AV. Aviation

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Records consist of cassette tapes and programs from the meetings of an informal group of aviation historians in the Miami Valley. Meetings and guest speakers addressed various topics of interest pertaining to aviation.

Abstract Most of the items in this collection are either about John Miller or were used by him in his career as an engineer and civil expert on the jet engine at Wright Patterson Air Force Base from 1941 to 1976. The collection documents the testing and development of aircraft engines, helicopter transmissions, and other subsystem components. The collection includes: educational background about Miller; personal information, such as memorabilia and personnel records; engineering and technical...

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The collection consists primarily of color slides depicting aircraft, mostly civilian planes at air fields throughout the Miami Valley, with the bulk dating from 1959 to 1988. The slides were in most cases created, and in some cases collected, by Roger Miller, an aviation enthusiast and local historian from Middletown, Ohio.

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Collection contains copies of photographs and a newspaper article concerning Moreo, a WASP and a member of the Civil Air Patrol during World War II.

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This collection consists of 3 blueprints of an ATM-1 2-Place Trainer aircraft, drafted for a course taken at Aeronautical University Chicago, 1942.

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This collection contains illustrations and correspondence concerning Mosher’s original painting, “The Bishop’s Boys” (2003), depicting the Wright Brothers in flight over Huffman Prairie on May 25, 1910, the only time the brothers ever flew together. The collection also includes materials concerning Mosher’s “Great Moments in U.S. Naval History” series (1997).

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The collection consists of Stinson Aircraft Company magazines, Aero Industries Technical Institute (AITI) publications, and a brochure concerning the Fairchild 24 aircraft.

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Digital prints of broken magic lantern slides that can be found in MS-204, depicting World War I aviation technology. Some items from the collection may be viewed online as part of our digital exhibits.

Abstract The collection consists of speeches, addresses, remarks, and interview responses written by Dr. Leo Finkelstein, Jr., and delivered by the leaders of Air Force Logistics Command (AFLC), headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, mainly General James P. Mullins (AFLC Commander, 1981-1984), as well as others. Topics include logistics, national defense and security, nuclear weapons, parts pricing, the military-industrial complex, reliability, Cold War, and others. Also included in the...

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Black and white photographs of the 1948 Cleveland Air Races