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[Oscar I. Chenoweth, Adrian O. Van Wyen, and Hamilton McWhorter oral history interviews]
This recording contains one-on-one interviews with fighter aces Oscar I. Chenoweth and Hamilton McWhorter and with historian Adrian O. Van Wyen. Chenoweth and McWhorter discuss their military service with the United States Navy during World War II, including their time with Fighting Squadron 17 (VF-17) and Fighting Squadron 9 (VF-9), respectively. Topics discussed include memorable combat…
[Christmas menu for Aviation Cadet Mess, Naval Air Station Pensacola, December 1944]
Christmas menu for the Aviation Cadet Mess, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, December 1944. Inscription on interior page: "Final Squadron, Nov. to Jan. 30 1945. Received wings."
[Postcard to Mr. and Mrs. Ed O. Leigh from their son, Frank C. Leigh, postmarked September 13, 1944]
Postcard to Mr. and Mrs. Ed O. Leigh from their son, Frank C. Leigh, postmarked September 13, 1944. Notes that he flew to Pensacola from Naval Air Station Sanford to escape a hurricane. Includes an illustration of a duck wearing a flight helmet and the text "Greetings from Pensacola, Florida, home of the U.S. Air Naval Training Center."
[Aircraft carrier scenes, Pensacola, Florida, circa 1962-1963]
Film footage of aircraft carrier scenes, Pensacola, Florida, circa 1962-1963. The footage contains short scenes taken onboard an unidentified aircraft carrier, showing U.S. Navy personnel, civilians, and aircraft. Aircraft featured in the footage include: 00:00:08 - Helicopter of Helicopter Training Squadron 8 (HT-8, tail number 1571, tail code 2E, fuselage number 73)00:01:08 - Grumman S-2…
[People working on unidentified seaplane]
Photograph of people working on an unidentified seaplane, Naval Aeronautical Station Pensacola, Florida, circa 1916. One of the men seated in the cockpits may be Ralph Newcomb.Inscription on verso: "[Lary?] Brown / Ralph Newcomb / Standard Aircraft Corp. / Naval Aeronautical Station Pensacola / RN-1916 / Fla."
[Servicemen of Naval Air Station Pensacola's Photography School]
Photographic group portrait of a U.S. Navy servicemen of Naval Air Station Pensacola's Photography School, Florida, February 1942.Inscription on verso: "February 1942 / Pensacola Foto [sic] School."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa 1940-1945.