Air pilots
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Bill Ingalls Hoese collection
Collection
Identifier: L420
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia from Bill Ingalls Hoese, in England and Canada ranging from 1938 to 1941 regarding flying and world experiences. Also included are sympathy cards and letters, newspapers from the Hoese family and their friends regarding Bill Ingalls Hoese's death, Worthington, Indiana, and World War II. Notable items include a memorial card of Bill Ingalls Hoese's death from the Canadian government, a sympathy card from the Queen at...
Dates:
1929-1944
Charles A. Lindbergh scrapbooks
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: V403
Scope and Contents
This collection includes four scrapbooks containing clippings of articles about Charles Lindbergh from May 1927 to August 1932 that were compiled by Miss Adele Dorothy Koehne of Indianapolis, Indiana. The bulk of the articles are from Indianapolis newspapers, but several were are also clipped from other Indiana newspapers, including from Columbus, Franklin, and Marion; from other U.S. city newspapers, including Chicago, Cleveland, New York, and San Francisco; and from several national...
Dates:
1927-1932
Charles Lindbergh newspaper clippings
Collection — Folder OBC121
Identifier: OBC121
Scope and Contents
This collection contains clippings of newspaper articles and photographs related to Charles Lindbergh ranging from 1927 to 1977, concerning his life, his acccomplishments as a pilot, and official visits to cities.
Dates:
1927-1977
Donald Steffan, "440th Troop Carrier Group in WWII" manuscript
Collection — Folder S2975
Identifier: S2975
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a written manuscript from Donald Steffen in 1949, regarding his experiences serving as a pilot with the U.S. 440th Troop Carrier Group during World War II. He submitted it as a paper for an engineering class that year. The manuscript includes an additional introduction and photographs later included by Kurt W. Schlicht, Steffen's son-in-law, in 1994.
Dates:
1949, 1994
Douglas Corrigan in Indianapolis photographs
Collection — Folder SP064
Identifier: SP064
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 3 photographs of Douglas Corrigan after his infamous flight, during a parade in his honor while he visited Indianapolis, Indiana on August 17, 1938.
Dates:
1938/08/17
Hubert E. Buchanan photographs
Collection — Folder SP057
Identifier: SP057
Scope and Contents
This collection includes four photographs with newspaper captions taken in Austin, Indiana on March 23, 1973 depicting Captain Hubert E. Buchanan at his welcome home celebration in his hometown.
Dates:
1973
Ina E. Kestner collection
Collection — Folder S2275
Identifier: S2275
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photocopy of "My Most Thrilling Experience," a handwritten account of Jimmie Doolittle's biplane performance at the dedication of the Indianapolis Municipal Airport. Donated by Ina E. Kestner, the personal account has a few notations added to the margins and was likely a school assignment written by her son, Elmer. Please note that the document mentions that the event was "Last October 30," but the airport dedication took place September 26-27, 1931.
Dates:
circa 1932
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ina E. Kestner collection
Karl John Schoen collection
Collection — Folder S1144
Identifier: S1144
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a handwritten letter from Karl John Schoen to his brother, Joe Schoen, on October 28 regarding family news and flying against the German aviators, biographical information about Karl Schoen, several newspaper clippings about Karl Schoen and other American aviators during World War I, and a CD-ROM with a digital copy of a photograph of Effie May Schoen at Karl Schoen's gravesite in France as well as a photocopied version of the photograph.
Dates:
1918-1968
Northport, Long Island World War I airplane photographs
Collection — Folder SP175
Identifier: SP175
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 6 black-and-white photographs taken at or near Northport on Long Island, New York on August 3, 1918 and circa 1918 depicting airplanes, military pilots, and other personnel during World War I. The photographs belonged to an unidentified soldier, probably a pilot stationed at Brindley Field in Commack based on the descriptions he wrote on the back of the photographs.The photographs were originally arranged in a frame that once hung on a wall before it was...
Dates:
1918/08/03, undated
Richard E. Byrd medal ceremony, Indianapolis, Indiana photograph collection
Collection — Folder SP021
Identifier: SP021
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs and negatives of Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd's visit to Indianapolis, Indiana where he was presented with a medal during a ceremony at Monument Circle on August 25, 1930.
Dates:
1930/08/24
