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Part of the Crystal Eagle Award given to William P. Lear by the Aero Club of Northern California, 1986. The award is in two pieces: this is the redwood base with an engraved metal plate mounted to the front. Engraved text: "The Aero Club of Northern…

Part of Crystal Eagle Award given to William P. Lear by the Aero Club of Northern California, 1986. The award is in two pieces: this is the top half, a crystal shaped like an eagle in flight.

Solo flight certificate issued by the Hancock College of Aeronautics to Norman G. Stromer, Santa Maria, California, February 12, 1942.

Certificate of completion issued by the Hancock College of Aeronautics to Norman G. Stromer, March 28, 1942. Certifies that Stromer has completed the flight training course prescribed by the Chief of the Army Air Forces for civil elementary flying…

Fighter ace Rex T. Barber is interviewed by historian Bruce T. Porter about his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Barber describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time with the 449th…

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace William K. Blair is interviewed by Eugene A. Valencia about his military service with the United States Navy. In part one, Blair describes his experiences as a carrier-based fighter pilot, including his…

In this three-part oral history, fighter ace Richard L. “Zeke” Cormier is interviewed by Eugene A. Valencia about his military service with the United States Navy. In part two, Cormier continues to describe his experiences with Composite Squadron 1…

Fighter ace John T. “Ted” Crosby is interviewed by historian Eric M. Hammel about his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. Crosby describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time in the Pacific Theater…

In this five-part oral history, fighter ace Robert M. DeHaven is interviewed about his military service with the United States Army Air Forces. In part one, DeHaven describes his experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in the South Pacific…

Fighter aces George C. Duncan and John R. Strane are interviewed about their military service with the United States Navy during World War II. They describe their wartime experiences as fighter pilots and their time in the Pacific Theater with…