Digital only images of the 38th Bomb Group in the Pacific Theater.

This collection documents the 90th Bombardment Group service during World War II. The 90th, known as the "Jolly Rogers" served with the 5th Air Force in the Pacific Theater during the Second World War.

Images from the Stan Abele Special Collection. Stan was a Navy pilot in the Second World War who survived the attack on the USS Bunker Hill.

This collection contains approximately 5 linear inches of papers covering Walter J. Addems long, successful life of flying and achievements. He began flying at a very early age and was a member of the famous Early Birds. He was integral...

The collection contains information pertaining to the history of the US Army Air Corps and the United States Air Force. It includes general history, as well as subject folders on different wings, groups and squadrons. This collection has much information...

This collection contains menus from Air France flights between Paris and Los Angeles and between Paris and Buenos Aires during the 1980s.

This collection contains the personal papers of Brig. Gen. James Alfonte. The bulk of the material relates to his aviation career during World War I.

This series contains various correspondences, articles, documents, reunion yearbooks, etc. relating to the American Volunteer Group (AVG), known as the “Flying Tigers.”

This collection contains correspondence relating to Air Mail accidents in spring 1934.

In 1937, George Arnold was in Shien Chaio, China to build an aircraft factory. This collection was assembled by the San Diego Air and Space Museum. Central Aircraft (CAMCO) was located in Shien Chaio, China. This collection contains photographs of...

Lt. Austin served with the 22nd Photo Section in the Canal Zone in the 1920s.

A Collection of autographed photos and documents by well known people related to aviation.

4 Logbooks about the B-24s which have been sold to England.

This collection contains correspondence, prototypes, blueprints and other documents from Charles Harding Babb, founder of The Babb Company.

Philip Babcock served with the 88th Aero Squadron in the First World War. This Collection documents his life and the history of the squadron.

Errold G. Bahl (EGB, October 26, 1894 – October 26, 1930) was one of the early birds of aviation, an aircraft pilot, mechanic, barnstormer, and entrepreneur. He attended the School of Military Aeronautics, flew in Latin America, was a mentor...

This collection contains the papers of Bernt Balchen, a renowned cold-weather aviator.

Stan V. Ballard served with the 100th Bomb Group during the Second World War. He was a crew member on Boeing B-17 Fortresses.

Primarily, this collection focuses on Balsley’s service as a member of the Lafayette Escadrille. A significant item is a reprint of Balsley’s war-time diary. This collection contains many newspaper clippings concerning injuries sustained when his airplane was shot down in...

The James Phillip Baross Personal Papers contains documents and objects relating to and collected by Baross during his service as a flight radio operator in World War II.

Photographic Prints that have been digitized and placed on the DAMS and Flickr. They have been assigned a 09 Series Number.Bob Battenfield worked at Ryan on the Lunar Lander project for Apollo.

Hugh Bauman Served in the US Navy as an aviator.

Lloyd best appears to have worked at Prudden aircraft and possibly Ryan in San Diego.

Clurmann W. Bibb worked in aviation in companies such as North American and Ryan Aeronautical. This collection contains scrapbooks which document his life.Clurman Bibb had an extensive career in California, working at North American Aviation, Ryan Aeronautical, Northrop Aircraft, and...

The collection contains primarily photographs of a wide range of aircraft, locations, and people; there are also papers authored by Dr. Bilstein and others on aviation history; finally, there are audio cassette tapes of interviews with aviation-related people, including Werner...

Miles Blaine (1913-2009) was a long time San Diego resident and photographer for SDASM. His collection features 860+ photographs from 1935 to 1952, related to aviation and a growing San Diego. He began to volunteer at the San Diego Air...

Captain Blalock served in the Army Air Corps during the Second World War.

The Boeing News collection is a one series collection that contains Boeing News periodicals dating from December 1997 to March 2002.

This collection contains military orders, papers, photographs and artifacts relating to the career of Adm. Gerald F. Bogan of the U.S. Navy.

Almerian (Al) Robinson Boileau graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1926. He ranked up from ensign to lieutenant junior grade to commander. He received his wings in 1929. He was involved in Naval Aviation for several years.

Theodore “Ted” Bolduc was born on New Year’s Day in 1919 in Augusta, Maine to Michael and Jeanette Bolduc. He was their only son and grew up with two younger sisters, Violette and Anita. Ted enlisted in the Navy at...

The collection contains materials related to Allan F. Bonnalie’s life and career in aeronautics. Included are log books, correspondence, maps and charts, blueprints, scrapbooks, Bonnalie’s service records in World War I (1918-1921), certificates and military orders, manuscripts of writings by...

Philip Bono worked as a research and systems analyst for North American Aviation. His first "tour" with Douglas Aircraft Company was from 1949 to 1951, doing structural layout and detail design. From 1951 to 1960, he worked primarily in structures...

Roland A. Boucher, engineer and inventor who founded AstroFlights, which worked with electric-powered radio controlled aircraft and developed the world's first solar-powered aircraft. This is a collection pertaining photographs, slides, measurements, correspondence, articles on AstroFlight, Hughes Aircraft solar aircraft transparencies,...

The collection contains items reflecting the military and professional life of Chester Val Braun, including books, documents, news articles, photographs and memorabilia. The items of memorabilia have been turned over to the SDASM Curatorial Department.

James Britt served with the 376th Bomb Group during World War Two. After the War he served with the Startegic Air Command.

Richard C. Brookins was born December 30, 1918 in Glendale, Ca. He graduated Louisiana State University in June of 1941 and went to work as a Srtess Analyst at Lockheed Aviation in Los Angeles. He was selected for flying school...

This collection contains materials related to the life and work of Mort W. Brown (1908- ), the first (retired) Chief Pilot of Production Flight Test with the Cessna Aicraft Company, working from 1937 to 1972.

Roy K. Brown worked for Douglas Aircraft.

Frank Raymond Burgess has a long history with the Consolidated Patrol Bomber PBY-5A and served in the US Navy for several years.

John Burgess was an aviation artist who worked at Edwards Air Force Base.

The collection contains items reflecting Mr. Bussy's career in aviation as a pilot, air race contestant, barnstormer, and test pilot for several aviation companies.

Carter Buton was a Barnstormer who was active in Kansas and Ohio during the 1920s. These images are from scrap books which were loaned to SDASM for digitization. These images show his flights and newspaper clippings advertising them.

Alexander Calder was an artist who made Mobiles.

Chester Camus served in World War Two.

Jack Canary was a Tech Rep with North American Aviation in China during World War Two.

This collection details the technical life of President John F. Kennedy’s campaign aircraft, the Caroline, which was the first private aircraft used exclusively for campaigning by an American presidential candidate. The collection includes correspondence and notes kept by the Caroline’s...

Photographic Prints that have been digitized and placed on the DAMS and Flickr. They have been assigned a 09 Series Number.

Arthur Carroll worked for Fokker Aircraft at one point during his career.

Everett “Ev” Cassagneres was born February 7, 1928 in New Haven, CT. He was the son of Eugene and Alta (Bryan) Cassagneres. A lifetime aviation enthusiast, he was one of the thirteen founding members of the Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Association...

Norman Howard Casson has spent his technical career of six decades in aerospace. This collection contains photographs and text materials related to Casson's work, with the bulk related to his work on NASA's manned luanr missions, "Project Apollo".

Norman Howard Casson has spent his technical career of six decades in aerospace. This collection contains photographs and text materials related to Casson's work, with the bulk related to his work on NASA's manned luanr missions, "Project Apollo".

Gerald D. Chadderdon was born on October 9, 1922 in Friendship, New York but grew up in Olean, NY. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force as a cadet in 1942 and did basic training at Allegheny College, Meadville,...

China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) was founded as a partnership between Curtiss Aircraft and the Chinese Nationalist Government in 1929. This Collection contains a Pass Down Log from CNAC. The pass down log in this collection is a written communication...

75 Images scanned from the book "Air Combats Illustrated, Chinese Air Force"

Fred Churchill was involved with Ryan Aeronautical and served as the official Federal Aviation Agency representative for the Ryan Navion program. This Collection contains material relating to his life and Ryan Aeronautical.

Walt Calverie was a pioneer aviator.

Captain Benjamin Cloud was a U.S. Navy pilot who worked in reconnaissance at various stages of his long career, including on the cusp of the Vietnam War. Eventually he would be assigned command of that unit making him one of...

This collection contains papers relating to Jacqueline Cochran's distinguished aviation career. Cochran earned her pilot's license in 1932 and went on to help form the Women Airforce Service Pilots group during World War II.

“The Consolidated News” was a newsletter that was published weekly during World War II. The majority of the newsletters in this collection are from the San Diego Division, and most of the newsletters are bound together in four hard...

The entire collection is Consolidator magazine newsletters. It is organized by date, starting from October 1936 and ending in April 1942.

The collection contains reports, correspondences, and photos of the Convair Charger Model 48 crash on October 19, 1965.

The masthead describes the magazine as “a digest of Convair-Liner operation and service published monthly by Convair in the interest of Convair-Liner operators and for the promotion of sales and service.” Articles contain general information (slightly technical) and drawings of...

This collection documents the history of the Atlas Missile program at Convair/General Dynamics.

This collection contains the full run of Convairiety, the company newsletter of Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation (Convair).

Sergeant William Copenhaver served in the Army Air Corps during the First World War.

Sergeant William Copenhaver served in the Army Air Corps during the First World War.

Ray Cote was a world famous air race pilot. This collection documents many of his accomplishments.

Frank Courtney started his aviation career in 1913, flying in World War I, World War II, and serving in commercial and military aviation for decades. His collection contains IDs, passports, and journals from 1922-1971.

Col. Orie Coyle served in the Army Air Forces.

Col. Orie Coyle served in the Army Air Forces.

Karle Criss was a member of the 4th Observation Squad in Hawaii.

Joe Crosson is best known for his flights in Alaska. He is also the brother of early aviatrix Marvel Crosson.

Photographic Prints that have been digitized and placed on the DAMS and Flickr. They have been assigned a 09 Series Number. Corwin Crowell photographed the San Diego Air and Space Museum.

Lawrence Crum received his U.S. Navy Aviator wings in 1942 and served on the USS Ranger during WWII & Korean War. The collection contains numerous photographs of the USS Ranger, certificates and personal documents.

The collection consists of documents and correspondence relating to Mr. Cunningham’s time spent as Supervisor and then Director of the SDASM Restoration Department during the period 1972 to 2003.

Photos in the collection show him in Guymas, Sonora, Mexico, in 1970, where the movie Catch 22 was being filmed. Mr. Daly was Ordnance Manager for Pilot/LCDR F. G. Tallman, the flying supervisor. This film was renowned for its role...

Charles Daniels was a member of the 8th Photos Recon Squadron and 82nd Tactical Recon Squadron during World War II. After the War he took and collected thousands of rare aircraft photos from all over the World.

Zilda De Carlo was born July 2, 1913 in North Hollywood, California. She was the youngest of four children to Frank and Vincenza (Dinino) De Carlo. Their sons, Ray, Bill, and Nick, also served in the Armed Forces. Zilda enrolled...

Richard M. Denbo was born on March 10, 1897 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Denbo served as an aviation engine mechanic. He transferred his interest as an auto mechanic to aircraft engines when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps...

William D'Ettore served with the 103rd and 104th Observation squadrons in World War Two.

John Dohm worked with TWA and Pan American Airlines as a Navigator. He also was an instructor in the Army Air Corps.

Gen. James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle was a profound presence in aviation: from his U.S. Army Air Corps service to his groundbreaking instrument-only flight to leading of the Doolittle Raid during World War II.

Charles Downing served in the US Army Air Corps during the Second World War.

Birdie Draper was an early female daredevil, pilot and parachute rigger.

George Drown served in the US Navy for 24 years.

Adolphe Heri Dubois served in World War One.

Lee Francis Duncan was a member of the early U.S. air mail crews. He also flew for United Airlines and was a member of the Army during World War II.

Joseph J. Dunkel was a veteran parachute jumper and pilot, flying various aircraft from gliders to four-engine bombers. This Collection includes photos documenting Dunkel's life in Aviation.

The Eighth Air Force was formed in 1942 and specialized in daylight precision bombing. The collection consists of a photographic book containing a narrative, ranging from the years 1943 to 1945.

Thomas Parker Emery - a local community college art instructor, mural painter, designer, and sculptor - was commissioned to restore the March of Transportation murals painted by Juan Larrinaga in the Ford Building, which currently houses the San Diego Air...

Eugene P. Rankin was born in 1916. He graduated from the Naval Academy at Pensacola, Florida, in 1941. In 1943, he served in World War 2 in the Pacific Theater. There he was the commanding officer in a “Black Cat...

The F-105F was a supersonic fighter bomber used by the United States Air Force. The F-105F was the third F-105 in production and the F-105G would later be modified from the F-105F. This Collection details the demonstration of the...

Joseph H. Famme was a prominent contributor to the growth of the aerospace industry, especially in San Diego. The collection consists of engineering proposals, reports, correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, as well as other documents related to the design of major...

William E. Fark served in the 461st bombardment wing of the US Airforce.

Paul Fedelchak served as an aerial photographer in the USAAC from 1939. His duties included service at Chanute Field, Washington and Alaska where he was involved in the aerial surveys that made the Alcan Highway possible.

Raymond B. Fife (March 26, 1900 – 1982) was a pioneer mechanic of aviation. Growing up in Venice, CA, he was exposed to the world of aviation from an early age. This Collection details his life in aviation and includes...

This collection contains the personal papers of Harold E. Fischer, who was an Air Force pilot during the Korean War. He was captured and held as a prisoner of war from 1953-1955.

This collection contains the personal papers of Harold Albert Fisher. Fisher was in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He then worked for the Marquardt Corporation and Grumman Aircraft Corporation.

Reuben Hollis Fleet was the founder of the Consolidated Aircraft Company

The collection contains Andrew Fodor's personal collection of papers, letters and photos primarily relates to his involvement in the Mutual Aircraft Service.

The material consists of items primarily reflecting Mary Ford's years as an instructor and commercial pilot. There is a scrapbook that covers news articles and memorabilia during her time with ATA. There are files containing a draft manuscript, photographs, research...

Cleon Freeman served with the Army Air Corps during the Second World War.

Richard Friel took photos of his flight in a DC-3

Kathryn Fritz was a young woman residing in San Diego during the 1920s.

Burdett Fuller was a naval reserve flyer who started a flying school and passenger service that grew into an active operation known as Burdett Airport and Burdett Airline.

A list of all tests at the GALCIT wind tunnel.

The collection contains items reflecting Mr. Garrett's career as a civilian Army Air Force flight instructor, including flight training instructions and correspondence

The paraphernalia of this collection comes from Stan Hodges, Art Director at Convair in the mid-1950s and 1960s. He designed many of the posters that were placed in the plant, as well as the General Dynamics sign.

General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is an American aerospace and defense company established through a series of acquisitions and mergers, forming in 1952 through the combination of the Electric Boat Company, Consolidated-Vultee (Convair) and many others. The Division’s Lindbergh Field plant...

This is a one series collection of General Dynamics newsletters (General Dynamics News [GDN] and General Dynamics World [GDW]), which are organized by date, then by edition.

Adelard Gero came up with innovative designs for personal automobile aircraft as well as commuter and commercial transportation.

Elwyn Herbert Gibbon had a very distinctive career instructing Chinese how to fly. This Collection documents his life in aviation.

H. Murray Gibson was an aviation enthusiast.

Theodore Edmonds Gildred was born on October 18, 1935, in Mexico City; the second of four children of real estate developer Theodore Gildred and Maxine Edmonds Gildred. His greatest aeronautical achievement was duplicating his father’s 1931 Goodwill Flight from San...

Theodore Gildred (1900-1967) was born on May 12, 1900, in Rochester, New York. His parents moved to South America in 1905, and he was educated in Argentina and Ecuador. Theodore Gildred’s collection primarily consists of documents relating to his Ecuador...

Staff Sargent Norton Amos Gillespie was born in Compton, California. He attended Compton Union High School. He joined the Army Air Corps in December 1942 and reported for duty on January 5, 1943.

V.J. Glendening was a naval officer and aviator.

This collection contains luggage labels from a variety of global airlines. The majority of the labels date from before World War II.

Donald H. Gordon was an earlier aviator from San Diego. Items in this collection, from 1909 to 1968, with one article from 1982, include biographies on Donald H. Gordon, correspondence, affidavits, notes, newspaper clippings, and photographs and relate to his...

Louis E. Gordon was the mechanic on Amelia Earhart's trans-atlantic flight and later worked for TWA. This Collection relates to his life.

The materials in this collection relate to the restoration of a salvaged Grumman F3F-2 that was restored by San Diego Aerospace Museum staff and volunteers in 1990.

Dorris Gurley joined the U.S. Navy in 1919 aged 25. His active naval service finished in April 1946, when he retired with the rank of Captain. During World War II he commanded the naval air stations at Ottumwa, Iowa and...

Carl Gwartney was born June 11, 1920 in Hooper, Colorado. He grew up in that rural state until hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Carl was 21, newly married, and still living in his hometown. He was a part...

Colonel Hall was assigned to the 62 Squadron of the famous 5 FG at Boxted Air Base in England during WWII and was credited with the destruction of two enemy aircraft (Junkers Ju- 188 bombers). He flew 55 combat missions...

Theodore Parsons “Ted” Hall, was a noted designer of the Consolidated flying automobile. This collection contains information on his life and flying cars.

This collection contains personal material relating to the career of Maj. George Hallett. Hallett was an engineer who worked with Glenn Curtis on early airplanes in San Diego. He was in the Army Air Service during World War I. After...

Ralph W. Hanlon was born on July 31, 1923 in Springfield, MA. He joined the U.S. Navy during World War II and served on USS Cabot (CVL 28). He retired as a veteran of World War II, the Korean War...

John Scott Hartje (b. 1922) served as a US Air Force pilot throughout World War II, mainly in the Pacific.

Photographic Prints that have been digitized and placed on the DAMS and Flickr. They have been assigned a 09 Series Number. Images of Charles Lindbergh and the Dole Air Race

Harry Haw served the U.S. Army as a pilot in the 514th Observation Squadron from 1917 to about 1930, after which he became a civilian transport pilot before moving to San Diego, CA, and becoming a science teacher. This Collection...

Frank Hayworth built model planes and travelled the world extensively in the 1920s and 1930s,

Paul H. Hebner, born in Alameda, California in 1956, graduated from New York University in 1988. He has been a professional writer for 32 years. He is the son of a U.S. Navy aviator/crewmember on a Martin Mariner PBM-5 flying...

Edward Henry Heinemann, (14 March 1908 – 26 November 1991) was a noted military aircraft designer for Douglas Aircraft.

The collection contains individual and group photographs, racing event photographs of planes, equipment, and exhibits of the National Air Races from 1928 to 1938. Documents include a scrapbook, an autograph book from the 1934 races, and a three-ring binder of...

Lindell Hendrix served in the 8th Air Force in the World War Two and worked for Republic Aircraft after the War.

Photographic Prints that have been digitized and placed on the DAMS and Flickr. They have been assigned a 09 Series Number. Image from the Henthorpe collection. Arthur Henthorpe was an American railroad engineer, who went to France during WWI to...

Jack Herd served in the Army Air Corps in the 1920s.

Sam Heron was an aviation engineer, technician, and inventor who helped to develop the first successful air-cooled engine systems, as well as making various other notable contributions to the field. This collection contains materials related to his life.

Photographic Prints that have been digitized and placed on the DAMS and Flickr. They have been assigned a 09 Series Number. Robert Hersey worked on the Ryan Firebee Drone.

James Harvey Hester was a Stunt Flyer who was associated with the famous Hollywood Black Cats. He served in the USAAS at Kelly Field, TX briefly during WWI then returned to Venice. He was a test and stunt pilot in...

George Hewson served in the First World War

Letters, documents and artifacts from James Burr Hickman, a member of the Army Air Corps in World War I who was killed in an air accident in Germany after the war.

The Charles A. Hill personal papers contain materials relating primarily to Hill's military career during World War I as an Army Air Service pilot and aviation instructor at the 3rd Aviation Instruction Center.

Hollis Hills grew up in Pasadena, California. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force (R.C.A.F.) in June 1940 and became a pilot on June 22, 1941, with the R.C.A.F.’s 414 Squadron. Prior to Pearl Harbor, Hollis was transferred to Croydon...

The owner of the photographs worked at Douglas Aircraft Co. as an engineer, and acquired these negatives and photographs in the early 1950s.

This collection contains information on Bill Hodges, who was the founder of the International Ryan Club and was the newsletter editor until his death.

The Hoffman-Russell Parachute Company was founded by James M. Russell and Major Edward L. Hoffman, both of whom helped design first parachute at McCook Flying Field in Dayton, Ohio, which was adopted by the Army Air Corps.

Clifton Hogan was an Early Bird of aviation.

Photographic Prints that have been digitized and placed on the DAMS and Flickr. They have been assigned a 09 Series Number. Bill Holder was a former Douglas employee.

Frederick A. Hoover was an early stunt flyer.

The Horton Wingless aircraft was invented by William Horton of Huntington Beach, California in 1952. He called the strange-looking plane “wingless” because he claimed the entire craft was a simple air foil with vertical fins and utilized all surfaces for...

John Johannes “Jack” Hospers was a representative for the Chance Vought and Sikorsky divisions of UAC, and by 1945, was the company’s vice president.

Tommy Howard served in the US Army Air Corps.

200 JPGS of the Hughes H-1 Racer at the Smithsonian Institution. These images were used to help build the H-1 reproduction at the San Diego Air and Space Museum.

Col. L.C. Hurd served in the Army Air Corps.

Brig Gen. Clarence Irvine had a long and distinguished career in the Air Force.

Mark Irwin worked for Convair as the Chief of the Film and Video Group from 1944 to 1977, during one of the most innovative and productive time periods of the company’s existence. His work covers Convair’s premier programs such as...

The collection contains working files compiled by Gordon M. Jackson, an engineer at the Convair Division of General Dynamics in San Diego. During his engineering career with Convair, Jackson was recognized as the unofficial historian of the company’s historical production...

Parker H. Jackson was the biographer Richard S. Requa, the master architect of the California Pacific International Exposition in 1935. This Collection includes documents from Jackson's studies of Requa.

Waldeman P. Jahn was an aviator in the US Navy.

Little is known about Hilda Jarmuth, an early aviatrix who was born on November 22, 1900. She may have been a member of the Ninety-Nines Club, which was founded on November 2, 1929, for the mutual support and advancement of...

Barbara Kibbee Jayne was a female test pilot for Grumman in World War Two.

The Dennis Jenkins Digital Only Space Collection contains space related images collected by Mr. Jenkins and covers all major American space programs.

Max Jesperson served in the Air Force for over 26 years and took part in World War Two, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

Carl Johnson was a proud member of the U.S. Navy. In the 1930’s he travelled aboard the USS Ranger to Peru and Brazil. He was a seaman second class (S2c), an aviation machine mate third class (AMM3c) in the V-2...

J. Thad Johnson was a WWI navy pilot in training for most of WWI. After the war he participated in the first transcontinental flight from New York to San Francisco and other aviation feats.

This collection contains material related to the lives of Morten Jorgensen Sr. and Jr. Mort Sr. worked at Ostergaard Aircraft as a general aircraft mechanic, while his son worked at Convair and served as surgical support on recovery carriers for...

Photographic Prints that have been digitized and placed on the DAMS and Flickr. They have been assigned a 09 Series Number. Aviation related and aerial photos from World War One

This collection contains the personal papers of Harold DeWolf Kantner. Kantner was an early aviation pioneer who did a lot of work with flying boats.

The Rear Admiral Constantine A. Karaberis Personal Papers contains items related primarily to Karaberis' career in the United States Navy from 1935 to 1969, commanding several bases and ships.

This collection contains papers relating to A.P. Keith. The papers include documents about a patent Keith received in 1870 for a flying machine.

James Leo Kelley worked for Consolidated Aircraft Corporation from 1934 until 1970. This collection contains his personal desk diaries from that time period. Entries include personal and work-related daily incidents.

Born in San Diego on October 19, 1924, Robert C. “Bob” Kemp was a publications editor and illustrator with General Dynamics in San Diego, as well as a noted artist, specializing in aircraft and sailing ship paintings.

Robert Kerley was an engineer at Wright Field, specifically researching, creating, and managing the production of lubricates and fuels through the 1930s until his retirement in 1970. Afterwhich he worked extensively on the autobiography of Sam D. Heron.

Thaddeus Kerns was born in Santa Ana, California on June 5, 1894, and died in a plane crash on July 15, 1913. At a very young age, he built a full-sized plane with his own hands, with the exception of...

Photographic Prints that have been digitized and placed on the DAMS and Flickr. They have been assigned a 09 Series Number 09-02053 to 02055. Ralph E. Kreps was assigned to the US Naval Air Station, Coco Solo, C.Z. The photos...

The collection contains information on the life and work of Richard Kuhn. Included in the collection are various media types dating from approx. 1943 to 1978 on the effectiveness of flap systems in deflecting propeller slipstreams and wind tunnel subsonic...

John Vernon Lane served in the Army Air Corps.

Photos focusing on World War One aircraft and airships.

Hubert Latham was a French Aviation Pioneer.

Charles "Chuck" Lawrence served in the Army Air Corps in World War Two.

Andrew Lech was an aviation model maker. His highly detailed models have been displayed at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum and the San Diego Air & Space Museum. His models date back to the 1920s.

The collection covers aviation history dating back to the first flights and includes extensive background and research material. It was the personal collection of Ed Leiser. It focuses on the History of Aviation in San Diego.
 
 Ed Leiser wrote...

Elmer Leonhardt was an early Airmail Pilot.

Leroy Criss was an African American pilot and original member of the Tuskegee Airmen.

Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974), was an American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist. The collection contains information about Charles Lindbergh and people related to him, either through business or family. The majority of...

Laura Little was a San Diego-based pilot and a realtor at La Jolla's Century 21 Village Properties. She is originally from Northport, Maine. She earned her pilots license at age 57 and was a member of the San Diego Chapter...

19 photos from Col. Ernest N. Ljunggren, who was a Colonel in the USAF. The photos are on the DAMS and Flickr. They have been assigned a 09 Series Numbers 09-02067 to 02086

“The Lockheed Star” was a newsletter that was published every two weeks or monthly by Lockheed Aircraft. The issues in this collection range from February 1946 to December 1994

Lt. R.P. Low served in the US Army Air Corps in World War One.

The Louis M. Lowry Personal Papers is composed of a small collection of photographs and documents from Lowry's military training in the U.S. Army Air Corps and his civilian career with North American Rockwell from 1943 to 1975.

Theodore Maculay was a student at the Curtiss Aviation School and was an employee and member of the U.S. Army Signal Corps. As flight instructor, Macaulay regularly submitted names and validations for students to receive certification from the Aero Club...

Jack Machun served with the 59th Fighter Interceptor Squadron and flew Convair F-102 Delta Daggers. In 1961 his squadron won the William Tell Competition at Tyndale AFB. He also flew the F-80, F-94B. F-102, F-106, F101B and F-4D.

The collection contains 92 manuscripts, written/compiled between the early twentieth century and early twenty-first century. These manuscripts range from television and movie scripts to flight logs, accident report, personal recollections, and biographies/memoirs. Subjects include (but are not limited to) early...

John Marriner served in the First World War.

Willard Martin served as Director of Public Relations for Convair in the 1970s.

This collection contains the personal collection of Willard Martin, Convair Director of Public Relations. The collection includes photographs and other documents related to Convair operation and company literature, such as newsletters. There are also prints of Convair aircraft, and some...

Capt. Knefler McGinnis served in the U.S. Navy from 1912 to 1946, having been trained as a naval aviator and serving aboard several naval destroyers and making several flight records.

John McGrew served in the 5th Photographic Section in World War One. This collection includes many of the photos he took.

Chester C. McCullin was born in 1924. He was a Lt. Colonel in the United States Air Force during World War II.

This collection belonged to Wagner Melchun who served in the 483rd Bombardment Group. ​The 483rd was a B-17 group that fought with the Fifteenth Air Force in Italy from April 1944 to April 1945, mainly taking part in the strategic...

Edward Mele Served in the 20th Air Force in the Second World War.

Born in Los Angeles in 1897, Albert S. Menasco was a key figure in the design of airplane engines in the years between the two World Wars.

The bulk of the collection is research material relating to the development of lighter-than-air (LTA) craft in the post World War I period. The Hoover Institution Archives at Stanford University holds a related collection, the Henry Cord Meyer Papers, 1915-1963.

Photographic Prints that have been digitized and placed on the DAMS and Flickr. They have been assigned a 09 Series Number. Images related to Naval Aviation

Richard Mitchell worked for William Randolph Hearst as an executive pilot. He worked for Consairway, Pan Am, and United. He was inducted into the OX5 Aviation Hall of Fame in 1986.

Admiral Marc Mitscher had long and distinguished career in the US Navy as both aviator and ship commander. Mitscher’s strategies were crucial to the Allied forces during WWII.

This collection contains materials used to restore the San Diego Air and Space Museum's A6M7 Mitsubishi Type Zero. Some materials include painting information, such as colors and decal placement, engine specifications, building manuals, guns and mounting, cockpit information, and correspondence...

The collection contains items reflecting Mr. Mohrlock's career in aircraft design and engineering and, in particular, his work with pilot escape systems in aircraft and space vehicles.

John J. Montgomery was born in Yuba City, California on February 15, 1858. He attended St. Ignatius College and received a degree in physics. In 1883 he moved from Oakland, CA, to his family’s ranch on Otay Mesa. He began...

Photographic Prints that have been digitized and placed on the DAMS and Flickr. They have been assigned a 09 Series Number. It appears that Moore served with the Royal Navy. Collection includes images of VP-63 PBYs and ZP-14 blimps taken...

Fred H. Morlan, born July 28, 1883, enlisted as a Sergeant in the U.S. Air Service on May 16, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois. He was sent to March Field pilot school and tested to become a pilot on July 12,...

Ed Morrow was a key member of the team that built the Spirit of St. Louis

Ray Mortvedt images relate to the Boeing factory C. 1920.

Leslie Grimes Moser was a flight attendant for Capitol International Airways in 1969. Capitol Airways, a charter airline from the United States, was founded by former Army Air Corps pilots following the end of World War II.

William (Bill) Munger worked for the Granville Brothers, the makers of the Gee Bee

John L. Murphy served as C.O. of Kaneohe Bay Naval Air Station (Hawaii).

The Naval Order of the United States (NOUS) was founded in 1890 by Charles Calhoun Philbrook, Charles Frederick Bacon Philbrook, and Franklin Senter Frisbie, as a hereditary organization in the United States for members of the American sea services. Its...

Vernon K. Neufeld was born on August 30, 1922 in Reedley County, Fresno California. Vernon was married to Marjorie Catlin and had two children. He served in the 8th Air Force in World War Two and became a POW.

The collection contains items reflecting the life and career of Alfred Ney, including documents, drawings, and photographs. Ney worked for Packard, Convair and Bendix, among others.

Jospeh Norrbohm was a B-29, B-47 and B-52 pilot.

Douglas Norris was an advanced flight instructor on the eve of World War Two.

Images of NAS North Island from 1900-2000. Many of these images were scanned by Mark Aldrich and other sources. Many scanned from the NAS North Island Archives.

This collection contains documents relating to the Capistrano Test Site used by Northrop Grumman from 1963.

123 Tiffs from an album lent to SDASM by Bill Allen that focuses on the life of Gladys O'Donnell

Michael O'Malley served in the Navy during the Second World War.

The Transportation Corps were key in the success of Operation Overlord.

Richard Ott was a staff sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. He was stationed at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro in Santa Ana, California. He served in the Vietnam War.

The collection contains 57 cubic feet of material and spans the airline’s entire operating history. The collection includes historical and biographical records, corporate papers, operations and training material, photos, brochures, magazines, newspaper clippings, advertisements, and various pieces of ephemera relating...

Capt. Aram Y. (Dick) Parunak, USN (1910–2007) was a U.S. Navy pilot during World War II, who became the first pilot to land and takeoff on Greenland’s ice cap during the rescue of the crew of a crashed B-17. In...

The VP-13 was a Tactical Training Squadron featuring aircraft such as the Consolidated PB2Y (various models). Of particular importance in this collection is the XPB2Y-1 Coronado known as “Blue Goose.” Originally designed as a patrol bomber, PB2Ys were eventually used...

Robert F. Pavey was born in 1928 in Vernal, Utah. He joined the Navy and served in the Navy Photographic Section.

On the morning of December 7, 1941, there was a surprise Japanese military strike against the US naval base, Pearl Harbor, in Oahu, Hawaii. This Collection contains dispatches reporting on the attack.

Col. George Peck served with the 107th Observation Squadron and the 67th Tactical Recon Group during WWII. He was Commanding Officers of both.

Curtis Peebles was an aerospace historian for the Smithsonian Institute and is known as the nation’s leading researcher and skeptic on UFO sightings. In addition to his UFO research, he has written numerous books and magazine articles dealing with declassified...

The material primarily relates to his days with the AVG-Flying Tigers from early 1941 through July 4, 1942, as well as later correspondence and documents relating to AVG-Flying Tigers publications. Included are aircraft records and service logs, maps and blueprints,...

Major Oscar Perdomo flew a P-47 Thunderbolt with the 464th fighter squadron, 507th fighter Group USAAF in the Pacific Theater, where he became the last “Ace in a Day” of WWII.

The collection contains photographs, negatives, documents, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, maps, patches, postcards, and stickers. Binder titles and description notes were created by the owner. While serving as a Helicopter Rescue Swimmer and Designated Naval Air Crewman in April 1981, Gordon...

166 Tiffs focusing on the early days of Lockheed Aircraft. There are also photos from J.L. Peters later career. The collection also has material from Richard Peters.

Charles “Cap” Pinney graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1964. He served in the Marine Corps, flying over 400 combat missions. After his service, he was a commercial pilot for Western, Aircal and American Airlines. He is also a...

Photographic Prints that have been digitized and placed on the DAMS and Flickr. They have been assigned a 09 Series Number. George Prudden designed all Metal aircraft and was active in San Diego Aviation

Log book kept by Joel Punches for his B-17F missions in World War Two.

355 35mm slides that were loaned for digitization in 2010. Most taken at Lindbergh Field, LAX and other California Airports.

Photographic Prints that have been digitized and placed on the DAMS and Flickr. They have been assigned a 09 Series Number. Admiral Ramsey was the air warfare director for the Chief of Naval Operations before he took command of Task...

The collection contains items reflecting Mr. Reedy’s career and his lifelong passion for aviation. There are papers, photographs, albums, scrapbooks, drawings and patents, reports, models and other memorabilia, from the late 1920s up through the 1980s. Included are Swallow and...

Leonard Sylvester Reinhart was born November 22, 1919 in Bascom, Ohio. Leonard had six siblings and they all grew up and were schooled in Ohio. Leonard enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces on December 18, 1942, and was...

William H. Renison (October 29, 1906 – May 1, 1955) had a diverse background of aircraft industrial occupations, but mostly within the managerial positions. He attended the University of Michigan in 1928 and graduated with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering....

Photographic Prints that have been digitized and placed on the DAMS and Flickr. They have been assigned a 09 Series Number. Eugene "Smokey" Rhoads was the Chief Mechanic on the NC-4 first transatlantic flight in 1919. He later went on...

Helen Richey was the first female pilot to be hired to fly by a commercial scheduled passenger carrier on December 13, 1934 with Central Airlines.

Russell R. Rogers was a Test Pilot at Convair.

This collection contains payroll and stock records for Rohr Aircraft circa 1940 with updated stock records circa 1950

This collection contains the personal papers of G.E. Ruckstell. He was involved in early design and manufacturing of both automobiles and airplanes.

The Ryan Aircarft company is one of the most influential in history.

This is a collection of images from Ryan Aeronautical. It focuses on Drone aircraft.

John Charles Sachs served in the US Navy for 20 years. He served on three ships, the USS Williamson (DD244), the USS Fabius (ARV(A)5), and the USS Philippine Sea (CVA47); in two aircraft squadrons, VP-14 and VC-35; and two tours...

Darline "Dottie" Sanders was born in 1918 in Buffalo, NY, and lived Lemon Grove, CA. She earned her private pilot license on May 1, 1949. She and her husband owned a two-place Cessna, Model 140A, 1950 model. She became a...

During September 1942, World War II Rear Admiral Eddie R. Sanders was a Lt. Commander at NAS Anacostia working as a test pilot. Early that month he received orders to precede to NAS San Diego to examine and test fly...

Frank Sanesi flew P-51s and P-38s in World War Two in the Pacific.

Frank Sarris served as a pilot in the United States Navy during both WWII (Pacific) and the Korean Conflict. He retired as a U.S. Navy LCDR in 1964, after spending 25 years in the service.

Herbert Schaefer worked at the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) as an aerospace engineer. He joined NASA and finalized his divorce in 1960, working on launching satellites at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), eventually becoming Chief of the Systems, Performance,...

Walter Marty "Wally" Schirra, Jr., was an American naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and one of the original seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury.

Major Randolph Schroeder served in the Army Air Corps.

Wilhelm Schult was a designer and researcher at Ryan Aeronautical who, in the 1930s, began his own independent research into the flying wing aircraft design.

Schwarzer served in the Eighth Air Force 392nd Bomb Group during World War II. He flew various missions, including 23 over Germany, receiving a Purple Heart and Air Medal.

Joyce Elouise Sherwood Secciani was born on December 25, 1921 in San Diego, California. She spent all of her school years in El Centro, California. Even as a child, Joyce had wanted to fly and, upon graduating from high school,...

Louis M. Seeman was trained and taught at the Curtiss School of Aviation in San Diego, CA, until being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant for the U.S. Army Air Service, where he saw service in WWI.

Thomas W. Sefton was in the US Air Corps and President at the San Diego Bank and Trust.

Col. Frank Walter Seifert, (September 29, 1896 – December 1, 1977) was an aviation pioneer and a veteran of World War II. He was on the team which preformed the first aerial refueling.

Photographic Prints that have been digitized and placed on the DAMS and Flickr. They have been assigned a 09 Series Number. American naval aviator. A two-time recipient of the Navy Cross, Seligman was involved in a security breach in 1942...

Keith Sharer's career in aviation spanned from the Second World War until Vietnam. He was also was very important to the growth of the San Diego Air and Space Museum.

Helen Shropshire obtained her private pilot's license from Artie Clay in Monterey, California in 1956. She would become a member of the 99s and compete in the Powder Puff Derby.

Thomas Sim, III was born February 23, 1921. He would work for Canadair and Rockwell International. He also was a member of the Utility Airplane Council.

Guy T. Slaughter was an early Balloonist.

This Collection documents flight training in the South during the First World War.

Edward Dwight Sly was a distinguished aeronautical engineer with Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical. This collection contains information about his time at the company.

Francis Smith was WWII pilot who flew 'over the Hump' - the route over the Himalayas between India and China. He received various accolades and after his service, he worked at the FAA from 1962 to 1998.

The collection contains items mostly about the B-24 Liberator Club, and includes newsletters, photographs, news clippings, and some documents. Unfortunately, no biographical information is available for Glenn H. Smith. He clearly was associated in some way, or had an interest...

James Smith took these photos on board the USS Kearsarge CVA 33 in 1957-58. He served with VF-53. They document life on board the Kearsarge and a trip to the Far East.

Kenneth Smith has had a distinguished 43-year career in both the aerospace/electronics industry and in public service, working with Convair and serving as a naval aviator during WWII.

The Hazel Smothers Personal Papers contains materials relating to Hazel Smothers (1929-), a woman with a long history in private flying. She copiloted her Cessna 172 to a first-in-class finish at the 1969 Powder Puff Derby air race and flew...

Lockheed Georgia company (GELAC), located in Marietta, Georgia, was one of five branches of Lockheed’s aeronautical systems group. While GELAC has had many important projects, they are primarily recognized for their critical work on the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy. "Southern Star"...

40 Tiffs from a collection of material lent to SDASM for our Speed exhibition. Focus is on the Spirit of America driven by Craig Breedlove

Roy Standefer worked on the Lunar Module for the Apollo Program.

Steinway and Sons was a piano manufacturer who built wooden gliders during the Second World War.

Frank Stetz was born in Iron River, Michigan and served in the US Navy as Chief Boatswain’s Mate, retiring after twenty years as Warrant Officer.

Virginia Streeter served with the WASPs during the Second World War

The U.S. Navy had declared the submersible seaplane feasible and began funding experiments for its creation in 1964. The collection of notes from Charles Roe Tuttle, a San Diego based engineer, explain the feasibility of this craft, as well as...

Jane Eunice Sullivan was a flight attendant for American Airlines in the 1940s. Some of these photos appear to be publicity shots.

1100 digital image files that were scanned and donated by the Tailhook Association. They show the history of Naval Aviation, but many are from NAS North Island.

Emmet Tanner enlisted in the Army at the start of World War I. In 1919, Tanner won the first transcontinental air race from San Francisco to New York City in a de Havilland plane (the first of the Western flyers...

Tascher graduated from pilot training as part of class 44A in January 1944 and was assigned to North American B-25 training at Columbia AAB, SC with additional training at Mather Field, CA. In December 1944, he was assigned to the...

Horton Edward Tatman served in the First World War.

26 JPG and PDF files stored on the DAMS and Library Server. These files were donated to the Museum and show the history of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator "Texas Terror" which crashed on Hinchinbrook Island in 1942.

Russell Thaw was a test pilot for Curtiss during World War Two.

Kenneth F. Thoman was a Navy veteran of World War II, having served in the South Pacific as a crew member of Navy PB4Y-1 (B-24). He worked as a Flight Engineer for American Airlines for 41 years.

Harlan Page Thompson served with the 351st Bomb Group, 508th Bomb Squadron, in Central Europe. He was discharged in 1945 and entered the Air Force Reserve.

Onita Thorley Topping, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Thorley of Cedar City, UT, was a popular and noted pilot of the 1930s. She learned to fly at the Von Hoffman School of Aviation at Lambert Field in St....

Photographic Prints that have been digitized and placed on the DAMS and Flickr. They have been assigned a 09 Series Number. California-based barnstormer and aircraft manufacturer of German descent. Charles Lindbergh's first flight was flown by Timm. Timm partnered at...

Photographic Prints that have been digitized and placed on the DAMS and Flickr. They have been assigned a 09 Series Number. Wally Timm was an American aircraft designer, pilot and manufacturer.

Wall D. Timm was an aviation mechanic and a Signal Corps instructor. Then during the 1920s, he became a barnstormer and Hollywood stunt pilot. After WWII, he worked for Beechcraft.

The collection contains two archival file folders, one containing miscellaneous official documents and personal items relating to Torigian's service in the U.S. Navy from 1915 to 1945. The second folder contains 102 black and white print photographs, most of which...

Joseph Mathew Tschirgi served in the Army Air Corps and was later was involved in the development of Rockets and Missiles.

John Underwood grew up in Los Angeles, and his interest in aviation began at seven years old. He personally experienced the development of the aviation industry as an aviation technical writer. These photographs are part of Underwood’s personal collection and...

This collection consists of United Press wire dispatches from World War II, covering a wide range of wartime topics including military news, war production (primarily of aircraft), women and industry, accidents. The topics covered issues primarily in the United States...

Linus Upson served with the 80th Fighter Group in the Second World War in the CBI Theater.

This collection of over 90 color slides was accumulated during the career of an unknown U.S. Navy officer. The slides span roughly twenty years, from pilot’s training at NAS Pensacola in 1945 to an assignment to weather squadron VW-3 in...

The USS Enterprise (CV-6) was a 19,800-ton Yorktown class aircraft carrier and the seventh U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name.

Robert Von Willer formed the Exotic Aircraft Company in El Cajon, specializing in the restoration of antique aircraft, including warbirds.

This collection covers the wartime operations of VPB-106 from June 1943 to October 1946. The materials were removed from the original binders and placed in archival folders with reference to the original binder numbers. Original order was maintained during processing....

This collection contains photos of the 11th Bomb Squadron at Rockwell Field, San Diego.

The collection consists entirely of folders and books containing photocopies of images of and from the Hubble Space Telescope, including descriptions of images and results of experiments.

The Howard Waldorf Personal Papers containns materials relating to and/or written by Waldorf. He was a prominent aviation journalist in the San Francisco Bay area following his service as a test pilot in World War I.

Fred Wallace served in the US Navy as a Naval Enlisted Pilot (NAP) and was instrumental in the development and testing of drones and UAVs.

Lieutenants Frank Waterhouse and Cecil Connelly were flying above Baja California and had to make an emergency landing. They were subsequently murdered by local fishermen in August 1919.

Waldo Dean Waterman an aviation pioneer from San Diego, California.

Major Y.L. Watson served in World War Two.

Oscar M. Westover (July 23, 1883 - September 21, 1938) was a major general and fourth chief of the United States Army Air Corps.

William "Bill" Wheatley was a test pilot for Consolidated Aircraft.

The materials were collected, acquired, and donated to the San Diego Air & Space Museum over a long period of time and used as background material to create the book Wheels to Wings, in preparation for the Ford Building's 75th...

The materials were collected, acquired, and donated to the San Diego Air & Space Museum over a long period of time and used as background material to create the book Wheels to Wings, in preparation for the Ford Building's 75th...

Commander Henry James White (1892-1962) was a naval aviator, linguist, translator, inventor, flight instructor and Commander of Naval Air Station Ream Field.

Wallace “Wally” R. Wiberg worked for Convair as an engineer. He then went on to many other aerospace firms.

The James Stephen Williams Personal Papers contains materials relating to his military training and service as a flight navigator for the United States Army Air Corps and Air Force in the Pacific Theater of World War Two.

Robert Williams served as a pilot for the U.S. Army during World War I, after which he held multiple aviation jobs and continued to serve in the Reserve in World War II as a Colonel.

This collection contains materials from the personal collection of Charles Richard Wilson. Wilson was a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. He was shot down over the North Sea and captured and held as a...


 Kenneth Roy Wise was born July 7, 1922, in Salinas, California to Robert and Minto Wise. Both of his parents were from New Zealand and arrived together in San Francisco, California on January 15, 1920. They had four children...

Photographic Prints that have been digitized and placed on the DAMS and Flickr. They have been assigned a 09 Series Number.

This collection consists of several donations made in 1981 for the Women of Aviation Exhibit at the San Diego Aerospace Museum. It has been added to over the past few decades. It documents the history of women in aviation and...

Llewellyn Woods appears to have been a member of the Roay Flying Corps and was involved in the founding of the San Diego Air and Space Museum.

This collection contains many photographs, records, and news articles about Jerome (Jerry) Yellin and his experiences as a World War II pilot. It also contains some spectacular items, such as a story depicting Yellin as a modern Maccabee pilot, a...

Harry Fahrney Young was born on 18 December 1899 at Frederick, Maryland, and grew up with an aunt. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1920 and became an aviation rigger. He would subsequently serve at NAS Key West, Anacostia,...