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- Collection: Robert L. Baseler Fighter Ace Collection
[Robert L. Baseler Fighter Ace Collection, Box One, Folder 4 - Military records -- certifications, check outs, flying status, orders, and training, 1939-1964]
![[Robert L. Baseler Fighter Ace Collection, Box One, Folder 4 - Military records -- certifications, check outs, flying status, orders, and training, 1939-1964]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/bd2f71d1bf58df96c7694451de5a2b7c.jpg "[Robert L. Baseler Fighter Ace Collection, Box One, Folder 4 - Military records -- certifications, check outs, flying status, orders, and training, 1939-1964]")
Items from Box One, Folder 4 of the Robert L. Baseler Fighter Ace Collection, circa 1939-1964. Folder contains 22 military documents from Robert L. Baseler's service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Includes certifications,…
[Robert L. Baseler Fighter Ace Collection, Box One, Folder 8 - General orders, citations, and decorations, 1943-1944]
![[Robert L. Baseler Fighter Ace Collection, Box One, Folder 8 - General orders, citations, and decorations, 1943-1944]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/93b82521480e393a4bf0233aad829a47.jpg "[Robert L. Baseler Fighter Ace Collection, Box One, Folder 8 - General orders, citations, and decorations, 1943-1944]")
Items from Box One, Folder 8 of the Robert L. Baseler Fighter Ace Collection, circa 1943-1944. Folder contains 18 military documents from Robert L. Baseler's service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Includes orders,…
[Robert L. Baseler receiving Silver Star from General Nathan Twining]
![[Robert L. Baseler receiving Silver Star from General Nathan Twining]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/2b5de82ad71343fb6b78fb390c52f844.jpg "[Robert L. Baseler receiving Silver Star from General Nathan Twining]")
Photograph of fighter ace Robert L. Baseler (right) receiving the Silver Star from General Nathan Twining, January 30, 1944.Inscription on verso: "M/G Nathan Twining presenting Silver Star to Col. Robert L. Baseler. 30 Jan 1944. Following successful…
[Robert L. Baseler in cockpit of "Big Stud," his Republic P-47D Thunderbolt]
![[Robert L. Baseler in cockpit of "Big Stud," his Republic P-47D Thunderbolt]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/f57a364f66a9d0bfc74b69fc895e1f6c.jpg "[Robert L. Baseler in cockpit of "Big Stud," his Republic P-47D Thunderbolt]")
Photograph of fighter ace Robert L. Baseler in the cockpit of "Big Stud," his Republic P-47D Thunderbolt aircraft (serial number AC 42-75008), Foggia, Italy, circa February 1944. The aircraft has six aerial victory markings painted on the…
[Tail section of Republic P-47D Thunderbolt]
![[Tail section of Republic P-47D Thunderbolt]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/216d039c61fa00b99b9a14201b1945bc.jpg "[Tail section of Republic P-47D Thunderbolt]")
Photograph of the tail section of a Republic P-47D Thunderbolt aircraft, circa 1940s. The tail bears the checkerboard markings of the 325th Fighter Group, United States Army Air Forces. The aircraft could possibly belong to fighter ace Robert L.…
["Big Stud," fighter ace Robert L. Baseler's Republic P-47D Thunderbolt]
![["Big Stud," fighter ace Robert L. Baseler's Republic P-47D Thunderbolt]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/53a0036eceedce8f726349b8b83c0957.jpg "["Big Stud," fighter ace Robert L. Baseler's Republic P-47D Thunderbolt]")
Photograph of "Big Stud," fighter ace Robert L. Baseler's Republic P-47D Thunderbolt aircraft (serial number AC 42-75008), circa 1940s. The aircraft's nose art includes its designation and an ace of spades playing card, and the tail is painted with…
[Robert L. Baseler in cockpit of "Big Stud," his Republic P-47D Thunderbolt]
![[Robert L. Baseler in cockpit of "Big Stud," his Republic P-47D Thunderbolt]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/9b12d38826175082f3107737fe4ba8f2.jpg "[Robert L. Baseler in cockpit of "Big Stud," his Republic P-47D Thunderbolt]")
Photomechanical print of fighter ace Robert L. Baseler in the cockpit of "Big Stud," his Republic P-47D Thunderbolt aircraft (serial number AC 42-75008), Foggia, Italy, circa February 1944. The aircraft has six aerial victory markings painted on the…
[Pursuit Section Class 39-A]
![[Pursuit Section Class 39-A]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/281a68f9327b5e538ddaa22dc30fbf9d.jpg "[Pursuit Section Class 39-A]")
Composite photograph featuring members of Pursuit Section Class 39-A, Kelly Field, circa February 1939. Image includes captioned portraits of the servicemen and a biplane in flight. Future fghter ace Robert L. Baseler appears in the "P."Inscription…
[Robert L. Baseler piloting "Big Stud," his Republic P-47D Thunderbolt]
![[Robert L. Baseler piloting "Big Stud," his Republic P-47D Thunderbolt]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/2ec7e68b7b5b952232d2ed798a08e1ab.jpg "[Robert L. Baseler piloting "Big Stud," his Republic P-47D Thunderbolt]")
Photograph of fighter ace Robert L. Baseler piloting "Big Stud," his Republic P-47D Thunderbolt aircraft (serial number AC 42-75008), circa 1940s. The aircraft's nose art includes its designation and an ace of spades playing card, and the tail is…
[Class 39-A at U.S. Air Corps Advanced Flying School, Kelly Field, Texas]
![[Class 39-A at U.S. Air Corps Advanced Flying School, Kelly Field, Texas]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/8c6e9f8932521114aed940a2e4c9e310.jpg "[Class 39-A at U.S. Air Corps Advanced Flying School, Kelly Field, Texas]")
Photographic group portrait of members of Class 39-A at the U.S. Air Corps Advanced Flying School, Kelly Field, Texas, circa February 1939. The servicemen are identified by last name in the typed caption. Future fighter ace Robert L. Baseler is…