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Slipstream : a Royal Air Force anthology
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United States Air Force flight manuals, 1979-1980
Manuscripts
Collection includes original patent documents from Douglas Aircraft Company; issues of industry magazines Douglas Airview and Flying; and Air Force flight manuals for the Lockheed F-104 A/B Starfighter (1964), Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (1975), Boeing YC-14 (1977), McDonnell F-4C Phantom II (1979), General Dynamics F-16A/B (1979), and Rockwell B-1A (1980). There are also original drafting drawings of an F86D (undated), and F100-A (1972) aircraft, and a Pratt & Whitney J57 jet engine with afterburner (1951).
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United States Air Force flight manuals, 1964-1975
Manuscripts
Collection includes original patent documents from Douglas Aircraft Company; issues of industry magazines Douglas Airview and Flying; and Air Force flight manuals for the Lockheed F-104 A/B Starfighter (1964), Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (1975), Boeing YC-14 (1977), McDonnell F-4C Phantom II (1979), General Dynamics F-16A/B (1979), and Rockwell B-1A (1980). There are also original drafting drawings of an F86D (undated), and F100-A (1972) aircraft, and a Pratt & Whitney J57 jet engine with afterburner (1951).
mssNelsond
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Harmony in G Sharp magazine
Visual Materials
Harmony in G. Sharp, containing articles and images related to the firm's work and employees, and often focused towards the war effort during World War II. Jack Heaney was involved in the production of the magazine and contributed many of the illustrations in the issues.
archHeaney
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Oral history interview with James Axtell
Manuscripts
This an edited transcript of an oral history interview of James "Jim" Axtell conducted by Layne Karafantis. Topics covered in the interview include: Lockheed; Skunk Works; Kelly Johnson; World War II; Northridge; Solvang; Burbank; Lulu Belle; P-80; jet development; P-38; Vandenberg Air Force Base; Lockheed Missiles and Space.
mssHM 80611 (45)
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[Commission appointing General Foch as allied forces supreme commander]
Manuscripts
The collection consists primarily of essays, notes and treatises by Robert Christie Cotton (b. 1885) on various topics written during his active army service and later as editor of the U.S. Infantry Journal. It includes articles and essays on the Philippines, China, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Mexican border, and World War I, among other topics. Many of the documents are typewritten.
mssCotton papers
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Thomas Shigekuni - personal
Manuscripts
Materials related to Thomas Shigekuni's time at Pepperdine University and on the Alumni Board, his service in the 6004th Air Intelligence Service Squadron for the United States Air Force during the Korean War, and a project to grow Matsutake mushrooms.
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