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World War, 1939-1945

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Non-preferred terms: European War, 1939-1945 ; Second World War, 1939-1945 ; World War 2, 1939-1945 ; World War II, 1939-1945 ; World War Two, 1939-1945 ; WW II (World War, 1939-1945) ; WWII (World War, 1939-1945)

Found in 195 Collections and/or Records:

World War II Air Raid Warden Materials

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-00-00-20
Contents of the Collection The World War II Air Raid Warden Materials is a small collection of textual materials, including documents and booklets, meant to prepare and guide civilians acting as air raid wardens during World War II. Most of the items are specific to the Seattle, Washington area. Some items are undated, but most fall within 1940-1943. It is unknown who collected these materials.Materials include documents regarding the transmittal of color signals for emergencies, dim-out regulations for...
Dates: 1940-1943
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Frank Wilbur Wright Military Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1986-01-02
Abstract

Frank Wilbur Wright (1886-1950) of Portland, Oregon spent most of his adult life in the military, with service spanning the Oregon Naval Militia, Oregon National Guard, U.S. Army Air Service, Air Corps, and Air Force, and both World Wars. The collection contains commissions, photographs, identification cards, and other materials relating to Wright's long military career.

Dates: 1911-1945
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Charles Zevart World War II Glider Pilot Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2019-05-16
Content Description

The Charles Zevart World War II Glider Pilot Collection consists of items relating to the life and military career of Charles Zevart, a World War II glider pilot. The collection contains his military records, high school diploma, black-and-white photographs, correspondence with the Air Force, and his Army Flying School yearbook.

Dates: 1942-1955
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Glenn E. Zimmerman World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2000-10-16-307
Abstract

Glenn E. Zimmerman (1912-1993) served with the United States Navy as a pilot during World War II. The collection contains photographs, holiday greeting cards and menus, military records, and military identification card from his 1942-1946 military service.

Dates: 1942-1946
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Harold W. Zipp Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1992-11-12
Abstract

Harold W. Zipp was an engineer at the Boeing Company for forty years. The collection documents his career, particularly his tenure in Wichita, Kansas, with diaries, photographs and other documents.

Dates: circa 1930-1971; Majority of material found within 1930-1951
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Kurt Zwar Photograph Collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2014-09-24
Contents of the Collection The collection is comprised of forty-two (42) black-and-white photographs depicting aircraft and military personnel of World War I and World War II. The photographs were purchased by Zwar; no personal connection to the subjects of the photographs is known. There is also one piece of ephemera, a "Smileage Book" which holds ration coupons for "military entertainments."The photographs vary in size, from 3x5 to 6x8". They feature WWI and WWII aircraft, in the ground, in flight, and a...
Dates: circa 1910s-1940s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Hall, Bill - 2018-03-17, 2018

 Item
Summary

Table of Contents: Introduction and early interest in aviation -- First job after schooling -- Joined up with the Army -- Flight training -- B-17 training -- B-29 training -- Ordered to the Pacific War -- Drifting under the lead aircraft -- Pacific bombing missions -- End of flying for the Army -- Career as a civilian -- Differences between the B-17 and B-29 -- More on wartime Pacific flying -- Wrap-up.

Dates: 2018
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Oral History Collection

Hallman, Michael R. -- oral history interview, 2021 October 25

 File
Interview Summary Museum of Flight trustee Michael R. “Mike” Hallman is interviewed about his life and experiences in the computer, aviation, and nonprofit fields. He discusses his career with International Business Machines (IBM) during the 1960s through the late 1980s and his subsequent careers with Boeing Computer Services and Microsoft. He also discusses his involvement with The Museum of Flight as a trustee, interim CEO, and (along with his wife, Mary Kay) co-founder of the Museum’s Oral History...
Dates: 2021 October 25
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Oral History Collection

Jackson, Jim -- oral history interview, 2014 September 23

 File
Interview Summary Aviation mechanic James “Jim” Hawthorne Jackson is interviewed about his life and military service. Particular focus is given to Jackson’s time with the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, when he worked as a B-29 mechanic in the United States and Guam. Afterwards, Jackson discusses his involvement with The Museum of Flight’s Restoration Center and his work restoring various aircraft, including the Museum’s B-29 Superfortress and Lockheed YO-3A Quiet Star.Introduction and...
Dates: 2014 September 23
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Oral History Collection

Kimm, Joseph E. -- oral history interview, 2013 May 31

 File
Interview Summary Pilot Joseph E. Kimm is interviewed about his decade-spanning aviation career. He discusses his early experiences as a flight steward on Ford Trimotor aircraft, and his time as a copilot and pilot for Northwest Airways (later Northwest Airlines), spanning the 1930s to the 1970s. He also touches on his military service during World War II with Air Transport Command, U.S. Army Air Corps. Other topics discussed include his work building aircraft models, his experiences with various aircraft,...
Dates: 2013 May 31
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Oral History Collection

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