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Vought F4U Corsair Family

 Subject
Subject Source: Nasm
Scope Note: Aircraft

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Lloyd R. Lyckman Photographs and Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2000-10-16-430
Abstract

Lloyd R. Lyckman (1914-1993) was a Staff Sergeant with Army Air Forces 158th and 72nd Liaison Squadrons during World War II and post-war in Japan. The collection contains photographs, assorted manuscripts, maps and printed ephemera related to his training and military service in Japan.

Dates: 1933-1949

Paul J. Madden World War II Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2023-08-10-A
Contents of the Collection The Paul J. Madden World War II Photograph Collection contains primarily visual materials and a small number of textual documents created or acquired by Madden during his time as a Navy photographer while aboard the USS Essex during World War II. The materials date from the 1930s to 1995, but the bulk of the collection consists of photographs taken by Madden while stationed in the Pacific Theater from 1943-1945. The original organization of materials was...
Dates: 1930s-1950s, 1995; Majority of material found within 1943-1945

Remi Charles O’Connor Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-03-19
Contents of the Collection The Remi Charles O'Connor Collection primarily relates to the 1941-1956 military service of O'Connor, a Naval Aviator in World War II and the Korean War. The collection is comprised of textual materials such as logs, correspondence, and clippings, as well as 10 photographic prints and one 8mm film reel.The bulk of the collection consists of O'Connor's flight logs, including two from his student pilot training in 1941 and five that cover his flying career from 1941-1964. The logs...
Dates: 1941-1999; Majority of material found within 1941-1956

Kenneth C.R. Seal U.S. Naval Aviation Collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2022-02-17
Content Description The Kenneth C.R. Seal U.S. Naval Aviation Collection is a small collection of textual and visual materials related to Seal's service in the U.S. Navy from about 1946-1959.The collection inlcludes one pilot's logbook dated 1949. However, the log only has one entry. The bulk of the collection conists of 48 photographs related to Seal's military service. While Seal served in Pensacola, Florida; Corpus Christi, Texas; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Okinawa, Japan, the majority of photographs...
Dates: circa 1949-1959

Mildred Snider Collection of Goodyear FG-4 (Vought F4U Corsair) Drawings

 Collection — Oversize folder 1
Identifier: 2015-03-19
Contents of the Collection The Mildred Snider Collection of Goodyear FG-4 (Vought F4U Corsair) Drawings is a small collection consisting of two technical drawings (blueprints) for the Goodyear FG-4 Corsair. The Vought F4U Corsairs produced by Goodyear during World War II were designated as FG-4. One drawing is the final assembly line breakdown of Goodyear's FG-4, VS 40601, U.S. Navy from 1945 with signatures on it, presumably of facotry workers. The second drawing is a final assembly step 5 technical drawing. The two...
Dates: 1945

O. Keith Williams VMF-214 "Black Sheep Squadron" Photographs

 Collection — Box Small Collections Oversize Materials 2000-2005, oversize: folder
Identifier: 2002-04-18
Overview

Photographs showing members of the “Black Sheep Squadron” while they were stationed in the South Pacific during World War II.

Dates: 1943

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

Redmon, Bill -- oral history interview, 2018 March 27

 File
Interview Summary Naval aviator Bill Redmon is interviewed about his 27-year career with the United States Navy. He discusses his training and experiences as a pilot, landing signal officer, and commander and shares details about his combat tours during the Korean War and Vietnam War. He also discusses other notable assignments from his service and his experiences with various aircraft, including the Vought F4U Corsair, the Douglas A3D (A-3) Skywarrior, and the McDonnell F3H (F-3) Demon. The interview...
Dates: 2018 March 27

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