 2004-02-12
Contents of the Collection

The collection contains materials related to the World War II experience of Jules Graff, who served in the Army Air Forces. It includes 11 photographs that depict gun emplacements near San Francisco, California during World War II; a color slide of Jules Graff, taken at Attu Island; and correspondence and assorted ephemera, such as air mail stamps and a Thanksgiving Day menu for the 916th Army Air Force Base in Orlando, Florida.

Dates: circa 1940s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Donna Hansen Douglas World Cruisers Photograph Collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2002-07-18
Contents of the Collection The Donna Hansen Douglas World Cruisers Photograph Collection holds two vintage black-and-white photographs taken in Kanatak, Alaska in April 1924. Both images depict the Seattle (No.1) Douglas World Cruiser afloat in shallow waters. People are near the aircraft, likely the pilot, Major Frederick Martin, and co-pilot, Staff Sergeant Alva Harvey. One of the images includes a caption: "First round the world flight plane, forced down at Kanatak, Alaska on...
Dates: 1924 April
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Doris Hanson Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-06-25-A
Content Description The Doris Hanson Flight Attendant Collection is a small collection consisting of materials related to Hanson's career as a flight attendant. She worked as a flight attendand for Western Airlines from 1956-1959 and in Communications for Pan Am in 1954, but other airlines are represented in the collection as well. Materials related Hanson's work with Western Airlines include: "The Californian Champagne Flights" menu used as postcard, 1957; a 1959 ticket; a business...
Dates: 1957-1974
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Earl J. Heroux Pan American Airlines Collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2023-10-19-A
Contents of the Collection The Earl J. Heroux Pan American Airlines Collection contains visual and textual materials collected by Earl J. Heroux on a trip via Pan Am Clipper to Alaska. Although the materials were collected in 1940, other dates appear, including photographs dated 1927 and 1935. The collection primarily includes 24 black-and-white photographs and 10 photographic postcards. Photographs depict aircraft; including in flight, in harbor, and on the ground. Additional images show aerial views,...
Dates: 1940
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

E.L. Leak Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1999-04-25
Contents of the Collection The E.L. Leak Collection is a small collection comprised of photographs and certificates collected during E.L. Leak’s service in the United States Navy in World War II and as a career pilot. Ten black-and-white photographs feature a group photo of VF Squadron 1B; a carrier landing accident; the USS Lexington (CV-2) under way; squadrons of Curtiss F6C-2 and Boeing F3B aircraft on deck of unidentified carrier; a Boeing F2B squadron on deck of unidentified ship with other destroyers in...
Dates: Majority of material found within circa 1940s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Ernst H. Linnemann U.S. Air Force Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-06-23
Content Description The Ernst H. Linnemann U.S. Air Force Collection is a small collection of textual and visual materials related to Linneman's service in the U.S. Air Force in the late 1950s and early 1960s, working in communications and navigation, especially with TACAN (tactical air navigation) systems. The collection includes materials collected while Linnemann was stationed at Lackland Air Force Base, Scott Air Force Base, Niagara Falls Air Base, and Ladd Air Force Base including a photo...
Dates: 1957-2018; Majority of material found within 1957-1960
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Colonel Ralph J. Moore Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1996-07-15
Abstract

Ralph James Moore (1909-1963) graduated from the Boeing School of Aeronautics in 1931, was a member of the Army Air Corps during the 1930s, and worked with the Civil Aeronautics Board through the 1930s and 1940s. The collection consists of manuscripts, maps, photographs, and clippings collected by Moore during his career in the Army Air Forces. The majority of the collection is comprised of Aircraft Accident Reports from the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA).

Dates: circa 1930s to 1940s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Albert Fulton Moorehead World War II Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2004-03-03
Contents of the Collection The Albert Fulton Moorehead World War II Collection primarily relates to the World War II service of pilot Albert Fulton Moorehead, who served with the United States Naval Reserve Patrol Bombing Squadron 136. The collection contains approximately 130 photographs depicting locations in Alaska during the war, military personnel, activities, and aircraft. Additional materials include a pilot's log book, a typed "Personal History of VPB-136" by Robert R. Larson, military records...
Dates: 1941-1945
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.

Dates: circa 1920s-1973; 1999
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Norah O'Neill Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2006-03-03
Abstract

Norah Ellen O'Neill (1949-2017), from Seattle, Washington, was a commercial pilot and an aviation pioneer. The collection contains a scrapbook, book reviews, newsletters and serials, photographs, pilot log books, and correspondence related to her flight career and personal life.

Dates: 1973-2017
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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