Photograph of a Boeing P-12E (Model 234) aircraft (tail number 46) of the 77th Pursuit Squadron, United States Army Air Corps, parked at Kelly Field, Texas, circa January 1939. The squadron insignia of five playing cards is painted on the fuselage,…
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…
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…
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…
Diploma issued by the United States Army Air Corps Training Center to Robert L. Baseler, February 1, 1939. Certifies that Baseler has completed the course of instruction at the Primary and Advanced Flying Schools.
Flight logbook for Robert L. Baseler, November 1, 1939 to June 30, 1943. Documents Baseler's flights during his World War II service with the United States Army Air Forces. 119 pages and one loose item.
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,…
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.…