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Author:

Riley, William A.  Search this

Doll, Thomas E.  Search this

Subject:

United States Coast Guard Aviation History  Search this

United States Marine Corps Aviation History  Search this

United States Navy  Search this

United States Navy Aviation History  Search this

Physical description:

129 pages illustrations (some color) 28 cm

Type:

Books

Pictorial works

History

Date:

2015

Topic:

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Armed Forces--Aviation  Search this

Military operations, Aerial  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1055571

Creator:

Wood, George W., Jr.  Search this

Names:

United States. Army Air Forces. Fifth Air Force. 475th Fighter Group "Satan's Angels"  Search this

Wood, George W., Jr.  Search this

Extent:

0.1 Cubic feet ((1 folder))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Diaries

Date:

1942-1945

Scope and Contents:

The material contained in this accession is on the 475th Fighter Group 'Satan's Angels,' a World War II fighter unit of the Fifth Air Force, Pacific Theater of Operations. George W. Wood Jr. was a radio technician assigned to the group's 433rd Fighter Squadron. Wood documents his war experiences in two personal diaries and a photograph album.

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

William R. Wood, Gift, 1987, 1987-0118, NASM

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

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Diaries

Identifier:

NASM.1987.0118

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2b46fc34b-00b6-4176-a573-7f28c35e45ac

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1987-0118

Extent:

0.1 Cubic feet ((1 film reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Motion pictures (visual works)

Date:

1944

Scope and Contents:

This donation consists of one 16mm b&w film, entitled 'Seekrieg.' This film is a silent German documentary which contains footage of German Naval Operations at the Battle of Jutland on May 31st, 1916. This film includes footage of float planes.

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

Samuel B. Fishbein, Gift, 1995, 1996-0005, NASM

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 -- Naval operations  Search this

World War, 1914-1918 -- Aircraft  Search this

World War, 1914-1918  Search this

Jutland, Battle of, 1916  Search this

World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Denmark  Search this

World War, 1914-1918 -- Germany  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aeronautics -- Germany  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Genre/Form:

Motion pictures (visual works)

Identifier:

NASM.1996.0005

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg25b1c70c1-e33b-4970-9eab-6fcfbd5cf79c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1996-0005

Creator:

Hook, Thomas S., 1923-  Search this

Names:

ZR-1 Shenandoah (Airship)  Search this

Hook, Thomas S., 1923-  Search this

Extent:

0.45 Cubic feet ((1 legal document box))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Black-and-white negatives

Photographs

Correspondence

Publications

Date:

[ca. 1920s-1960s]

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists both of photographs that appear in the book as well as additional research materials, including: correspondence, printed materials, photographs, and negatives.

Biographical / Historical:

Thom Hook's book, Shenandoah Saga was published in 1973. It was written to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of the USS Shenandoah--the first American-built, helium-filled rigid airship. This book traces the history of the naval airship from its preplanning stages to its tragic crash on September 3, 1925.

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

Thomas Hook, Gift, 1985, 1985-0021, varies (including 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:

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Airships  Search this

Genre/Form:

Black-and-white negatives

Photographs

Correspondence

Publications

Identifier:

NASM.1985.0021

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg25e734cf4-5f91-484b-a31c-7c14ac22e9c3

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1985-0021

Creator:

Schoenfeld, Maxwell Philip, 1936-  Search this

Names:

United States. Army Air Forces  Search this

Schoenfeld, Maxwell Philip, 1936-  Search this

Extent:

9.81 Cubic feet ((9 records center boxes))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Minutes

Reports

Correspondence

Date:

1940-1944

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of copies of formerly classified reports, minutes and correspondence gathered by Max Schoenfeld for his research. This collection also contains some secondary source material copied from books. There is no original material in this collection, only copies.

Biographical / Historical:

Max Schoenfeld was the author of the book entitled, Stalking the U-boat: USAAF Offensive Antisubmarine Operations in World War II. This book, published in 1995 by the Smithsonian Press as part of the Smithsonian History of Aviation series, recounts the story of the United States Army Air Forces' antisubmarine operations against German U-boats during the crisis of the Battle of the Atlantic in late 1942 and 1943.

General:

The book "Stalking the U-boat: USAAF Offensive Antisubmarine Operations in World War II" is available in the National Air and Space Museum Branch Library.

NASMrev

Provenance:

Larry Lynch, Gift, 2000, 2000-0062, 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 -- Aerial operations, American -- North Atlantic  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Antisubmarine aircraft  Search this

Genre/Form:

Minutes

Reports

Correspondence

Identifier:

NASM.2000.0062

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg21eba6494-d0f6-409d-bf74-326bf39378fe

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2000-0062

Author:

Crosara, Leonardo  Search this

Physical description:

3 p. l., 9-155 p. plates. 25 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

1924

[1924]

Topic:

Aeronautics, Military--History  Search this

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

Call number:

UG630 .C7X

UG630.C7X

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_52470

Author:

Douhet, Giulio 1869-1930  Search this

Physical description:

187 p., 2 l. 25 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

1927

[1927]

Topic:

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Call number:

UG630 .D6 1927X

UG630.D6 1927X

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_51949

Author:

Lafon, Charles Ferdinand 1881-  Search this

Physical description:

270 p. incl. front., illus. 23 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

1916

Topic:

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

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

Call number:

D600 .L3X

D600.L3X

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_92151

Author:

Lachambre, Abel  Search this

Joint author:

Lachambre, Henri 1846-1904  Search this

Physical description:

16 p. illus. 19 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

1888

Topic:

Balloons  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Call number:

UG640 .L3X

UG640.L3X

UG640.L3

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_156224

Author:

Brent, Keith  Search this

RAAF Aerospace Centre  Search this

Subject:

Australia Royal Australian Air Force History  Search this

Physical description:

xiv, 220 p. ; 25 cm

Type:

Congresses

Place:

Australia

Date:

2004

Topic:

Aeronautics, Military--History  Search this

Air power--History  Search this

Call number:

UG635.A8 O64 2004

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_741743

Creator:

14th Air Force Association (U.S.)  Search this

Extent:

0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Certificates

Date:

Circa 1945

Summary:

This collection consists of a membership certificate issued by the 14th Air Force Association (the "Flying Tigers"). The certificate states that membership signifies that the recipient served with honor between December 20, 1941 and December 15, 1945 in or attached to the 14th Air Force or its predecessors.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of a membership certificate issued by the 14th Air Force Association (the "Flying Tigers"). The certificate states that membership signifies that the recipient served with honor between December 20, 1941 and December 15, 1945 in or attached to the 14th Air Force or its predecessors. The certificate also includes a very brief history of the 14th Air Force and the reproduced signatures of Claire Lee Chennault and Charles B. Stone, III, who took command of the 14th Air Force from late summer 1945 until the unit's deactivation in December 1945. The certificate has the 14th Air Force's insignia at the top, in color, and is marked "Issued" at the bottom. The space on the certificate for the recipient's name is left blank.

Arrangement:

Collection is a single item.

Biographical / Historical:

Claire Lee Chennault accepted the task of reorganizing the Chinese Air Force in 1937 and in 1941 Chennault was authorized, by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, to organize a group of volunteers to assist in this endeavor. The result was the American Volunteer Group (AVG). The AVG was also known as the "Flying Tigers" because the noses of the Curtiss P-40 Warhawks they flew were painted with the mouth and eyes of a tiger shark. The AVG was responsible for at least 268 enemy aircraft destroyed and another 40 aircraft damaged while sustaining only 12 losses. On July 4, 1942, the AVG became the China Air Task Force, still known as the "Flying Tigers," and was still under the leadership of Chennault, then a brigadier general. The China Air Task Force became the 14th Air Force by special order of President Roosevelt on March 10, 1943 with a newly promoted Major General Chennault in command. The 14th Air Force, who also adopted the "Flying Tigers" designation, conducted fighter, bomber, and supply missions in the China-Burma-India theater. The 14th Air Force is credited with the destruction of 2,315 Japanese aircraft, 356 bridges, 1,225 locomotives and 712 railroad cars during the remainder of World War II.

Provenance:

Dorothy Wise, Gift, 1963, NASM.XXXX.0939.

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

Genre/Form:

Certificates

Citation:

14th Air Force Association Membership Certificate, NASM.XXXX.0939, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0939

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2dc1c59ff-4f53-463c-814c-bd9d1ddab287

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0939

Names:

United States. Army. Air Service  Search this

Extent:

0.58 Cubic feet (2 shoeboxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Glass slides

Lantern slides

Date:

1924

Summary:

Between 6 April and 28 September 1924 a flight of specially designed Douglas aircraft operated by the United States Army Air Service completed the first aerial circumnavigation of the globe. Two of the four Douglas World Cruisers completed the 27,000 mile trip in 371 hours, 11 minutes flying time. This collection of sixty-nine 3 by 4 inch glass lantern slides appears to be a prepared set chronicling the flight.

Scope and Contents:

This collection of sixty-nine 3 by 4 inch glass lantern slides appears to be a prepared set chronicling the flight of the Douglas World Cruisers and the first World Flight by the United States Army Air Corps in 1924.

Arrangement:

The lantern slides are presented in original order.

Biographical / Historical:

Between 6 April and 28 September 1924 a flight of specially designed Douglas aircraft operated by the United States Army Air Service completed the first aerial circumnavigation of the globe. Two of the four Douglas World Cruisers completed the 27,000 mile trip in 371 hours, 11 minutes flying time.

Provenance:

Collections Department, NASM, Transfer, 1999, NASM.1999.0061

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

Aeronautics -- Records  Search this

Douglas World Cruiser (DWC)  Search this

Flights around the world  Search this

Genre/Form:

Glass slides

Lantern slides -- 1900-1950

Citation:

1924 World Flight Glass Slide Collection, Acc. NASM.1999.0061, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.1999.0061

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg254f2481d-708f-4d7e-83de-8169df562b16

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1999-0061

Extent:

0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder, 9 x 12 inch booklet (56 pages))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Place:

Baltimore (Md.) -- 1920-1930

Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.) -- history

Date:

1925

Summary:

This collection consists of a souvenir program, missing its front and back covers, from the 1925 Coupe d'Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider (Jacques Schneider Maritime Aviation Cup) seaplane races held on October 24, 1925, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of a copy of "Jacques Schneider International Seaplane Races, Baltimore, U.S.A., Bay Shore Park, October 24, 1925" issued by The Flying Club of Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland) as the official program for the 1925 Coupe d'Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider (Jacques Schneider Maritime Aviation Cup) races held on October 24 in Baltimore, Maryland. The 12 by 9 inch program (56 pages) is missing its front and back covers. Several pages have been annotated in black ink by an unidentified hand, including a scorecard on page 23.

Arrangement:

Pages are reproduced in numerical order.

Biographical / Historical:

In 1912, Jacques Schneider (1879-1928), a wealthy French industrialist and aviation enthusiast, established the Coupe d'Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider (Jacques Schneider Maritime Aviation Trophy), a competition to encourage the development of hydroaeroplanes (aircraft capable of taking off from and landing on the surface of the water such as seaplanes, floatplanes, and flying boats). The first race, in 1913, was held at Monaco; the rules dictated that the winner's country would host the following year's race. To retain the trophy, a competitor needed to win three races within a five-year period. Schneider's hope was that the competition would foster technical developments which would aid civil aviation, but by the 1920s the Schneider Trophy races had become speed competitions. Aircraft manufacturers Curtiss (United States), Supermarine (United Kingdom), Macchi (Italy) and others were encouraged by their native countries to develop designs specifically for the Schneider Trophy competitions. The 8th Schneider Trophy race—the first set to take place in the United States—was planned for 1924 but was postponed a year due to a lack of competitors. By 1925, aircraft specifically designed for the race were ready to compete on a triangular course laid out over the Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore, Maryland. On October 26, 1925, US Army Lt. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle flew the Curtiss R3C-2 to victory for the United States with an average speed of 374 km/h (232.17 mph). The next day he flew the R3C-2 over a straight course at a world-record speed of 395 km/h (245.7 mph). A Macchi design (Macchi M.39) won the race in 1926, passing the trophy back to Italy. Supermarine designs won the 1927 (Supermarine S.5), 1929 (Supermarine S.6), and 1931 (Supermarine S.6B) competitions to permanently secure the Schneider Trophy for the United Kingdom.

Related Materials:

A heavily annotated copy of the program—which includes the missing covers—can be found in the Samuel Donovan "Don" Swann Collection, NASM.1987.0062, Box 1, Folder 9, Program, Jacques Schneider Cup International Seaplanes Races [annotated], NASM-9A20016.

Provenance:

Transfer from NASM Aeronautics Department, 2010, NASM.XXXX.0565.0095

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 -- Competitions  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Airplanes  Search this

Air pilots  Search this

Seaplanes  Search this

advertising -- 20th century  Search this

Citation:

Coupe d'Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider (Jacques Schneider Maritime Aviation Cup) Souvenir Program, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0565.0095, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0565.0095

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1925 Coupe d'Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider (Jacques Schneider Maritime Aviation Cup) Souvenir Program

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg20a7b118b-4ccd-4504-98e1-89ff62fdf985

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0565-0095

Creator:

De Haan, Larry  Search this

Names:

Wright Field, Ohio  Search this

Extent:

.01 Cubic feet (18 print photographs, 17 film negatives)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Negatives

Photographs

Date:

October 13-14, 1945

Summary:

In October 1945, Wright Field, Ohio, sponsored an Army Air Forces Fair, presented by the Air Technical Service Command, which allowed the public to observe displays of the US Army Air Forces' operational and experimental aircraft as well as German and Japanese aircraft captured during World War II. This collection consists of 18 photographs (17 negatives and one print) taken at the fair.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of seventeen 2.75 x 4.5 inch black and white negatives, with corresponding digital inkjet print enlargements, of military aircraft on display at the US Army Air Forces Fair at Wright Field, Ohio, held October 13-14, 1945. Also included is one digital inkjet print photograph of American Philip E. Johnson posed with Charles Chung, head of Chinese aircraft procurement and support of the American Volunteer Group (AVG) and Liang Po, a Chinese engineer sent to the United States to learn about various aircraft parts repair and servicing. US Army Air Forces operational and experimental aircraft pictured include the Beech XA-38 Grizzly (Model 28) (s/n 43-14407), Bell YP-59A Airacomet "Mystic Mistress" (s/n 42-108783), Bell XP-77, Bell XP-83 (s/n 44-84990), Cornelius XFG-1 (s/n 44-28060), the Northrop MX-324 prototype, a Lockheed P-38L Lightning (s/n 44-246490) modified as a specialized ground strafing version, a Loon Missile (JB-2, KUW-1, LTV-2, MX-544) with booster assembly, and a cutaway display model Pratt & Whitney WASP Major R-4360-4 Engine. Captured Japanese aircraft pictured include a Mitsubishi A6M5 Reisen (Zero Fighter) Zeke (Type 0 Carrier Fighter 52) and a Kugisho MXY7 Model 11 Ohka (Cherry Blossom) Baka (Crazy). Captured German aircraft pictured include a Bachem Ba 349 (BP 20) Natter (Adder), Heinkel He 162 Spatz (Sparrow, Volksjäger, People's Fighter), Junkers Ju 290 A "Alles Kaputt" (WkNr 110196, US registration FE-3400), Junkers Ju 388 L-1 (WkNr 560049, US registration FE-4010, later T2-4010), Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a Schwalbe (Swallow) (US registration FE-111), a V-1 (FZG 76) Buzz Bomb, and a V-2 Missile.

Arrangement:

Images have been assigned NASM Archives image reference numbers in the order in which they were received from the donor.

Biographical / Historical:

From 1943 until 1945, Larry De Haan served as the chief technician in the instrument shop at Wright Field, Ohio, and at the satellite field at Vandalia, Ohio, as part of the US Army Air Forces Material Command's Service Test Branch. On the weekend of October 13 and 14, 1945, Wright Field sponsored an Army Air Forces Fair, presented by the Air Technical Service Command, which allowed the public to observe displays of US Army Air Forces' operational and experimental aircraft as well as captured German and Japanese aircraft.

Related Materials:

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum aircraft displayed at the 1945 Army Air Forces Fair include the following:

Junkers Ju 388 L-1, A19600325000.

Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a Schwalbe (Swallow), A19600328000.

Provenance:

Larry De Haan, gift, 2006, NASM.2006.0046

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:

Aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aeronautics -- Exhibitions  Search this

Bell P-59 Airacomet Series  Search this

Junkers Ju 388 Family  Search this

Heinkel He 162 Spatz (Sparrow) Volksjager (People's Fighter)  Search this

V-1 rocket  Search this

V-2 rocket  Search this

Genre/Form:

Negatives

Photographs

Citation:

1945 Air Forces Fair Photography (De Haan), Acc. NASM.2006.0046, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2006.0046

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1945 Air Forces Fair Photography (De Haan)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2817fe281-44ff-4e9f-9ed3-16e910aeede8

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2006-0046

Collection Creator:

Bendix Corporation.  Search this

Bendix Aviation Corp  Search this

Container:

Box 2, Folder 20

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

August 18-19, 1951

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:

Bendix Air Races Collection, Acc. NASM.1988.0115, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

See more items in:

Bendix Air Races Collection

Bendix Air Races Collection / Series 2: Bendix Trophy Races by Year / Bendix Trophy Race, 1951 (1 of 2)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2b31b9215-e472-4fc5-a2c1-e812aaa41699

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-1988-0115-ref572

Creator:

Pendleton, Littleton Flippo  Search this

Names:

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

Pendleton, Littleton Flippo  Search this

Extent:

0.23 Cubic feet ((1 slim legal document box))

0.21 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Manuscripts

Date:

1917-1919

Scope and Contents:

This collection contains a manuscript (94 unnumbered pages) detailing the history of the 1st Aero Squadron, a folder containing official documents relating to Pendleton's service and another containing an observer's notation board and a single photograph.

Biographical / Historical:

Littleton Flippo Pendleton served as an observer with the 1st Aero Squadron during 1917-1919.

General:

This material is in brittle and fragile condition. To facilitate access to it, a copy of the manuscript has been made onto acid-free paper and it is requested that researchers review this copy instead of the original.

NASMrev

Provenance:

Warren Pendleton, transfer, 1975, XXXX-0591, NASM

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

World War, 1914-1918  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence

Manuscripts

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0591

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2d45f760e-523e-4c31-8f54-39a396fb0937

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0591

Creator:

Blumberg, Nathan  Search this

Names:

United States. Army. Air Service. 1st Pursuit Group. 27th Aero Squadron  Search this

Blumberg, Nathan  Search this

Luke, Frank, Jr.  Search this

Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973  Search this

Extent:

0.18 Cubic feet (1 flatbox)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Date:

1917-1973

Summary:

Nathan Blumberg (1897--1982) served with the US Army Air Service, 27th Aero Squadron, during World War I. This collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by Blumberg which mainly documents the activities of his unit during the war.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by Nathan Blumberg which mainly documents the activities of the 27th Aero Squadron during World War I. Photographs in the scrapbook include images of members of the squadron; graves of some of the pilots killed in action; aircraft including the SPAD XIII (S.13), Dorand Type A.R.2 A2, Nieuport 28 C18, and the de Havilland (Airco) D.H.4; and views of various locations in France. The images are captioned by Blumberg. The scrapbook also includes some military records, poems, news clippings, and photographs and memorabilia from the squadron's reunions in 1966 and 1973. A number of news clippings in the scrapbook relate to Frank Luke, Jr., a pilot from the 27th Aero Squadron who was killed in action during World War I and was awarded the Medal of Honor. The scrapbook also contains some clippings about Edward Vernon "Eddie" Rickenbacker and some of Blumberg's enlistment records from World War II.

Arrangement:

The scrapbook in this collection is in original order. The collection also contains some loose items which are housed separately.

Biographical / Historical:

Nathan Blumberg (1897--1982) enlisted in the US Army Air Service at Fort Slocum, New York on November 27, 1917 and was initially attached to the 233rd Aero Squadron before being transferred to the 659th Aero Squadron in December 1917. In February 1918, Blumberg was attached to the 27th Aero Squadron and remained with that unit, serving in France from February 1918 until March 1919 when he was honorably discharged at the rank of corporal. Blumberg re-enlisted in the US Army Air Forces in October 1942 and served during World War II as a warrant officer.

Provenance:

Leonore B. Sheldon, Gift, 1991, NASM.1991.0028

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, 1914-1918  Search this

SPAD XIII (S.13)  Search this

Dorand A.R. (Avion de Reconnaissance) Series  Search this

Nieuport (France) 28  Search this

de Havilland (Airco) D.H.4  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Citation:

27th Aero Squadron Scrapbook [Nathan Blumberg], NASM.1991.0028, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.1991.0028

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27th Aero Squadron Scrapbook [Nathan Blumberg]

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg23f93ab86-f222-4809-8803-95b31d51c905

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1991-0028

Names:

Langley Field, Virginia  Search this

United States. Army. Air Corps. 2nd Bombardment Group  Search this

Extent:

0.1 Cubic feet ((2 folders))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Contact prints

Negatives

Date:

1937

Scope and Contents:

This collection of 264 negatives, with corresponding contact prints, concerns the 2nd Bomb Group at Langley Field, Virginia. These images were shot to aid the filming of "Test Pilot," which starred Clark Gable. The images include shots of uniforms, buildings at Langley Field, Boeing B-17 bombers and images of Clark Gable's double for this film.

General:

Note: While there are 264 negatives, there are three shots of each image. There are only 88 unique images that appear in this photography.

NASMrev

Provenance:

Tom Britton, gift, 2000-0022, 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

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Genre/Form:

Contact prints

Negatives

Identifier:

NASM.2000.0022

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg24c9d420c-3350-4831-b5a3-9f3df6e45407

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2000-0022

Creator:

Tweedy, George M., Major, 1915-2001  Search this

Names:

2nd Observation Unit  Search this

Extent:

0.11 Cubic feet ((1 shoebox))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Black-and-white negatives

Place:

Philippines

Date:

bulk 1937-1938

Scope and Contents:

This donation consists of 65 negatives taken in 1937 and 1938 by Major Tweedy who was an Aerial Photographer with the 2nd Observation Unit, stationed at Nichols Field, Philippines. Along with images of Nichols Field and officers of the squadrons based there, the following aircraft are featured: Boeing P-12 (Model 102), Boeing P-26, Thomas-Morse O-19C, Keystone B-3A and Martin B-10B. The collection also includes an 11-image sequence documenting a parachute dummy test drop at Nichols Field in 1938.

Biographical / Historical:

Major George M. Tweedy (1915-2001) attended San Diego State College before leaving in 1935 to join the Army Air Corps. Tweedy's military career spanned 26 years, and much of it concerned military photography. He was in the Philippines with the 2nd Observation Unit during the 1930s shooting aerial photography, and in 1941 he was in Canada and Alaska providing aerial photographs which were used in the building of the Alcan Highway. During World War II, he was stationed mostly in England with the 409th Bomb Group as a photo officer. After the war, Tweedy was an agent for the Army Counter Intelligence Corps in Alaska and then transferred to the Air Forces Office of Special Investigations. Tweedy was also a photo officer at Fort George Wright before retiring in 1961.

Provenance:

Katheryn Brown, Gift, 2003

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

Boeing P-12 (Model 102)  Search this

Boeing P-26  Search this

Thomas-Morse O-19C  Search this

Keystone B-3A  Search this

Martin B-10B  Search this

Aerial photography  Search this

Genre/Form:

Black-and-white negatives

Citation:

2nd Observation Unit Photography, Philippines [Tweedy], 2003-0047, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2003.0047

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg21d7b17cb-71b4-48c4-8ffd-1e553e674182

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2003-0047

Creator:

Smith, James  Search this

Names:

United States. Army Air Forces. 31st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron  Search this

Smith, James  Search this

Extent:

0.29 Cubic feet ((1 flatbox))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Publications

Date:

1943-1945

Scope and Contents:

This collection includes the following material gathered by James Smith: photo album containing Smith's handwritten diary, photographs, postcards, currency, and maps; a printed copy of Smith's diary; a song, "Ballad of Thirty First;" and the booklet "The Story of the Thirty First Photo Reconnaissance Squadron."

Biographical / Historical:

The Thirty First Photo Reconnaissance Squadron was activated in August of 1943 and deactivated in November 1945. The Squadron's campaigns included the following: Air Offensive, Europe; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; and Central Europe. The Squadron won a Distinguished Unit Citation in 1944. James Smith was an enlisted man for this unit.

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

Earl F. Miller, gift, 1999, 1999-0018, NASM

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:

Aerial photography  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Publications

Identifier:

NASM.1999.0018

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2c326e345-b497-459d-9f69-e016901cc278

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1999-0018