Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family
Subject
Subject Source: Nasm
Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:
Thomas Cooper World War II Photograph Collection
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2009-08-13-A
Contents of the Collection
The Thomas Cooper World War II Photograph Collection is comprised of 42 photographs mostly taken by Paul A. Payne, with whom Thomas Cooper served in United States Marine Corps in the Pacific theater of World War II. The photographs were taken on Saipan and Tinian in the Mariana Islands between 1944 and 1945. They feature several American aircraft, such as a Northrop P-61, a Douglas C-47, a Consolidated B-24 Liberator, and several Boeing B-29s. Many of the B-29 photographs were taken on...
Dates:
Circa 1943-1946
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Floyd R. Daniel Boeing Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2010-01-20
Contents of the Collection
The Floyd R. Daniel Boeing Collection is comprised of materials relating to Daniel’s 26-year career as photographer and videographer at the Boeing Company. The collection primarily consists of photographic materials and assorted documents relating to Daniel’s career, as well as seven films, all ranging from the late 1920s to early 1960s.The photographs, which are comprised of 95 black-and-white prints, nine color prints, 22 negatives, and three transparencies, consist of official...
Dates:
1920s-1960s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
DarkStar, Boeing Robotic Air Vehicle (BRAVE 200), and B-17 Photographs
Collection — Box Oversize Photo Box 4, oversize: folder
Identifier: 1999-04-29
Contents of the Collection
The DarkStar, Boeing Robotic Air Vehicle (BRAVE 200), and B-17 Photographs is a small collection comprised of assorted oversize color photographs depicting the Lockheed Martin RQ-3 Darkstar, Boeing Robotic Air Vehicle (BRAVE 200) in flight, and one black-and-white photograph of Boeing B-17 (Tail #485819) with the caption "Pilotless Aircraft...August 6, 1946."
Dates:
1946, circa 1990s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Joe P. Doetsch B-17B inspection notes
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2019-00-00-6
Content Description
This collection consists of notes by Joe P. Doetsch related to his work inspecting B-17B aircraft from about 1939-1940. There are 22 loose pages of notes which appear to have been cut from a notebook, an additional couple sheets of handwritten notes, and three pages of typed aircraft lists. The notebook pages document airplane serial number, its destination, propellor numbers, engine numbers, and other remarks such as pilot name. Additional pages document problems with the aircraft. The...
Dates:
1939-1940
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Brian J. Donnelly Bikini Atoll Collection
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2012-01-30
Contents of the Collection
The Brian J. Donnelly Bikini Atoll Collection is a small collection comprised of two items: a map and a booklet likely collected by Donnelly during his military service from 1945-1968. The map is a photocopy of a hand-drawn map of Kwajalein Island showing locations of the runway and other United States military structures. A handwritten note shows the location of the atomic bomb storage area. The booklet is titled, A. A. F. Drone Unit, and includes a history...
Dates:
circa 1945-1950
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
Melvin A. Erickson World War II Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2012-05-10
Contents of the Collection
The Melvin A. Erickson World War II Collection is a small collection relating to the World War II service of Melvin A. Erickson, a B-17 pilot. It includes a pilot's logbook; military records, such as Erickson's war record, identity card, and discharge; aerial photographs of targets; and a photograph album which holds training and mission photographs.
Dates:
circa 1940s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Pat Ford Photograph Collection
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2020-07-28
Contents of the Collection
The Pat Ford Photograph Collection is a small collection consisting of four black-and-white snapshots. Three World War II-era photographs measuring 2.5"x3.5" depict aircraft in Warrington, England. One post-war photograph measures 3.5"x5" and depicts Jack Northcott standing outside the cockpit of his plane.
Dates:
1945, 1953
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Adilene (Pogliano) Haderli Boeing Scrapbook
Collection — Box Scrapbook Box 23, Volume: One
Identifier: 2022-02-07
Content Description
Adilene (Pogliano) Haderli Boeing Scrapbook consists of a scrapbook created by Haderli who worked as a painter for Boeing during World War II. The scrapbook includes clippings, photographs, correspondence, printed ephemera, and some small artifacts, both affixed to the pages and loose, predominantly related to the construction of Boeing B-17s. The majority of materials date from 1942-1945.The scrapbook measures about 12.5x16.5x2 inches and has a brown faux-leather cover with an...
Dates:
1942-1954, 2001
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Robert E. Hage Photograph Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-06-25
Content Description
The Robert E. Hage Photograph Collection consists primarily of visual materials related to Hage's career as an aeronautical engineer and executive at the Boeing Company and McDonnell Aircraft Company in the mid-to-late twentieth century. Hage's time at Boeing is documented with four official black-and-white 8x10-inch photographs of Hage with colleagues. Three show the men in thier offices at King County Airport at Boeing Field and one shows them in the cockpit of a 707. ...
Dates:
circa 1950s-1978
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives