Barnstormer trophy given to Moya Olsen Lear by the Antelope Valley Aero Museum, 1984. The acrylic top is etched with two biplanes on either side of a pilot. "Barnstormer Trophy" is etched above the pilot and an etched scroll under the pilot reads…
In this brief oral history, Mrs. Garrison is interviewed about her son, fighter ace Vermont Garrison. She shares a few details about his childhood and military career and discusses her views on America’s role in future global conflicts.
The interview…
Photographic slide of William P. Lear with a Lear Learstar aircraft, Tucson, Arizona, January 1950. Inscription on slide: "Wm. P. Lear / Tucson, Ariz / Jan 1950."
Photograph of the Photo Section's tent and trailer at a military camp for the 38th Reconnaissance Squadron, United States Army Air Corps, in Tucson, Arizona, March 20, 1941.Inscription: "(G9-231D-38R)(3-20-41-2P). Photo Section, 38th Rcn. Sqdn,…
Photograph of a military camp for the 38th Reconnaissance Squadron, United States Army Air Corps, in Tucson, Arizona, March 20, 1941.Inscription: "(G12-231D-38R)(3-20-41-2P). Camp, 38th Rcn. Sqdn, Tucson, Ariz."Item from the Lee Embree photograph…
Photograph of a United States Army Air Corps Northrop A-17 (8A) Nomad aircraft undergoing maintenance at an airfield in near Tucson, Arizona, March 20, 1941.Inscription: "(G14-231D-38R)(3-20-41-2P). Airplane Maintenance, 38th Rcn. Sqdn, Tucson,…
Photograph of Lee Embree in flight gear standing in front of a Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft (nose number 33) of the 38th Reconnaissance Squadron, Tucson, Arizona, March 20, 1941.
Item from the Lee Embree photograph album, circa 1920s-1970s.…
Photograph of a United States Army Air Corps serviceman performing a preflight inspection of a Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft (nose number 33) of the 38th Reconnaissance Squadron, Tucson, Arizona, March 20, 1941.Inscription:…
Photograph of several Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft (visible nose numbers 33, 34, 37, 36, 18, and 37) of the 38th Reconnaissance Squadron, United States Army Air Corps, parked on an airfield in Tucson, Arizona, March 20, 1941.Inscription:…