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TMOF Aircraft

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Aircraft owned by The Museum of Flight.

Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

Theodore Jay Johnston Boeing Aircraft Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-04-22-A
Abstract

Theodore Jay Johnston (1923-2013) was born in Olympia, Washington and was a pilot with the Eighth Air Force (398th Heavy Bomb Group) during World War II. After the war, Johnston spent 37 years at Boeing, workings on a variety of projects, including the Boeing B-47 Stratojet and Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. The collection contains slides and technical documentation related to Johnston's personal history with the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and the Boeing B-47 Stratojet.

Dates: 1942-2002 ; Majority of material found within 1942 - 1953

Ernst H. Linnemann B-29 T-Square 54 Photographs

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2019-12-21
Content Description

The Ernst Linnemann B-29 T-Square 54 Photographs is a small collection consisting of 15 4x6" color photographs and corresponding negatives of the Museum of Flight's B-29 T-Square 54. The images show the aircraft before restoration and include interior and exterior details.

Dates: 2001

Mike McLoughlin Memphis Belle B-17 photographs

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2019-07-22-A
Content Description

The collection consists of 38 (eight 8x10" and 30 4x6") color photographs and five 35mm color film negative strips of the Museum of Flight's B-17F on set in England during the filming of the 1990 film Memphis Belle. The photographs were all taken from the interior of the B-17F, so the exterior of the plane is not visible in the images.

Dates: 1989 July 14

Tim A. Nelson Aviation Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2025-12-03
Content Description The Tim A. Nelson Aviation Photographs is a collection of 350 color photographic transparencies taken by Nelson of various aircraft at air shows, on aircraft carriers, at airports and at aviation museums from 1987-1998. The collection has been divided into four series by subject: Aircraft; Aircraft Carriers and Ships; Airports; and the Museum of Flight. Within each series, the files are organized alphabetically by subject.The first series, Aircraft, makes up the bulk of the...
Dates: 1987-1998

Joann Osterud Airshow Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2021-10-29-A
Overview

Joann Osterud was a stunt pilot who flew in airshows from the late 1970s through the 1990s. Slides, photographs and audiovisual recordings in the collection document her stunt performances from her early career through 1990, including ones in her Stevens Akro plane which is in the Museum's collection.

Dates: 1966-1994, 2000; Majority of material found within 1973-1990

Jim Radcliffe Boeing Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-08-03-A
Contents of the Collection The Jim Radcliffe Boeing Collection holds a very small amount of material related to Radcliffe's career at The Boeing Company, 1967-1969. It includes two 1967 "SST Phase II Program Schedules," numbers 1B and 1C. The schedules provide an overview of the project plan for various departments, including "Nonstructure," "Mockup," "Design." There are also eleven 35mm color slides depicting the Boeing 747 first flight at Paine Field in 1969. The images were taken by Radcliffe and show the aircraft...
Dates: 1967-1969

Noah D. Showalter Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-02-25-A
Content Description The Noah D. Showalter Collection consists of textual, visual and audiovisual materials related to the career of N.D. Showalter, from his military service during World War II, to his time as a Boeing test pilot, and later work in military aircaft development.Showalter's military service as a bomber pilot during World War II is documented with a few military records but primarily with materials related to his involvement with the 483rd Bomb Group Association. Included are letters...
Dates: 1945-2012

Joseph J. Sofet Air Force One Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-05-17-A
Content Description The Joseph J. Sofet Air Force One Collection is a small collection of materials collected by Col. Joseph J. Sofet, pilot for Air Force One aircraft, VC-137B SAM970 and VC-137C SAM26000. The collection includes clippings about Sofet and his career as a pilot for Air Force One and about SAM970; photocopies of images of Sofet and Air Force one aircraft; matchbook covers branded for Air Force One and the President of the United States; an undated color 8x10" photograph of SAM26000 signed by the...
Dates: circa 1960s-2006

James H. Taylor, Jr. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-00-00-1
Abstract

Archival materials relating to the missions of the United States Army Air Forces 498th Bombardment Group in 1944-45. The Museum of Flight's Boeing B-29 Superfortress was of this group and material in this collection reflect the activities of the aircraft during that time period. Many of the charts are annotated for specific missions and some contain identified targets.

Dates: 1943-2013; Majority of material found within 1943-1945

Peggy L. (Eckert) Verger United Airlines Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2008-07-30
Contents of the Collection The Peggy L. (Eckert) Verger United Airlines Flight Attendant Collection is comprised of photographs and textual materials gathered by Verger during her 36-year flight attendant career with United Airlines (UAL), 1966-2003.The bulk of the collection is textual materials including Verger's UAL service record (1966-1977); financial records, such as paystubs and receipts; employee recognication letters; Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) labor agreements and membership cards; and...
Dates: 1965-2003

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