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Extent:

0.29 Cubic feet (One 11 x 13 x 3 inch flat box)

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Color photographs

Date:

1926-1976

Summary:

This collection consists of a photo album, Flygvapnet: 50 år, 1926-1976 [Air Force: 50 Years, 1926-1976], containing 69 color photographs documenting a collection of historic aviation artifacts assembled by Flygvapnet (the Swedish Air Force) at Malmen Airbase in Malmslätt, just outside Linköping, Sweden. The aircraft are all pictured outdoors (presumably at the airbase); smaller artifacts are seen close up, indoors. This collection of artifacts formed the core of Flygvapenmuseum (the Swedish Air Force Museum), established in 1977 as part of the Statens försvarshistoriska museer (SFHM, Swedish Defense History Museums) , and opened in Malmslätt to visitors in 1984.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of a 42-page photo album, Flygvapnet: 50 år, 1926-1976 [Air Force: 50 Years, 1926-1976], containing 69 color photographs documenting a collection of historic aviation artifacts assembled by Flygvapnet (the Swedish Air Force) at Malmen Airbase in Malmslätt, just outside Linköping, Sweden. The aircraft are all pictured outdoors (presumably at the airbase); smaller artifacts are seen close up, indoors.

Arrangement:

The photo album is presented in original order.

In 1984, the materials in this collection were photographed for reproduction on NASM Archival Videodisc 2. The "videodisc frame capture" images reproduced here are small 100 ppi RGB JPEG image files, 624 x 480 pixels each, created 2001-2003 by NASM Archives as still video frame captures of the NTSC video format output from an original copy of the videodisc. Each videodisc frame capture displays a black-edged white number in the upper left quadrant; the first two digits (00) are the videodisc chapter (not used on NASM videodiscs), the second set of five digits are the videodisc frame number. These numbers are an artifact produced by the videodisc player and do not appear on the original archival materials.

Biographical / Historical:

The Swedish Air Force, Flygvapnet, was created on July 1, 1926, when the aircraft units of the Swedish Army and Navy were merged. As aviation technology developed, older aircraft types in service were replaced with newer models; in the 1940s, two of the Flygvapnet commanders at Malmen Airbase began to save the old aircraft rather than scrapping them, eventually adding engines, cameras, and other aircraft equipment to the collection. In the late 1960s, a new storage facility was built in the Ryd district of Linköping, to allow the public to come and view the growing collection of airplanes and other artifacts which had previously been located in a restricted military area. This collection of artifacts formed the core of Flygvapenmuseum (the Swedish Air Force Museum), established in 1977 as part of the Statens försvarshistoriska museer (SFHM, Swedish Defense History Museums) (SFHM, Swedish Defense History Museums), and opened in Malmslätt to visitors in 1984.

Provenance:

Unknown, circa 1976-1984, NASM.XXXX.0646

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Topic:

Aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Museums  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color photographs

Citation:

Swedish Air Force Museum Photo Album, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0646, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0646

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0646

Creator:

Piaggio (Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche Rinaldo Piaggio SpA)  Search this

Extent:

0.15 Cubic feet (3 photo albums)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1934-1945

Summary:

This collection consists of three Piaggio & Co. (Italy) photo albums containing photographs of Piaggio aircraft from the period of circa 1934 to 1945, including the Piaggio P.16 bomber; the long-distance transport prototypes Piaggio P.23M and P.23R (also known as the P.123); the prototype Piaggio P.32-I bomber; the Piaggio P.50-I and P.50-II bombers; the four-engine Piaggio P.108B, P.108C, and P.108T aircraft; the Piaggio P.111 high-altitude research aircraft; and the prototype Piaggio P.119 fighter. Also included are photographs of aircraft built by Piaggio from designs by two other Italian companies: the Nardi FN.305 and the Nardi FN.315, the Cant (CRDA) Z.501, and the Cant (CRDA) Z.506 family.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of three photo albums produced by Piaggio & Co. circa 1943. The first album, "Piaggio Aircraft Projects, 1st Series," covers a period from circa 1934 to 1938, and includes photographs of the Piaggio P.16 bomber, the long-distance transport prototypes Piaggio P.23M and P.23R (also known as the P.123), the prototype Piaggio P.32-I bomber, and the Piaggio P.50-I and P.50-II bombers. The second album, "Velivoli Costruti In Serie Dalla Piaggio Su Progetti Di Altre Ditte" [Aircraft produced in Series by Piaggio of Other Companies' Designs], covering a period from circa 1934 to 1943, presents photographs of aircraft built by Piaggio from designs by two other Italian companies (Nardi and Cant) which were too small to produce the number of aircraft ordered by the Italian government. Fratelli Nardi models include the Nardi FN.305 and the Nardi FN.315 (an improved version of the FN.305). Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico (CRDA, commonly called Cant) models designed by Filippo Zappata include the Cant (CRDA) Z.501, and the Cant (CRDA) Z.506A (civil version), Z.506B (military version), and Z.506S (air-sea rescue version). The third album, "Piaggio Aircraft Projects, 2nd Series," dated October 22, 1945, and includes photographs of the four-engine Piaggio P.108B, P.108C, and P.108T aircraft; the Piaggio P.111 high-altitude research aircraft; and the prototype Piaggio P.119 fighter.

Arrangement:

The three photo albums are presented in original order.

In 1979, all photographs were copied in the original order and assigned Smithsonian Institution (SI) negative numbers (SI 79-7688 through SI 79-7788).

In 1990, all items in this collection were reproduced on the first side (Side A) of National Air and Space Museum Archival Videodisc 7, a LaserDisc CAV format 12-inch (30 cm) optical disc published by the Smithsonian Institution. Print numbers applied during videodisc production (keeping to the original order) are used as item-level image numbers (print numbers NASM 7A36888 to NASM 7A36990, videodisc frame capture numbers VD-7A36888 to VD-7A36990).

Biographical / Historical:

Founded in Genoa, Italy, in 1884, Rinaldo Piaggio SpA manufactured interiors for ocean liners, later branching out into the construction of rolling stock for railroads at the beginning of the twentieth century, and moving their works to a large factory space at Finalmarina (later Finale Ligure), Italy. During the first World War, Piaggio expanded his company to include aircraft design and manufacturing (Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche Rinaldo Piaggio SpA) and rebranded as Piaggio & Co. By the end of the 1920s, Piaggio had brought on more aircraft designers, and established an aeronautical research laboratory at the Finale Ligure works, the Cantieri Aeronautici Piaggio di Finale Ligure Marina. In the Italian Fascist period of the mid 1930s and early 1940s leading up to World War II, Piaggio worked on a number of designs for the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Royal Air Force) including several prototype aircraft. Piaggio's facilities were heavily bombed during the war, but the company was able to recover and rebuild in the post-war period (having a notable commercial success with their Vespa motor scooter), and continued to produce aircraft into the twenty-first century.

Provenance:

Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences, gift, 1960s, NASM.XXXX.1216

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Topic:

Aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Airplanes -- Italy  Search this

Piaggio P.23R  Search this

Citation:

Piaggio Aircraft Photo Albums, Acc. NASM.XXXX.1216, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1216

See more items in:

Piaggio Aircraft Photo Albums

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-1216

Creator:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Langley Research Center  Search this

Names:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Langley Research Center  Search this

United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics  Search this

Extent:

2.18 Cubic feet ((2 records center boxes))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Logs (records)

Date:

1923-1964

bulk 1934-1940, 1951-1960

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of original aircraft, engine, and equipment log books of aircraft operated by NACA and NASA from Langley Research Center. Each log represents a history of the aircraft/engine/equipment from its manufacture, through its pre-NACA/NASA service, and during its operation by that agency.

Biographical / Historical:

The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics [NACA], created by act of Congress, 3 March 1915, and its successor, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA] operate an aeronautical research center on Langley AFB, Hampton, VA. Work at the Langley Research Center has ranged over a wide variety of aeronautical subject intended to extend performance, efficiency, and capability of aircraft. Operations at Langley extend from theoretical and wind-tunnel experiments through full scale flight testing.

Provenance:

NASA, Transfer, 1969, XXXX-0056

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Airplanes -- Motors  Search this

Airplanes -- Flight testing  Search this

Aeronautics, Military -- Research  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Wind tunnels  Search this

Genre/Form:

Logs (records)

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0056

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0056

Names:

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

Extent:

146 Cubic feet (204 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Place:

Moon -- Exploration

Date:

bulk 1960s through 2010

Summary:

Jacques Tiziou (1939-2017) was a professional journalist and photographer, concentrating on aerospace topics. This collection includes materials from Tiziou's archive of historical documents, photography, and ephemera from the space program (both national and international) as well as his own photography and writings.

Scope and Contents:

Always an avid collector, Tiziou amassed an impressive archive of both historical documents and collectible memorabilia from the space program (both national and international), including over 800 cubic feet of press files, films, photography (including autographed crew photographs) and various souvenirs, from Sputnik to the US Space Shuttle Program. This archival collection consists of 146 cubic feet of materials drawn from Tiziou's original collection, including documents, ephemera, photographs, slides, and video/film, created or collected by Jacques Tiziou on space flight history. Much of the material was gathered from various sources such as NASA, but the collection also contains Tiziou's own photographs and writings.

Arrangement:

The material in the "Files" series has been removed from Tiziou's original file boxes and rehoused into new acid-free containers preserving the original order of each box's contents. The collection's boxes have been rearranged into subseries grouped by regional identity (USA, USSR, International, etc.) and then alphabetically by broad subject matter.

The "Photography" series has not yet been processed.

Biographical / Historical:

Jacques Tiziou (1939-2017) was a professional journalist and photographer, concentrating on aerospace topics. Born in Montélimar, France, he began his career while still a teen as a freelance journalist, and even before graduating in 1962 from the French engineering school Estaca he had worked for various European publications, radio, and television. Between 1965 and 1968, he was the Editor in Chief of the first Encyclopedia of Space and in 1969 he published A l'assault de la lune (A Storm of the Moon). Tiziou then moved to Florida, where he closely followed the Apollo and Skylab programs as a correspondent for Aviation Magazine, French TV channels and photo agencies, including Dalmas, Gamma, and Sygma (Corbis). While in Florida, Tiziou became friends with most American astronauts, and entertained them at his home. Tiziou was also interested in space policy affairs, and after the end of the Skylab program, he moved to Washington DC. Jacques Tiziou was awarded the Silver Feathers and Gold of the French Press, was named a correspondent for the Air and Space Academy in 1993, and was elected to the French National Academy of Air and Space in 1993.

Provenance:

Jacques-Jean Tiziou, Gift, 2018, NASM.2018.0078.

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Topic:

Aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Astronautics  Search this

Supersonic transport planes  Search this

Artificial satellites  Search this

Ballistic missiles  Search this

Rocketry  Search this

Space flight  Search this

Space vehicles  Search this

Cold War -- 1950-1970  Search this

Apollo Project  Search this

Mercury Project  Search this

Gemini Project  Search this

Soyuz Program (Russia)  Search this

Saturn 5 Launch Vehicle  Search this

Space Shuttle Program (U.S.)  Search this

Project Vanguard  Search this

Vostok (manned satellite)  Search this

Citation:

Jacques Tiziou Space Collection, Acc. 2018.0078, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2018.0078

See more items in:

Jacques Tiziou Space Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2018-0078

Creator:

Rockwell International  Search this

Names:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

Rockwell International  Search this

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio)  Search this

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio). Flight Dynamics Laboratory  Search this

Extent:

5.68 Cubic feet ((1 slim legal document box) (5 records center boxes) (2 flatboxes))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Reports

Photographs

Correspondence

Software

Punched cards

Date:

1976-1981

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of documentation on the NASM HiMAT. The material includes correspondence, color photographs, test information, computer programs, printouts, punch tapes, and schematics.

Biographical / Historical:

The Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology (HiMAT) program was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB, CA and the USAF Flight Dynamics Laboratory at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH to decrease the time needed to flight test advanced design technology by providing a low-cost, low-risk test bed vehicle. Following control technical development in 1975, NASA awarded a contract to Rockwell International for two HiMAT Remotely-Piloted Research Vehicles (RPRV). The Rockwell HiMAT consisted of a basic core vehicle containing the power plant, control, and telemetry systems and modular main wings, canard and tail surfaces, and engine intake and afterburner/exhaust structures to allow flight testing of alternate designs. The first of the HiMATs was delivered to NASA in March 1978 and the second in June, with the first free flight occurring in July 1979. The Rockwell HiMAT was controlled by a ground-based pilot through television, radar, and telemetry links to the vehicle with backup systems on chase aircraft and a self-righting system on the RPRV in the event of ground control loss. One HiMAT was donated to the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) and placed on display in May 1989.

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

NASA/Dryden FRC, Transfer, 1989, 1989-0059, unknown

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Aerodynamics  Search this

Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology (HiMAT)  Search this

HiMAT Remotely-Piloted Research Vehicles (RPRV)  Search this

Drone aircraft  Search this

Airplanes -- Flight testing  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Genre/Form:

Reports

Photographs

Correspondence

Software

Punched cards

Identifier:

NASM.1989.0059

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1989-0059

Extent:

0.66 Cubic feet (1 flat box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Newspaper clippings

Correspondence

Place:

Italy

Date:

Circa 1917 to 1969

Summary:

"The Foggiani" is the term used to refer to American military aviators who were trained in Foggia, Italy during World War I at the Eighth Aviation Instruction Center. In 1969, some of the Foggiani returned to Italy for a reunion trip organized by the Italian Ministry of Defense and the Italian Air Force. This collection consists of scrapbooks, photographs, correspondence, and news clippings related to The Foggiani, both in terms of training and service in World War I and of the 1969 return trip to Italy made by some of the pilots.

This collection contains materials in English and materials in Italian.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of scrapbooks, photographs, correspondence, and news clippings related to The Foggiani, both in terms of training and service in World War I and of the 1969 return trip to Italy made by some of the pilots. The first scrapbook, which measures approximately 13 by 9 inches and is made of paper pages bound with string, contains images taken during World War I of various Foggiani pilots as well as images of various sites in Italy (including some aerial). Images of the Caproni Ca.33 (Military Ca.3, Ca.450) can also be seen in this album. The second scrapbook, which measures approximately 10 by 12 inches and is cloth-bound with adhesive coated "magic" pages, contains photographs and mementos from the 1969 trip including an official program containing the itinerary (in Italian and English); a detailed, typewritten account of the trip written by Arthur Douglas Farquhar (one of the Foggiani pilots); a list of attendees; and some additional World War I era photographs. The third scrapbook, leather-bound and measuring approximately 14 by 11 inches, is an official photo album of the 1969 trip compiled by the Italian Ministry of Defense. There is also a letter to Mr. Norman Sweetser accompanying this album. All three of the scrapbooks contain extensive caption information. This collection also contains twelve loose photographs of various sizes, mostly black and white, that appear to have been taken at a National Air and Space Museum event which included Foggiani pilots as well as members of the Caproni family. Also in the collection are a letter from Dr. Giovanni Caproni; a news clipping about the 1969 trip, in Italian; and a folio of Italian news clippings and photographs related to the 1969 trip (labeled N. Sweetser) which also includes a photocopy of a letter from the Mayor of Foggia to the Foggiani pilots.

Arrangement:

In the 1980s, many items in this collection were reproduced on National Air and Space Museum Archival Videodisc 2, a LaserDisc CAV format 12-inch (30 cm) optical disc published by the Smithsonian Institution. Print numbers applied during videodisc production are used as item-level image numbers (print numbers NASM 00147423 to NASM 00147907 and NASM 00176964 to 00176996, videodisc frame capture numbers VD-2A47423 to VD-2A47907 and VD-2B26964 to VD-2B26996) and the collection is stored in videodisc number order. Scrapbooks/albums are in original order. Some textual material in scrapbooks/albums has not been reproduced.

Biographical / Historical:

"The Foggiani" is the term used to refer to American military aviators who were trained in Foggia, Italy during World War I at the Eighth Aviation Instruction Center. Due to a lack of facilities in the United States, approximately 500 Americans were sent to Foggia for flight training with American and Italian instructors. Upon completion of their training, the pilots were commissioned in the US Army Air Service. In 1969, some of the Foggiani returned to Italy for a reunion trip organized by the Italian Ministry of Defense and the Italian Air Force which included visits to various historic and cultural sites in Italy as well as audiences with various Italian dignitaries, Pope Paul VI, and members of the Caproni family.

Provenance:

Unknown, Found in collection, NASM.XXXX.0895

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Topic:

Aeronautics  Search this

World War, 1914-1918  Search this

Caproni Ca.3  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Air pilots  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Newspaper clippings

Correspondence

Citation:

Foggiani World War I and Reunion Collection, NASM.XXXX.0895, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0895

See more items in:

Foggiani World War I and Reunion Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0895

Creator:

Vernon, Victor  Search this

Names:

American Airlines  Search this

Colonial Airlines  Search this

Curtiss Flying School  Search this

Oregon-Washington-Idaho Airplane Company  Search this

Acosta, Bert  Search this

Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930  Search this

Mitchell, William, 1879-1936  Search this

Smith, C. R.  Search this

Vernon, Victor  Search this

Extent:

0.71 Cubic feet (2 flatboxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Clippings

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Correspondence

Date:

1903-1948

bulk 1915-1920

Summary:

Victor Vernon was an aviation pioneer, flight instructor, U. S. Navy aviator, and airline executive. This collection consists of three scrapbooks that chronicle Vernon's aviation career.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of three scrapbooks that chronicle Victor Vernon's aviation career and include numerous photographs, with an emphasis on Curtiss flying boats, the Curtiss Model H America, the Curtiss rebuilt Langley Aerodrome, and Curtiss tractor type aircraft. Besides the photographs, the scrapbooks contain many newspaper clippings covering Vernon's involvement with Curtiss, and his association with the Oregon-Washington-Idaho Airplane Company, as well as correspondence with William (Billy) Mitchel, Glenn Curtiss, and C.R. Smith. Miscellaneous items include route charts, correspondence, and photographs relating to Colonial Airlines and American Airlines, photographs of Bert Acosta and Vernon's naval aviator certificates. There is also material relating to Vernon's hydroaeroplane.

Arrangement:

Scrapbooks are in original order, additional material is arranged by type.

Biographical / Historical:

Victor Vernon was an aviation pioneer who began his career on Curtiss flying boats. In 1915 Vernon went to Toronto, Canada with the Curtiss School to teach Canadian pilots. During World War I, Vernon served with the U. S. Navy as an aviator and test pilot for the Naval Aircraft Factory. From 1919-1920, Vernon was instrumental in forming the Oregon-Washington-Idaho Airplane Company. In 1930 Vernon joined Colonial Airlines, a division of American Airways. He remained with American Airlines as Personnel Director and Assistant to the President until his retirement in 1948.

Provenance:

Victor Vernon, Gift, unknown, NASM.XXXX.0221.

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Air pilots  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aircraft industry  Search this

Airlines  Search this

Flight training  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Curtiss Model H "America" (H-1)  Search this

Langley Aerodrome A, Curtiss 1914 Rebuild  Search this

Genre/Form:

Clippings

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Correspondence

Citation:

Victor Vernon Scrapbooks, NASM.XXXX.0221, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0221

See more items in:

Victor Vernon Scrapbooks

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0221

Creator:

Watson, Russell  Search this

Names:

United States. Army. Air Service. 1st Aero Squadron  Search this

Watson, Russell  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Cubic feet (1 flatbox)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Aerial photographs

Guidebooks

Postcards

Photographs

Date:

1917-1919

Summary:

This scrapbook contains photographs relating to the 1st Aero Squadron during World War I.

Scope and Contents:

This scrapbook with a brown suede cover contains photographs relating to the 1st Aero Squadron during World War I. The images include the following: aircraft; engines; trucks and equipment; graves; trenches; French buildings and landscapes; 1st Aero personnel; aerial photographs; and airfields. This collection also contains a series of French postcards with images of Strasbourg, Nancy, and Metz. There is also a booklet entitled, 'Paris Monumental Metropolitan,' which is a guidebook to attractions in Paris.

Arrangement:

Photo album, folder of postcards, and booklet.

Biographical / Historical:

Russell Watson was a mechanic for the 1st Aero Squadron during World War I. The 1st Aero Squadron was organized in Texas during March of 1913 and served under Brig. General John J. Pershing during the Mexico Punitive Expedition, 1916. During World War I, the 1st Aero Squadron was part of the 1st Corps Observation Group organized in April 1918, and it accomplished successful photographic missions.

Provenance:

Guy E. Watson, Gift, 1994, NASM.1995.0002

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Topic:

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Aerial photography  Search this

World War, 1914-1918 -- Aircraft  Search this

World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations  Search this

World War, 1914-1918  Search this

Genre/Form:

Aerial Photographs

Guidebooks

Postcards

Photographs

Citation:

Russell Watson World War I Photo Album, NASM.1995.0002, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.1995.0002

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1995-0002

Creator:

McCrane, Wallace Downs, 1896-1975  Search this

Names:

Kelly Field, Texas  Search this

United States. Army. Air Service. 153rd Aero Squadron  Search this

United States. Army. Air Service. 224th Aero Squadron  Search this

McCrane, Wallace Downs, 1896-1975  Search this

Extent:

0.45 Cubic feet ((1 legal document box))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Postcards

Publications

Correspondence

Date:

1918-1924

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of the following items relating to the World War I aviation career of Wallace McCrane: two oversized rolled photographs of the 153rd and 224th Aero Squadrons; photographs; postcards; military orders; book, entitled 'Collected Materials for the Study of War'; reunion materials; and letters / postcards from a WWI Belgian Soldier to Edna Pick (the future Mrs. McCrane.)

Biographical / Historical:

Wallace Downs McCrane (1896-1975) enlisted on 14 December 1917, and arrived at Kelly Field on 26 December 1917. After his training at Kelly Field was completed, McCrane was sent to England and assigned to the 153rd Aero Squadron. In September of 1918 he was then transferred to France, where he became a member of the 224th Aero Squadron. In both squadrons, McCrane both flew as an observer and was a Signal Electrician. He returned to the United States in 1919, and after his discharge began his career at Exide Batteries as a metallurgist. McCrane also joined the Coast Guard Auxiliary during World War II and patrolled the Philadelphia Port / Delaware River.

General:

This accession came with a number of artifacts which were transferred to the National Air and Space Museum Division of Aeronautics.

NASMrev

Provenance:

Edna McCrane and Marion Wolanek, gift, 1998, 1999-0007, unknown

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations  Search this

World War, 1914-1918  Search this

Air pilots  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Aerial reconnaissance  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Postcards

Publications

Correspondence

Identifier:

NASM.1999.0007

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1999-0007

Collection Creator:

Gorrell, Edgar S. (Edgar Staley), 1891-1945  Search this

Container:

Box 4, Folder 12

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

1936-1939

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Collection Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Collection Citation:

Edgar S. Gorrell Collection, Acc. XXXX-0057, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

See more items in:

Edgar S. Gorrell Collection

Edgar S. Gorrell Collection / Series 1: GENERAL

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0057-ref55

Container:

Folder 1, Item 8

Type:

Archival materials

Ephemera

Date:

1908

Scope and Contents:

Round blue cardboard badge, with string, issued for the Aeronautical Trials of the Wright Military Flyer held at Fort Myer, Virginia, 1908, to Mr. [Edward H.] Young.

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Collection Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Topic:

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Wright (Co) Type A Military (Signal Corps No. 1)  Search this

Collection Citation:

Kite Aerial Photography [William Eddy], Acc. XXXX-0752, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0752, Item NASM 00181711

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Kite Aerial Photography [William Eddy]

Kite Aerial Photography [William Eddy] / Photographs and Ephemera

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0752-ref9

Creator:

Kenyon, Cecil (Teddy), 1905-1985  Search this

Names:

Colonial Airlines  Search this

Grumman Aerospace Corporation  Search this

Ninety-Nines (Organization)  Search this

United States. Civil Air Patrol  Search this

Gillies, Betty  Search this

Gillies, Bud  Search this

Kenyon, Cecil (Teddy), 1905-1985  Search this

Kenyon, Ted  Search this

Extent:

1.29 Cubic feet ((1 shoebox) (11 film cans))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Color slides

Motion pictures (visual works)

Date:

[ca. 1930s-1970s]

bulk [ca. 1940s-1960s]

Summary:

This collection consists of both color and black and white images of Ted and Teddy Kenyon and their aviation careers. There are also a number of images of Bud and Betty Gillies. This collection also contains eleven 16mm films of Teddy Kenyon.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of both color and black and white images of Ted and Teddy Kenyon and their aviation careers. There are also a number of images of Bud and Betty Gillies. This collection also contains eleven 16mm films of Teddy Kenyon.

Note: The digital images in this finding aid were repurposed from scans made by an outside contractor for a commercial product and may show irregular cropping and orientation in addition to color variations resulting from damage to and deterioration of the original objects.

Arrangement:

The Ted and Cecil "Teddy" Kenyon Collection is arranged by content type.

Biographical / Historical:

Cecil (Teddy) Kenyon (1905-1985) was taught to fly by her husband, Ted Kenyon, a pilot for Colonial Airlines, in 1929. Teddy received her pilot license after 10 hours of instruction. After receiving her license, Teddy became a charter member of the "99s" and in 1933 she won the National Sportswomen Flying Championship at Roosevelt Field, New York. During the late 1930s Teddy flew for the Civil Air Patrol, and became a test pilot for Grumman during World War II. In her position at Grumman she had opportunity to fly the following types of Grumman aircraft as they came off the production line: F4F Wildcats; F6F Hellcats; and TBF Avengers. Teddy received her helicopter license in 1960 and remained an active pilot well into her seventies.

Provenance:

Donald W. MacGlashan, gift, 1999, 1999-0013, unknown

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Aeronautics  Search this

Women in aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Test pilots  Search this

Grumman Aircraft Family  Search this

Women test pilots  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Color slides

Motion pictures (visual works)

Citation:

Ted and Cecil "Teddy" Kenyon Collection, Acc. NASM.1999.0013, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.1999.0013

See more items in:

Ted and Cecil "Teddy" Kenyon Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1999-0013

Creator:

von Zborowski, Helmut Philip  Search this

Names:

Bayerische Motoren Werke  Search this

Bureau Technique Zborowski  Search this

Societe d'Etudes de la Propulsion par Reaction (SEPR)  Search this

Extent:

0.15 Cubic feet ((1 flatbox))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Photographs

Albums

Date:

1939-1960

Scope and Contents:

This album 10 x 7 inches and contains 88 original photographs, taken from 1939 to 1960, of many of Zborowski's rocket, jet and coleopter projects, as well as 6 printed drawings.

Biographical / Historical:

Helmut Philip von Zborowski was a significant figure in early rocket and jet engine development. A contemporary of Werner von Braun, Zborowski worked on rocket and jet development for BMW during World War II, afterwards going to France and serving as a research engineer for the Société d'Etudes de la Propulsion par Réaction (SEPR). Zborowski later founded his own company, Bureau Technique Zborowski.

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

Stefan and Sylvia Eihhorn, Purchase, 2001, 2001-0060, unknown

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Coanda effect  Search this

Vertically rising aircraft  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics -- Research  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Airplanes -- Rocket engines  Search this

Airplanes -- Jet propulsion  Search this

Airplanes  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Photographs

Albums

Identifier:

NASM.2001.0060

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2001-0060

Creator:

Murphy, Kevin.  Search this

Extent:

1.32 Cubic feet ((2 boxes))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Color slides

Motion pictures (visual works)

Date:

bulk 1970-1990

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of three carousels of slides relating to Kevin Murphy's service in Vietnam, as well as technical manuals and documentation for the following aircraft: deHavilland (Canada) (DHC-4) AC-1A (CV-2A, C-7A); Shorts C-23A Sherpa; and Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey). There is also one 8mm film, titled "U-TAPAO RTNB-1972 (ARC Light)," [Boeing B-52 Stratofortress out of Thailand].

Biographical / Historical:

Kevin Murphy (b. 1945) was a strategic bomber pilot with the 34th Bomb Squadron (SAC) during the Vietnam Conflict

Provenance:

Kevin Murphy, gift, 2009

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Bell UH-1B (HU-1B) Iroquois (Huey)  Search this

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Family (Model 464)  Search this

de Havilland (Canada) (DHC-4) AC-1A (CV-2A, C-7A)  Search this

Shorts C-23A Sherpa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Motion pictures (visual works)

Citation:

Vietnam Color Slides and Technical Manuals, Accession 2009-0030, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2009.0030

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Vietnam Color Slides and Technical Manuals

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2009-0030

Creator:

Storms, Harrison A., Jr., 1915-1992  Search this

Names:

North American Aviation, Inc.  Search this

North American Rockwell Corp  Search this

Project Apollo (U.S.)  Search this

Rockwell International  Search this

Storms, Harrison A., Jr., 1915-1992  Search this

Extent:

3 Cubic feet ((25 film cans))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Motion pictures (visual works)

Date:

[ca. 1950s-1980s]

bulk [ca. 1960s]

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of fifty-three films made by North American Rockwell during Storms' association with the corporation. This collection also consists of a folder of biographical information on Storms and 213 slides, which include the following topics: Apollo projects; Soviet spacecraft at an unknown Soviet museum; and images of the Bell 47G helicopter.

Biographical / Historical:

Harrison A. Storms, Jr., (1915-1992) helped design Apollo spacecraft and many other aerospace vehicles. A former executive of Rockwell International and its predecessor company, North American Aviation, Storms made contributions to over 40 aircraft and space vehicles. Storms received his bachelor and masters degrees in mechanical engineering from Northwestern University, and an aeronautical engineering degree from the California Institute of Technology. Storms was then employed as an aeronautical researcher at North American Aviation in 1941 and during World War II contributed to the advancement of jet propulsion technology. After World War II, Storms served as Chief Engineer of the X-15 program, and also helped design the F-51 Mustang, F-86 Sabre Jet, F-100 Super Sabre and the XB-70. Storms went on to become the President of North American's Space and Information Systems Division which won contracts for both the Saturn second stage launch vehicle and the Apollo command and service modules for the successful lunar landing program. Storms was the recipient of many honors and awards and a member of several professional organizations, including the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

Phyllis Storms, gift, 1999, 1999-0021, North American Rockwell?

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

North American P-51 Mustang Family  Search this

North American X-15  Search this

North American F-86 Sabre Family  Search this

North American F-100 Super Sabre (Sabre 45) Family  Search this

Bell 47G (helicopter)  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Aircraft industry -- United States  Search this

Aircraft industry  Search this

North American XB-70A (RS-70) Valkyrie  Search this

Genre/Form:

Motion pictures (visual works)

Identifier:

NASM.1999.0021

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1999-0021

Names:

Aichi Clock and Electric Co Ltd.  Search this

Extent:

0.52 Cubic feet ((1 slim legal document box) (1 shoebox))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Lantern slides

Date:

1942-1943

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of 27 glass lantern slides focusing on these two Japanese bombers. These aircraft were possibly flown during the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. The slides show parts of these aircraft including wings, fuselages, and wheels.

Biographical / Historical:

The Aichi D3A1, Navy Type 99 carrier bomber, was first produced by Aichi Watch and Electrical Machinery Co. in 1939. Its appearance resembled that of its American counterpart, the Douglas SBD Dauntless. The Nakajima B5N, Navy Type 97 carrier attack torpedo bomber, was very similar to Douglas Devastator (TBD).

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

Unknown.

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aichi D3A Val (Navy Type 99 Carrier Bomber)  Search this

Nakajima B5N Kate (Navy Type 97 Carrier Attack Bomber)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Lantern slides

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0598

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0598

Creator:

Considine, John E.  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Cubic feet (1 slim box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Date:

bulk 1964-1969

Summary:

John E. Considine was in the United States Air Force from 1964 to 1969 during which time he was assigned to the 71st Aerial Refueling Squadron stationed at Dow Air Force Base, Maine. During 1967 and 1968, Considine was assigned to temporary duty at U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield and Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. This collection consists of 199 cardboard mounted 35mm color slides of images taken by Considine during his service with the US Air Force in and around Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand; U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand; and Dow Air Force Base, Maine; as well as images taken in flight over Laos and North Vietnam. The collection also includes some prints made from the slides as well as CDs of scans made from the slides by the donor.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of approximately 199 cardboard mounted 35mm color slides. Accompanying the slides are CDs of scans made by the donor. The collection also contains twenty-one 4 by 6 inch color prints of images that are in the slides/CDs. Photos were taken in and around Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand; U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand; and Dow Air Force Base, Maine. There are also images taken in flight over Laos and North Vietnam. Many of the photographs are air to air views taken from the tanker during aerial refueling operations and there are also photographs of various squadron personnel and facilities as well as a set of images of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team performing. Aircraft depicted in the photographs include the Republic F-105 Thunderchief; Boeing RB-47 Stratojet; Boeing RC-135; Boeing B-52 Stratofortress; Boeing KC-135; Convair B-58 Hustler; North American F-100 Super Sabre; McDonnell F-101 Voodoo; McDonnell F-4C (F-110A) Phantom II; Douglas RB-66 Destroyer; Lockheed F-104 Starfighter; and North American F-86 Sabre.

Images shown with this collection are repurposed from the scans provided by the donor.

Arrangement:

Collection is in original order.

Biographical / Historical:

John E. Considine was in the United States Air Force from 1964 to 1969. Considine completed navigator training at James Connally Air Force Base, Texas, and then was assigned to the 71st Aerial Refueling Squadron stationed at Dow Air Force Base, Maine. During 1967 and 1968, Considine was assigned to temporary duty at U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield and Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. The 71st Aerial Refueling Squadron was moved to Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana in 1968 and Considine retired in 1969 at the rank of captain.

Provenance:

John E. Considine, Gift, 2017, NASM.2017.0046

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Republic F-105 Thunderchief Family  Search this

North American F-100 Super Sabre (Sabre 45) Family  Search this

Genre/Form:

Slides (photographs)

Citation:

71st Aerial Refueling Squadron Photographs [Considine], NASM.2017.0046, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2017.0046

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2017-0046

Creator:

Kelsey, Benjamin Scovill, 1906-1981  Search this

Names:

Acosta, Bert  Search this

Johnson, Walter E.  Search this

Kelsey, Benjamin Scovill, 1906-1981  Search this

Extent:

0.65 Cubic feet (2 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Date:

1920-1947

1977

Summary:

This collection consists of a photo album and a scrapbook kept by Benjamin Scovill "Ben" Kelsey to document his life and aviation career. The collection also includes Kelsey's U. S. Army Air Forces "Air Route Manual: United States to Great Britain," dated May 25, 1942, prepared for use by the first flights of military aircraft across the North Atlantic in support of Operation Bolero.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of a photo album and a scrapbook kept by Benjamin Scovill "Ben" Kelsey to document his life and aviation career. The photo album measures approximately 12.25 by 9.5 inches and documents Kelsey's early flying career and other aviation activities he was involved in from the period of about 1920 to 1932. Many of the photographs were taken around Garden City, New York or in and around Connecticut. Aircraft depicted in the album include the Curtiss JN-4 Jenny, Standard (NJ) J-1, Bellanca WB-2 Miss Columbia, Dayton Wright DH-4 Mailplane, Irwin Meteorplane C-C-1, Alexander Eaglerock Biplane, Waco ASO, Martin (Glenn L.) MB-2, Ford 2-AT Air Pullman, Air Transport John Wanamaker, Sikorsky Standard-Sikorsky SN-1, Avro 504, Sikorsky S-31, Sperry Messenger, Burnelli (Remington-Burnelli) RB-1, Curtiss Oriole, Curtiss CR-1 Racer, Udet U 12 Flamingo, as well as numerous other models by manufacturers such as Fokker, Curtiss, Boeing, Stinson, and Sikorsky. Besides Kelsey, other notable aviators pictured in the album include Laura Bromwell, Charles S. "Casey" Jones, Lloyd W. Bertaud, Walter E. Johnson, Earl W. Fleet, Robert Stevens Fogg, Gus Graff, Bertrand Blanchard Acosta, Harold T. "Slim" Lewis, Harry Bradford Chin, Thea Rasche, Richard H. Depew, and Leigh Wade. The album also contains aerial photographs.

The scrapbook, which measures 11 by 16 inches, is mainly composed of newspaper clippings, but also includes magazine articles, photographs, correspondence, certificates and other ephemera. It covers the period of approximately 1934 to 1947 and documents Kelsey's military career during this period. Aircraft seen in the scrapbook include the Curtiss P-36 Hawk, Curtiss P-37 (Hawk 75I), Lockheed XP-38/P-38 Lightning, Douglas XB-19 (XBLR-2), Curtiss CW-21 Interceptor-Fighter, Bell XFM-1 Airacuda, and the Douglas C-54 Skymaster.

The collection also contains a U. S. Army Air Forces document, "Air Route Manual: United States to Great Britain," prepared by Air Movements Unit, Operational Intelligence Section AFDIS – A2, May 25, 1942 (Second Revision). This publication is a pilot's briefing document prepared in support of Operation Bolero. It was designed for use by a Lockheed P-38 Lightning pilot and provides detailed radio and navigational information for all airfields en route (U. S. and Canada, Greenland, Iceland, and the British Isles) including aerial photographs, prepared strip maps marked with the magnetic course to be flown, and general information. It also contains eight large sectional maps, two American Airlines Radio Range and Mileage Charts, and six Ordnance Survey of Great Britain Aeronautical Maps.

Arrangement:

The collection materials are grouped into two roughly chronological scrapbooks and one military document.

Biographical / Historical:

Benjamin Scovill "Ben" Kelsey (1906-1981) completed instruction at the Curtiss Flying School in Garden City, New York in 1921 at the age of fifteen. He flew extensively, both commercially and privately, before being commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U. S. Army Air Corps in 1929. Kelsey was initially assigned to Mitchel Field, New York where he worked with the Guggenheim Fog Flying Laboratory. In 1934, Kelsey was transferred to the Materiel Command at Wright Field, Ohio where he served as fighter project officer in the Engineering Section and worked on blind landing and instrument flying development. Kelsey served as assistant military attaché for air in London, United Kingdom for a short time in 1940 and then returned to Wright Field as chief of the Pursuit Branch, Production Engineering Section. In 1942, Kelsey was attached to the Eighth Fighter Command at Dow Field, Maine during which time he served as a Lockheed P-38 Lightning pilot as part of Operation Bolero, the movement of U. S. forces across the Atlantic to the United Kingdom in preparation for the opening of a "second front" in northwest Europe that involved a group of P-38 aircraft following a B-17 Flying Fortress pathfinder aircraft across the North Atlantic. In September 1942, Kelsey returned to Wright Field and in 1943 was named chief of the Flight Research Branch, Flight Test Division. Later that year, Kelsey returned to the United Kingdom as the deputy chief of staff of the Ninth Fighter Command and in 1944 was appointed chief of the Operation Engineering Section of the Eighth Air Force Headquarters. In July 1945, Kelsey again returned to Wright Field and was named chief of the All-Weather Operations Section. In December 1946, Kelsey served as assistant deputy commanding general for personnel at Wright Field moving up to be the chief of personnel and administration before leaving for Air Force Headquarters in early 1948 where he served as chief of the Control Group in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Materiel. Kelsey entered the National War College in August 1948, graduating in June 1949, and then staying on as an instructor. Kelsey was appointed Deputy Director of Research and Development in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Development at Air Force Headquarters until retiring from active duty in December 1955. Kelsey was the recipient of numerous awards and honors and was involved in the development of, and/or test flew, numerous aircraft including the Bell XFM-1 Airacuda, Bell P-39 Airacobra, Curtiss P-36A Hawk, and Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Kelsey was also a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, holding a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering (1928) and a master of science degree in aeronautical engineering (1931).

Provenance:

General Benjamin S. Kelsey, Gift, NASM.XXXX.0026.

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Topic:

Aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Airplanes  Search this

Curtiss JN-4 Jenny Family  Search this

Dayton Wright DH-4  Search this

Alexander Eaglerock Aircraft Family  Search this

Bellanca WB-2 "Miss Columbia"  Search this

Bell XFM-1 Airacuda  Search this

Lockheed P-38 Lightning Family  Search this

Curtiss P-36 Hawk Family  Search this

Technical manuals  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Citation:

General Benjamin Kelsey Scrapbooks, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0026, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0026

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General Benjamin Kelsey Scrapbooks

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0026

Creator:

Bishop, John Wallis (Jack)  Search this

Names:

Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps. 66th Squadron  Search this

Roosevelt Field (N.Y.)  Search this

Bishop, John Wallis (Jack)  Search this

Extent:

0.25 Cubic feet (1 slim legal document case)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Diaries

Photographs

Publications

Maps

Date:

1918-1936

Summary:

John (Jack) Wallis Bishop was born June 8, 1892, in Berlin, Maryland. He was trained as a pilot at the US Army School of Military Aeronautics at Cornell University in 1917 and subsequently enlisted in Canada and was assigned to the 66th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) at the front for 14 months in northern Italy. He shot down two enemy aircraft and participated in 22 low altitude bombing raids. In the 1930s, he became a flying instructor and pilot at Roosevelt Field. Bishop was killed in a flying accident at Roosevelt Field on August 30, 1936. This collection contains materials from Bishop's career as a pilot, including a diary, logbooks, newsletters, permits, photographs, and articles.

Scope and Contents:

This collection contains materials from John Wallis Bishop's career as a pilot. World War I era materials include photographs, a diary of his overseas service, a logbook, newsletters and programs from the 66th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps, a booklet of aircraft silhouettes, an aerial map of the northern Italian front, and his permission to depart from the United Kingdom and return to the United States. Materials from his later career include logbooks, a pilot permit and physical examination certificate, and a book of tickets for excursion flights with Bishop. Other materials include an article from the November/December 1931 edition of The Military Engineer entitled "Two-Fifths of an Ace," describing Bishop's exploits with the 66th Squadron, an in memoriam article, an article about Annette Gipson, and a genealogy of Samuel and John Bishop.

Note: The digital images in this finding aid were repurposed from scans made by an outside contractor for a commercial product and may show irregular cropping and orientation in addition to color variations resulting from damage to and deterioration of the original objects.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in chronological order.

Biographical / Historical:

John (Jack) Wallis Bishop was born June 8, 1892, in Berlin, Maryland. A United States citizen living in Yonkers, New York, he initially enlisted in the United States military on September 14, 1917, at Mineola, New York. He was trained at the US Army School of Military Aeronautics at Cornell University until his honorable discharge ("cause not shown") on October 30, 1917. Subsequently, he enlisted in Canada and was assigned to the 66th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) at the front for 14 months in northern Italy. He shot down two enemy aircraft and participated in 22 low altitude bombing raids. He returned to the US in June 1919, became a member of the "Ancient and Secret Order of Quiet Birdmen." After the war, he sold real estate, but soon began flying again, participating in barnstorming tours. In the 1930s, he became a flying instructor and pilot at Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, and a lieutenant in the Nassau County (NY) police department. He was a friend and flying associate of the air racer Annette Gipson. Bishop was killed in a flying accident near Roosevelt Field on August 30, 1936.

Provenance:

E. Thompson Magoffin, gift, 1988, NASM.1988.0086.

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

World War, 1914-1918  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Periodicals  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diaries

Photographs

Publications

Maps

Citation:

John Wallis Bishop Collection, Acc. NASM.1988.0086, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.1988.0086

See more items in:

John Wallis Bishop Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1988-0086

Creator:

Beilstein, Chris  Search this

Names:

United States Strategic Bombing Survey  Search this

Extent:

2.63 Cubic feet ((1 legal document box) (2 records center boxes))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Reports

Publications

Photographs

Date:

[ca. 1940s]

Scope and Contents:

This collection is a comprehensive survey of Japanese World War II aircraft and information on the various air battles and battles where aviation played a significant role in either defeat or victory. The material primarily consists of articles and photographs clipped from American and Japanese scholarly and general interest aviation magazines. Also included are copies of three United States Strategic Bombing Survey reports written after the war that analyze Japanese strategy and tactics.

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

Chris Beilstein, gift, 1990, 1990-0055, Public Domain

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Airplanes -- Japan  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Periodicals  Search this

Works of art  Search this

Genre/Form:

Reports

Publications

Photographs

Identifier:

NASM.1990.0055

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1990-0055