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Dennis W. Jarvi Aviation Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-513
Abstract
The collection consists of flight manuals, owner’s manuals, handbooks, and pilot training materials for aircraft, many of which Jarvi piloted, including the jet fighter planes he flew during his distinguished career in the United States Air Force. Jarvi served with the 469 Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS) during the Vietnam War, completing 100 missions, and receiving the Third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Flying Cross. Complementing the flight manuals and handbooks are lithographs,...
Dates:
1942-1997; Majority of material found within 1965-1979
Found in:
Special Collections
Robert E. Williams Aviation Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-376
Abstract
Robert E. Williams was an aviation illustrator who worked for Douglas Aircraft for over 30 years. He was also the managing editor of the American Aviation Historical Society Journal for twenty-four years. The majority of his aviation collection is composed of photographs of a wide-variety of aircraft, with the largest number being Douglas aircraft. It also includes photographs of several prototype aircraft produced by Douglas, including the XB-19, YC-15, XB-42, the original DC-8, and the...
Dates:
1909-2001
Found in:
Special Collections
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- Books 1
- Cessna aircraft 1
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- Delta Dagger (Jet fighter plane) 1
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- McDonnell Douglas aircraft -- History 1
- Piper PA-23 (Private planes) 1
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- Schematic drawings 1
- Starfighter (Fighter plane) 1
- T-37 (Training plane) 1
- T-38 Talon (Training plane) 1
- Thunderchief (Jet fighter plane) 1
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 1
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- American Aviation Historical Society 1
- Douglas Aircraft Company 1
- Hirsch, Robert S., 1918 - 1
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