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1 Collection Number: MS-353 Title: Robert L. Cavanagh Aviation Collection Dates: Creator: Cavanagh, Robert L., Summary/Abstract: The Robert L. Cavanagh Aviation Collection contains extensive research on a variety of aircraft, including detailed information on the Boeing P-12. The collection also contains a wide variety of aircraft photographs, along with negatives, slides, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photograph albums. Quantity/Physical Description: linear feet (includes 84 photograph album boxes) Language(s): English Repository: Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, OH , (937) Restrictions on Access: There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection. Restrictions on Use: Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder. Preferred Citation: (Box Number, Folder Number), MS-353, Robert L. Cavanagh Aviation Collection, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio Acquisition: The Robert L. Cavanagh Aviation Collection was donated to Special Collections and Archives by Anne Cavanagh after her father s death on August 20, The collection was accessioned on July 12, Separated Material: Photographs in the collection are located in the Special Collections and Archives Wright Brothers Room. Related Material: MS-223, William F. Yeager Aviation Collection MS-344, Walter Matthew Jefferies Aviation Collection 1

2 Processed by: The Boeing P-12 portion of the collection (Series X) was organized by Peggy Leadingham in May 2001 and was assigned a collection number of MS-299. The rest of the collection was organized by Sherri Derringer during spring 2007 with the processed P-12 portion incorporated into the overall collection. Final processing of the collection was completed by John Armstrong in September Arrangement: The Robert L. Cavanagh Aviation Collection is organized into thirteen series: Series I: Series II: Series III: Series IV: Series V: Series VI: Series VII: Series VIII: Series IX: Series X: Series XI: Series XII: Series XIII: Aircraft Military Units Military Airfields War Ships Modeling: Aircraft, Aircraft Decals, and Military Figurines Correspondence Journals, Books, and Published Materials Albums Media and Recorded Materials P-12 Collection Photographs Memorabilia Negatives Biographical/Historical Note: From an early age, Robert L. Cavanagh was interested in flying and aircraft. His professional career began with his assignment to Wright Field in the early days of World War II. As an aeronautical engineer, he was placed in the aircraft structural test facility. After the war, he stayed at Wright Field changed to Wright-Patterson AFB in January 1948) as a civilian employee, first in the Aircraft Laboratory, and then in the Flight Dynamics Laboratory. He retired in 1976 as the Chief of Experimental Structures Branch. When Mr. Cavanagh retired, he continued to spend time at Wright-Patterson AFB as a volunteer researcher and restoration consultant. He was a volunteer in the Special Collections and Archives of Wright State University, and a member of several aviation historical organizations including Cross and Cockade, the League of WWI Aviation Historians, the Air Force Historical Foundation, Friends of the Air Force Museum, and the Naval Institute. Mr. Cavanagh was well known as an aviation historian and an authority on aircraft of the First World War and the 1920s. He held a special interest in the Boeing P-12. He wrote articles for historical publications, such as the American Aviation Historical Society Journal, as well as assisting other authors with research and review. He was working on a book about the P-12 at the time of his death. His friend, and colleague, Bergan Hardesty, provided illustrations for the planned book until Mr. Hardesty s death in Mr. Cavanagh died in Kettering, Ohio at the age of 78. Scope and Content The Robert L. Cavanagh Aviation Collection contains extensive research on a wide-variety of aviation topics. The strength of the collection is research conducted by Mr. Cavanagh on the 2

3 Boeing P-12 including articles, photographs and plans for the airplane. The collection is divided into thirteen series. Series I, Aircraft, contains extensive research on aircraft developed from approximately 1917 to the 1980s. Most of the research is newspaper and magazine articles about a variety of aircraft. The first part of the series is organized according to manufacturer. The second part is organized according to model number, i.e. B-series, F-series, OA-series, etc. Of particular note are the extensive files on the P-12 including plans, drawings and declassified accident reports from 1929 to The third part of the series is organized according to country with major sections on British, French, German, Italian, and Japanese aircraft. Most of this material is from WWI and WWII. Series II, Military Units, contains mostly information on units of the United States armed forces including the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (after 1947). The files are organized according to unit designation or ship number. There is also information on support organizations such as Air Base Squadrons, Technical Schools, and Air Depots. Of particular interest is information on a number of units that were active during the 1920s and 1930s, many of which were P-12 units. There are also files on units, including British that were active during WWI. Series III, Military Airfields, contains information on a few American airfields including Bolling Field, Kelly Field, Langley Field, and March Field. The largest section contains information on Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio, including Wright Laboratory and the Air Force Museum. Series IV, Warships, is a small series consisting of two boxes. Information found in this series consists primarily of magazine articles, and some drawings, of Navy warships. Most of the information is about U.S. Navy warships, primarily aircraft carriers, but there is information on the naval warships of other countries including British, German, and Japanese warships. Series V, Modeling Aircraft, Aircraft Decals, and Military Figurines, contains information on modeling. The series consists of information on aircraft models American and foreign, aircraft decals for a variety of airplanes, and figurines modeling military uniforms from Roman times to World War II. Of particular note is model airplane planes located in Location 71, Folder 6 for 36 model airplanes. Series VI, Correspondence, contains Mr. Cavanagh s extensive correspondence with a widevariety of people, mostly about aviation research or aviation questions, many about the P-12. Some of the correspondence is related to articles Mr. Cavanagh wrote for the American Aviation Historical Society. This series also contains research materials related to articles he wrote on aviation topics. Much of the research is undated. Series VII, Journals, Books, and Published Material, contains primarily aviation journals such as Air Combat, Airfoil, Air Force Magazine, Flight Plan, Proceedings (Navy), and Replica in Scale. There are also books on Uniforms, a number of handbooks, and aviation catalogs. Most of Mr. Cavanagh s extensive collection of aviation books were cataloged into the Library catalog and are located in the Special Collections and Archives Reading Room. 3

4 Series VIII, Albums, consists of photograph and negative albums. Most of the albums relate to the P-series of aircraft including the P-26, P-36, and several versions of the P-12. There are also albums for the Army Air Corps from 1925 to 1941, as well as albums on Air Force research, Air groups and schools, and several individual units such as the 8 th, 17 th, 18 th, and 20 th Pursuit Groups. Finally, the series contains five boxes of slides and four boxes of negatives. The slides and negatives are photographs taken by Mr. Cavanagh at air shows and aviation museums he attended or visited. Series IX, Media and Recorded Material, is a small series containing primarily microfilm used in Mr. Cavanagh s aviation research. There are also audio tapes of Aero Historian meetings from the mid-1960s. Series X, P-12 Photographs, consists of four boxes of photographs of the Boeing P-12. The photographs document the different variations of the P-12 from the A model to the F model. The series includes photographs of the interior and exterior of the airplane and crash photographs. There are also photographs of pilots standing next to or seated in the P-12 including Captain Eaker, Captain Elmendorf, and Major Tinker. Additionally, there are photographs of the aircraft flown by Colonel Spatz, Colonel Andrews, and Colonel Hap Arnold. Series XI, Photographs, is the largest series in the collection. The photographs are stored in photo pages in forty-six photograph album boxes. The series documents literally hundreds of aircraft produced or flown by virtually every country in the world. Most of the photographs are minimally indentified with the manufacturer and model number. The first major section is organized according to manufacturer. The second major section is organized according to model series, i.e. B-series, F-series, P-series, etc. The third major section is organized according to country beginning with British aircraft through Far East aircraft. Major parts of this section include photographs of British, French, Italian, and German aircraft. The fourth major section contains photographs of group and squadron aircraft, including Command aircraft, Air Base squadrons, and schools. The fifth major section includes photographs of naval aircraft divided according to their ship number and/or squadron number. The sixth section contains photographs of World War I aircraft divided according to squadron. The sixth, and final major section, contains photographs of airfields, including Bolling, Hickam, Langley, March, McCook, Rockwell, Selfridge, and Wright Field. Most of these photographs are from the 1920s and 1930s. Series XII, Memorabilia, contains a wide variety of material. Included in this series are aviation prints, several of which are framed and hung in Special Collections and Archives. There are also several boxes containing prints of military in uniform from the colonial and American Revolution time period to World War II. Series XIII, Negatives, contains 8 x 10, 5 x 5, and 4 x 5 negatives of aircraft photographs. Most of the photographs from the negatives can be found in Series XI. The negatives are minimally identified with the manufacturer and model number. 4

5 Subject Terms Persons/Families Cavanagh, Robert L., Places Dayton (Ohio) Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio) Subjects Aeronautics Aircraft Airplanes Boeing P-12 (Fighter plane) Boeing airplanes Material Types Photographs Negatives Newspaper clippings Magazine clippings Journals Collection Inventory Series I: Aircraft Box File Description Date 1 1 Index Serial Numbers of Aircraft Pre , 1922, Aircraft of WWII Identification of Army Aircraft (See also Box 34A, 1992 File 4 for Characteristics & Performance of United States Airplanes) 4 Airplanes: Applied Design Oct Book of Airplanes c.a Airmail / Airlines Airmail / Airlines Albree (Pigeon-Fraser) Scout 1974, 9 American / Alexander Aeronca Beechcraft Bellanca Boeing Boeing Boeing (See also Box 34A, File 7 for Boeing Aircraft Plans) 2 Buhl , 5

6 3 Cessna Consolidated Culver Curtiss (See also Box 34A, Files 6, 7 & 8 for Curtiss 1917, Aircraft Plans) 7 Curtiss Hawk Curtiss US Navy SBC Curtiss Triplane Davis Douglas SE5E (Ebhart) , 1976, 1983, Engel Aircraft Co Fairchild US Civil Fokkers Fokker D VII Gallaudet Great Lakes Gee Bee Aircraft General Aviation NAA Grumman Hamilton / Heath Howard Keystone / Loening Laird c.a Garland Lincoln 13 Martin c.a Movies , c.a New Standard North American Northrop Northrop A-17 c.a Northrop F Orenco 1920, Parks Piper / Taylorcraft Pitcarn c.a. 1970, 1990, 24 Rearwin, Porterfield Lockheed 1957, Lockheed Lockheed Blackbirds LePere: LUSAC Luscombe, Monocup 1973, 6

7 4 1 Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Ryan Aircraft Sikorsky Aircraft Spartan Aircraft Standard Aircraft Corporation 6 Stearman Biplanes Stinson Aircraft Corporation Thomas Morse Scouts Other Scouts Travel Air Vought VE-7 (See also Box 34, File 6 for Vought 1929 Aircraft Plans) 12 Vultee 1937, WACO Wright (See also Location 71, File 7 for Replica of Grinder head used by Wright Brothers) MB-3, MB-3A , 1951, XB-19, MS-405, MS , B-25 Aircraft Martin B-26 Marauder B-26 Martin , B , 7 B-29 / F B , B Convair B-36 Peacemaker B XB , 13 B B , 1971, B , 1987, 16 B XB , B , B B F F F-5 / Northrop Freedom Fighter 4 F

8 5 F F F , 1989, 8 F , F F XF Northrop F , 3 XF-90 4 XF-91 5 XF-93 6 F F F F F F F F , 8 1 FB-1 / FB , 2 F , F3B F4B F5B / F6B / F7B Boeing PB-1 7 Brewster Chance Vought VE-7, VE Chance Vought O2U, O3U, SU, Etc Vought Sikorsky OS2U 1972, 11 Chance Vought SBU , 12 Chance Vought SB2U XF5U-1 Chance Vought Chance Vought F4U Corsair Aces: The Bent Wing Bird Over the Pacific 1979 (Vought F4U) 16 Chance Vought FU Chance Vought F7U Vought F Vought A Curtiss N Curtiss MF-Boat

9 22 NC Boats 1933, Curtiss TC Curtiss F6C, F7C Curtiss F11C, BFC, BF2C Curtiss SOC, SO3C, SBC, SC Curtiss SB2C 1956, Curtiss F8C, O2C 1942, 1954, Curtis R-6 5 Curtiss Misc , 6 Grumman FF-1, F2F, F3F F4F F5F F6F F7F F8F F9F 1954, 1957, 1980, Grumman A , F TBF 1962, 16 JF, JRF 1969, 17 XF-91 Thundercoptor 18 Douglas PD-1, PD Douglas RD-4 Dolphin 20 Douglas AD, A2D, A3D 1985, 21 Douglas A-4D Douglas TBD, SBD Douglas F4D, F5D 1954, 10 1 WF / E-1 2 Lockheed FH, F2h, F3H , 4 Loening , Martin BM-1, BM-2 6 Martin MBT; SC-1, SC-2, T3M, T4M, XT6M 1967, 1982, 7 Martin PM thru P6M NY, N2C, N3N 1936, 1957, F4H , NAA, SNJ, FJ Series 1956, 11 Northrop BT 12 RYAN 1946,

10 13 F-5L, HS-1L, HS-2L 1960, PBY, PB2Y, etc Cunningham-Hall PT-6F 11 1 Loening OA Series 2 OAS 1982, Curtiss O DouglasO-2, O-2H, O-2K Douglas O Thomas Morse O-19 7 Douglas O-25 Series 8 Fokker XO-27 (General Aviation) 9 Douglas O Douglas O , 11 Douglas O , Douglas Y , Douglas O , North American O Stinson O L-3, L-4, Etc XF T C-1 / DWC / Lockheed / Sacred Cow , C-2 / C-5 / C , C-3 / C-4 / C-9 / C , C-14 / C-15 c.a. 1940, P-80 / P-80A 1947, P UPC Eng. Div. TP-1 3 Dayton Wright PS , c.a PA , Curtiss PN ( ) 6 Engineering Division PW , 7 Loening PW Orenco PW Gallaudet PW , 10 Fokker V-40, PW-5, PW-6, PW Loening M Speery Messenger 1927, Curtiss PW , 1971, 10

11 14 P , 1947, 15 P , 16 P Description and History of Curtiss Hawk Type 1934 Pursuit Aircraft 18 Curtiss Hawk P-1 through P Boeing PW-9 Series , 20 Curtiss P-6 Series P-16 / PB , 22 P , 23 Boeing P-26 (See also Box 34, File 1) 24 Boeing P-26 c.a. 1930s 13 1 P-30 / PB , 2 P-35 Series P P-38 / F , 5 P P P P P P Aeromarine PG P P P P-51 Mustang P-51 Mustang P XP , 1977, XP P , 1966, 1968, P P , XP P XP Color Scheme and Drawings P-Series Boeing MB and P-Series Contract Numbers and Dates

12 16 P-12 Indices (See also Box 34A for Assignment of Aircraft to Specific Field & Locations) Boeing P-12: Engineering Order of First P Airplane No Boeing P-12E 3 Boeing P-12: Evolution of P-12-F-4B Fighters Boeing P-12: Engine and Accident Report 1932, Boeing P-12: Flying Cadets of Kelley Field Texas Boeing P-12: Insignia 1932, Boeing P-12: Diagrams 8 Boeing P-12: Drawings 1954, 9 Boeing P-12: Drawings 10 Boeing P-12: Drawings 11 Boeing P-12: Drawings 12 Boeing P-12: Drawings 16 1 P-12 Research P-12E Research Journal 3 P-12E to YP-12K Flying Hours Per Month 4 First Boeing P-12 Series Airplanes 5 Handbook for P-12 Parts, Maintenance, Assembly P , P , 1955, 1961, P-12 9 P P , 1932, P The History of the Boeing P-12 Series Airplane 13 Armament Equipment A P-12 Research Microfilm Rolls 1) Boeing P-12: Stabilizer & Floatation Wing; Instrument Board; Landing Gear Fairing; General Arrangement Parts List 2) Boeing P-12 Small Parts; Boeing F4B1 Small Parts 3) Boeing P-12: Wings & Ribs; Empennages; Fuselage; XP-12-A Cowl 4) Boeing Parts List c.a.1930s 12

13 Oversize P-12 Research Location Folder Description Date 71 1 P-12 Cowlings and Struts P-12 Plans P-12 Plans 1931 SERIES I: AIRCRAFT (Continued) Box File Description Date 17 1 Army Racing A/C Racing A/C Air Racing Air Racing Biplane Information July 1, Biplanes Civil Aircraft Cockpits (Equipment) Engines (Equipment) Ford / Stout Full Flight Performance Historical Aircraft Plans Insignia 3 Metal Aircraft Construction 1927, Miscellaneous Aircraft Personal Equipment 1952, 1954, 1990, 6 Equipment, Specs, Misc Guns and Sights Pursuit Aircraft Choppers and Liaison , 10 Pursuit Aircraft 1968, Operations Report of Airplanes Report: Pressure Distribution of the Wings of an MB Report: Spinning of the F4B-2 Biplane Another Historical Note on the 1.5 factor of Safety 1977 by Albert Epstein 15 Turbo Superchargers 1927, 16 WWI and WWII Colors and Camouflage (See also Box 34A, File 5 for U.S. Navy Standard Colors) 17 WACO 10 and Taperwing Wing of Nieuport

14 19 1 Declassified Accident Report P-12 May 21, Declassified Accident Report P-12 Mar. 27, Declassified Accident Report P-12 Nov. 28, Declassified Accident Report P-12C May 4, Declassified Accident Report P-12 Jun. 12, Declassified Accident Report P-12C Jul. 3, Declassified Accident Report P-12C Aug. 7, Declassified Accident Report P-12B Jan 7, Declassified Accident Report P-12E Jan 9, Declassified Accident Report P-12B Feb 3, Declassified Accident Report P-12E Feb 15, Declassified Accident Report P-12E Mar. 25, Declassified Accident Report P-12B Apr. 1, Declassified Accident Report P-12F Apr. 12, Declassified Accident Report P-12F Jun. 8, Declassified Accident Report P-12F Jul. 8, Declassified Accident Report P-12F Jul. 16, Declassified Accident Report P-12B Mar. 24, Declassified Accident Report P-12F Aug. 24, Declassified Accident Report P-12E Sept. 12, Declassified Accident Report P-12F Nov 8, Declassified Accident Report P-12C Nov 22, Declassified Accident Report P-12D Nov 28, Declassified Accident Report P-12B Dec Declassified Accident Report P-12E Jan 23, Declassified Accident Report P-12F Jan 25, Declassified Accident Report P-12F Jan 26, Declassified Accident Report P-12F Mar. 21, Declassified Accident Report P-12F Apr. 11, Declassified Accident Report P-12F Apr. 15, Declassified Accident Report P-12B Apr. 20, Declassified Accident Report P-12F Apr. 24, Declassified Accident Report P-12B May 4, Declassified Accident Report P-12E Jun. 6, Declassified Accident Report P-12D Jun. 26, Declassified Accident Report P-12D Jul. 5, Declassified Accident Report P-12E Jul. 31, Declassified Accident Report P-12 Jul Declassified Accident Report P-12B Sept. 8, Declassified Accident Report P-12F Sept. 25, Declassified Accident Report P-12F Oct. 9, Declassified Accident Report P-12E Dec 13, Declassified Accident Report P-12F Jun. 6, Declassified Accident Report P-12B Jul. 10, Declassified Accident Report P-12F Jul. 25, Declassified Accident Report P-12F Aug. 7,

15 47 Declassified Accident Report P-12F Aug. 10, Declassified Accident Report P-12F May 20, Declassified Accident Report P-12F Jun. 22, Declassified Accident Report P-12F Jun. 24, Declassified Accident Report Jul. 23, Declassified Accident Report P-12F Aug. 20, Declassified Accident Report P-12E Nov. 29, Declassified Accident Report P-12E Mar. 16, Declassified Accident Report P-12F Jun. 2, Declassified Accident Report P-12E Aug. 10, Declassified Accident Report P-12E Nov. 19, Declassified Accident Report P-12F Feb. 12, Declassified Accident Report P-12F Apr. 19, Declassified Accident Report P-26A Oct. 7, Declassified Accident Report BT-2B Jan. 18, Declassified Accident Report Consolidate O-17 Jan. 16, Declassified Accident Report YIO-27 Jan. 3, Statement of Accident, P-12C collide with PT-3A Dec. 17, 1931 New Baltimore, MI 65 Testimony of Lloyd V Smith, Accident of Lt. Ralston L Crew at Boeing Airfield Reno, NV Jul British Aircraft 1943, 1991, 2 British WWI British: Armstrong-Whitworth British: Armstrong-Whitworth British: Avro British: Avro British: Avro British: BAC / British Electric British: BE 2 BE British: Blackburn British: Boulton-Paul British: Bristol British: Bristol British: De Havilland Series British: De Havilland British: De Havilland British: Post WWI DH British: DH 4 / DH British Fairchild 51 7 British: Eaglet BF5-B 8 British: The Standard Model E-4 Mail Aeroplane British: Fairey

16 10 British: FE British: Folland British: Gloster British: Handley-Page , 3 British: Handley-Page British: Hawker British: Hawker- Hurricane Typhoon Tempest British: Miles British: Martinsyde British: RE British: SE British: Sharkmouth British: Short Seaplane 1957, 4 British: Sopwith Series British: Sopwith Series British: Vickers 1968, 1969, 7 British: Vickers-Supermarine British: Pilots Manual for Supermarine Spitfire British: No 84 Sq. RAF WWI 1960, 24 1 British: Percival British: Short British: Supermarine Spitfire Series British: Westland French Aircraft 2 French WWI 3 French: Post WWI French: WWII , 5 French: Post WWII French: AFV French: Aces and Aeroplanes 2- Georges Guynemer French: Antoinette French: Bessanneau Hangar French: Bleriot French: Breguet , 12 French: Breguet 14A2 and B2 1957, French: Breguet XIX Super Bidon 14 French: Caudron 1918, 15 French: Dassault Mystere IVA 16

17 16 French: Escadrilles 26 1 French: Escadrille Insignia 1966, 1972, 2 French: Lafayette Escadrilles and Lafayette Flying Corps 3 French: Henri et Maurice Farman 1961, French: Hanriot 1968, 1988, 5 French: Nieuports French: Salmson French: SPAD Series 1969, 1980, 8 French: SPAD French: SPAD , 10 French: SPAD 11 and French: SPAD French: SPAD , 1991, 27 1 German Aircraft German: WWI German Aircraft Post WWI German Aircraft WWII German: AEG German: Albatros C and D Series German: Arado German: Aviatik German: Blohm Voss German: Brandenburg W German: Bücker German: D. F. W. 1971, German: Dornier German: Dornier German: Fiesler 28 1 German: Fok E. D. DR Series 1918, German: Focke-Wulf German: Friedrichshaffen German: Gotha German: Halberstadt German: Hannover German: Hansa-Brandenburg 1972, German: Henschel German: Heinkel

18 29 1 German: Jagdheschwader NR German: Junkers 1961, 3 German: Junkers German: L. V. G. 1977, 5 German: Luftwaffe Post WWII German: Messerschmitt German: Messerschmitt German: Pfalz D III, D XII German: Roland German: Rumpler 1951, 1975, 11 German: Siemens-Schuckert 1947, 1981, German: SPAD S. XVI 1920, German: Report on German Naval Aircraft (Declassified) Dec Austria Australia Belgium Belgian, French, American 5 Canada Canada Central and South America 1963, China 1973, 9 Dutch Aircraft Italian Aircraft Italian / Spanish Aircraft 1968, 12 Italian Aircraft WWI Italian: Caproni / Reggiane , 31 1 Italian: Fiat Italian: Macchi / Macchi-Castoldi Italian: Savia-Marchetti , 4 Italian: Schneider Trophy Racers Israel Aircraft 1988, 6 Japanese Aircraft Japanese AFV 1965, Japanese AICHI 1972, 9 Japanese: Kawanishi Japanese: Kawasaki ` 11 Japanese: Mitsubishi Japanese: Nakajima Polish Aircraft

19 2 Portuguese Aircraft 1966, 1968, Imperialist Russian Aircraft 1964, 1967, Russian Aircraft (and SAT) Russian Aircraft (and SAT) Russian AFV 1970, 7 Spanish Civil War / Spanish Aircraft 8 Slovak, Hungary, Rum. Aircraft 33 1 Sweden, Norway, Denmark Aircraft 2 Mid-East Aircraft 3 Far East Aircraft 4 Switzerland Aircraft 5 Aircraft Markings 6 All Nations Post WWI International Aircraft 1983, Fighter A to Z from Air International Kreider-Reisner XC C-33 / C C C C-97 / KC , XC C C-122 / XCG C C-130 and C SA , 1975, Curtiss JN Series 1918, 1950, Standard Model J PT-1 and PT , 24 PT PT-13 and PT PT-16, PT-20, PT PT-19, PT-23, PT BT-7 29 BT-9 30 BT BT-13, BT AT-6 33 AT-7, AT-9 34 AT-10, AT AT AT T-28, T-33, T , A-3 19

20 39 A Curtiss A-8, A , 41 A-11 c.a A Northrop A-17 Series 44 A , 1963, 1978, A , 1953, 1971, A-28, A-29 3 A XA-38 5 XA-41 6 Caproni 7 American H.H. 0/ , 8 Barling NBL 1929, 9 Martin NBS, MB 10 B-2, etc Keystone B-3 etc B-7 13 Boeing Y1B-9 14 Martin B-10, B , 15 B-17 Series , 16 B B B B B Fighters c.a Large Material 34A 1 Boeing P-26 Histories by R. L. Cavanagh 2 Boeing P-12: Assignment of Aircraft to Specific Fields & Locations 3 Pilot/Aircraft Tie-Ups & Images 4 Characteristics & Performance of United States 1932 Airplanes 5 U. S. Navy Standard Colors Curtiss & Vought Aircraft Plans 1930, Boeing & Curtiss Aircraft Plans c.a. 1970s 8 Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Company Unidentified Aircraft Plan

21 9 Transparencies WWI Aircraft c.a SERIES II: MILITARY UNITS Box File Description Date th Air Force (AF) 1965, 1970, 1989, th Fighter Group (FG) / 5 th AF th AF 1981, 4 1 st Air Division, 8 th AF 1944, , nd Bomb Group (BG) (P) / 8 th AF c.a th BG st BG / 1 st Combat Wing st BG / 1 st Combat Wing nd BG / 40 th Combat Wing th BG / 40 th Combat Wings 1969, 11 2 nd Air Division / 8 th AF 1979, st BG / 95 th Wing nd BG / 14 th Combat Wing rd Air Division / 8 th AF th Bomb Group / 4 th Bomb Wing 1965, th Bomb Group / 20 th Wing 1964, th BG / 45 th Combat Wing 1945, th BG / 13 th Combat Wing th BG / 13 th Combat Wing th BG / 13 th Combat Wing th BG / 93 rd Combat Wing 22 4 th FG / 65 th Fighter Wing th FG th FG / 65 th Fighter Wing 1969, , th FG / 66 th Fighter Wing nd FG / 67 th FW 1965, th FG / 66 th FW rd FG / 66 th FW 1968, th FG / 65 th FW 1987, 1992, th FG / Mustang Newsletter No th FG / Angels Bulldogs & Dragons The 355 th FG 1984 in WWII th FG / 66 th FW th FG / 67 th FW st FG / 67 th FW 21

22 th FG / 67 th FW 12 9 th AF , th BG Desert Rats August 1943 Ploesti Raid th BG / 98 th Combat Wing / IX Bomber Command, th AF th FG / 84 th FW / IX TAC / 9 th AF th FG / 100 FW / XIX TAC/ 9 th AF c.a. 1960, th FG / 303 FW / XIX TAC / 9 th AF th AF 1983, 19 XII AF 1970, 1984, th FG / 12 th AF AVG / 14 th AF th AF th AF 1988, 1994, 2 1 st Day BG 3 1 st Corps Observation Squadron 4 12 th Aero Sqdn th Pursuit Sqdn. 1963, 6 17 th Aero Sqdn th Day Bomb. Sqdn. c.a th Day Bomb. Sqdn th Pursuit Sqdn th Pursuit Sqdn th Pursuit Sqdn. 1918, th Corps Obs. Sqdn rd Pursuit Sqdn th Pursuit Sqdn. 1918, th Day Bomb. Sqdn rd Pursuit Sqdn th Aero Sqdn th Pursuit Sqdn. 1961, th Pursuit Sqdn th Aero Sqdn th Pursuit Sqdn th Army Obs. Sqdn Air Corps Detachment 1933, 2 Supplement to 2 nd Annual Report Air Corps Reconnaissance Squadrons 1982, 4 Air Base Squadrons 1982, 5 Service Squadrons 1931, 6 Command Aircraft 1923,

23 7 A. C. Technical School 1967, A. C. Tactical School 1969, 1971, 9 Air Depots 1931, 10 Air Force Pilots Information File Army Air Forces Army Air Forces Air Service / Air Corps Air Service Groups Army Air Service Seaplanes 3 Air Service Units Requested Air Service WWI WWI Overseas Flyer Reunion AEF Air Service 1917, 1942, War Department Air Services Report on Altitude 1924 Airplane 8 Army Air Service Stations and Organizations Army Airplane Inventory as of June 30, Issodun Marine Corps Aviation: The Early Years Marine Corps Air 1982, 3 Marine Fighter Attack Squadrons (VMF) 1978, 4 VMO Squadrons 1988, 5 VMB Squadrons Navy Squadron Data Carrier Assigned A / C 1953, 8 Naval Air Stations , 9 Lighter than Air A / C Racing Aircraft 1927, 11 Aquatic Aircraft / Navy Aircraft 1939, 1980, 12 VF-1 (see also VB-2, VB-3) 13 VF-3 (see also VF-5) 14 VB-1 (see also VF-5, VF-4) 15 VB , 1939, 16 VF-4 (see also VB-1, VF-5) 17 VF-5 (see also VB-1, VF-3) c.a VF-6 (see also VF-2) 1986, 19 VB-5 20 VS-2 (see also VS-3) 21 VS-3 (see also VS-2) 22 VS-42 23

24 23 VT-8 24 VO VO VCS-4 (VS-9) 27 VCS-5 (VS-10S) 28 VP-9 (VP-12, VP-24) 29 Berliner-Joyce (Navy) OJ-1, OJ Miscellaneous Navy Navy Markings Pre WWII Navy Markings WWII 41 1 Navy Markings Post WWII Photo Section / Squadrons 1942, National Guard (N. G.) Observation Squadrons 1964, nd Obs. Sqdn. New York N. G th Obs. Sqdn. Michigan N. G Organized Reserves USAF USAF USAF The USAF in England USCG (United States Coast Guard) 1947, 1997, 12 Series of Famous Squadrons, Aircraft, & Men 42 1 Fleet Air Arm / Royal Air Force (British) Fleet Air Arm / RAF (British) Fleet Air Arm / RAF (British) 1981, 4 RFC / RAF Operations, History, Organizations British WWII RAF Operations & History RAF Bomber Command No. 100 Group 8 Bombing Colures (British) 9 Fighting Colures (British) RAF / British RAF / British RAF Battle of Britain Anniversary British Accident Report Squadron Codes (British) 1978, 6 Airspeed Night Shadowers of 1940 (British) British Group Aircraft 1932, Eagle Squadrons The German Air Force 2 1 st Pursuit Group History

25 3 18 th Pursuit Group th Obs. Sqdn th Pursuit Group and P-12E 6 73 rd Bomb. Sqdn. 7 Army Air Corps Air Corps, Air Force 1989, Air Corps Newsletter Air Corps Newsletter Index of Serial Numbers Assigned to Aircraft Armed 1947 Air Force and D. A. 12 US Army Aircraft Air Force: A Chronology of American Aerospace 1960 Events 14 Eight Air force Bomb Groups 15 Army-Navy Aircraft Camouflage and Color Standards Squadron Insignias Approved by War Department Officer Biographies 1973, 18 Operation Olympic from Military Magazine The Ships and Aircraft of the United States Fleet Cross & Cockade Cross & Cockade Lt. Bowen c.a C. L. Tinker 1927, X() 9() () Army Air Corps Air Mail Operations GHQ Air Force 1983, st Day Surveillance Group st Pursuit Group (Post WWI) , st Pursuit Group (Post WWI) , 1950, 1968, st Pursuit Group th Pursuit Sqdn. 147 th Pursuit Sqdn. 1932, th Pursuit Sqdn th Pursuit Sqdn. 1948, th Pursuit Sqdn nd Bomb. Group 1932, rd Attack Group , 4 4 th Composite Group 5 5 th Composite Group th Composite Group 2 7 th Bombardment Group

26 3 8 th Pursuit Group th Observation Group , 1987, 5 10 th School Group , th Bomb. Group th School Group , 1970, th Obs. Group c th Observation Squadron 1933, 1941, th Pursuit Group 1982, th Observation Squadron 1931, 1932, th Pursuit Group 1992, th Pursuit Group th Attack Group th Bombardment Group th Headquarters Squadron , th Pursuit Group 1934, 1983, 1988, th Bombardment Group 1935, 1968, 1989, th Pursuit Group 1934, th Bomb. Group 1997, st Pursuit Group SERIES III: MILITARY AIRFIELDS Box File Description Date 48 1 Bolling Field Research Project Bolling Field, Air Corps detach. 1932, Hickam Field 1968, 4 Kelly Field, Texas Langley Field, VA. 1966, Langley Field, VA 1965, March Field March Field McCook Field (See also Location 71, Folder 7 for map of sanitary sewage) 1922, 1947, McCook Field by Bruce Robertson Selfridge Field 1938, 49 1 Wright Field 1935, 1957, 1967, 1975, Wright Field 1967, 1995, 26

27 3 Wright Field , 1984, Handbook of Research and Development Facilities 5 Wright Laboratory Success Stories: A Review of Remarkable Journey: The Wright Field Heritage in 1989 Photographs 7 Wright Field People 1959, Wright-Patterson Reunion Laboratory Wright Laboratory Wright Patterson Air Force Museum Arming the Skies Wright Patterson Air Force Base in 1995 WWII 4 Flight Test at Wright Field Wilbur Wright s Last Flight Article from U. S. Air 1934 Force 6 Arming the Skies Factor of Safety USAF Design Practice WPAFB Aircraft Museums British Military Museums 10 Exhibition of British and American Aviation Artists National Aerospace Conference 1998 SERIES IV: WARSHIPS Box File Description Date 51 1 US Navy US Navy US Navy US Navy CV-2, CV-3 Lexington and Saratoga Period Sailing Ships US Navy Amphibious Assault Landing Craft Ship Planes (Various) Wylam Ship Plans 1940, 1947, 4 Ship Models and Plans Royal Navy Ships Russian Warships 1965, 7 Japanese Warships Italian Ships 9 German Ships US Armor British AFV

28 12 German AFV SERIES V: MODELING AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT DECALS, AND MILITARY FIGURINES Box File Description Date 53 1 Modeling Ships 2 Aircraft: Modeling Aircraft: Modeling 1970s 4 Aircraft: Modeling 1970s 5 Aircraft: Modeling 1970s 6 Aircraft: Modeling 1980s 7 Aircraft: Modeling 1980s 8 Modeling Boats (includes German Navy and Warship Histories) German / Austro Hungarian Modeling Newsletters 2 Modeling: German / Austro Hungarian Craft Modeling 4 Miniature / Modeling Forms Modeling Journal Newsletters Color and Markings Modeling 1934, 1964, Modeling Flying Model Plans Flying Model Plans Flying Models Flying Scale Models of WWII Decals: Micro Scale Decals 56 1 Decals: AEF Air Service 2 Decals: US Navy Pre WWII 3 Decals: US Army Air Corps 4 Decals: US Navy WWII 5 Decals: US National Insignia 6 Decals: US Serial Nos. Sqdn. Codes and Victory Marks 7 Decals: USAAF B-17, B-24, B-29 8 Decals: USAAF P-40 9 Decals: USAAF P-51, P-47, P Decals: F-80, F-86, F-100, F-101, F-102, F-104, F- 105, F-4 11 Decals: A-4, A-7 12 Decals: F-111, FB

29 13 Decals: British WWI and Post War 14 Decals: British WWII 15 Decals: British Post WWII 16 Decals: French WWI 17 Decals: French Pre WWI and WWII 57 1 Decals: French Post WWII 2 Decals: German WWI 3 Decals: German WWII, National Insignia, Sqdn, Codes, etc. 4 Decals: German: WWII, Post WWII 5 Decals: Poland and Communist Black Countries 6 Decals: Japanese 7 Decals: Russian 8 Decals: Scandinavian 9 Decals: Various Decals 58 1 Figurines: Military Modeling Uniform Figurines Figurines: Military Modeling Uniform Figurines Figurines: Military Modeling Figurine Journals Figurines: Military Modeling Figurines / Catalogues Figurines: Militaria Black Eagle Plates 6 Figurines: Figure Painting, Diagrams, Conversions, etc Figurines: Militaria Miscellaneous Figurines: Historical Figures Figurines: Roman and Greek 1968, Figurines: Picts, Gauls, Celts, Ancients c.a Figurines: Armor Heraldry 1955, Figurines: English Civil War Figurines: French and Indian War Figurines: Early Colonial c.a Figurines: British and Hessians American Revolution 10 Figurines: British Napoleonic Soldiers of the Napoleonic Wars series 1-5, 7-8 c.a Figurines: British and Dominions Figurines: British and Dominions Figurines: British Indian Army Figurines: Canada Figurines: French Napoleonic Figurines: French Figurines: Germany, Bavaria, etc. Pre WWI

30 4 Figurines: German WWI and Colonial Figurines: German WWII Figurines: Russian Figurines: Japanese 1965, c.a Figurines: Continental Line Figurines: American War of Figurines: Seminole, Black Hawk, Mexican War to Civil War 4 Figurines: Civil War Figurines: Indian and Spanish American War Figurines: 1900 WWI Figurines: WWI Present Oversize Material Location Folder Description Date 71 6 Model Airplane Plans a. Wayne Racer b. Curtiss F9C-2 by Bergen Hardesty (3 Drawings) c. Corben Super Ace d. Aeronca Master Model C-3 e. Hawker Hind f. Hawker High Speed Fury g. Tomasco Designed British Wartime SE-5 h. Stinson SR-6 i. Pfalz D-3 j Curtiss Hawk Model P-1, A, B, C (2 Drawings)(2 Copies) k. Tomasco Navy Boeing F4B-4 & Army Boeing P-12E l. Curtiss Hawk P-6E m Curtiss Falcon Model O1-E & A-3 (2 Copies) n. Porterfield o. Boeing P-12 Pan American p TravelAir Model 3000 biplane (2 Copies) q Vought Corsair Model O- 2U1, 2, 3, & 4 (2 Pages) r. Curtiss Hawk P-6E s. Douglas O-46A t. Gloster Gladiator Apr Apr May 1935 Sep Jul 1968 Aug Feb Jul Dec

31 u Berliner Joyce P-16 v. Curtiss Army Hawk w. Monocoupe x. Taylorcraft y. Curtiss U.S. Army Hawk, P-1 Series z. Berliner Joyce OJ-2 aa. Fairchild Model 51 bb. American Eagle cc. Float Trainer dd. Douglas O-38 ee. Unidentified biplane ff. WACO 10 & WACO A.T.O. Taperwing gg. Douglas O-38S hh. Boeing P-12B ii. Keystone B-4A jj. Hawker Hurricane Jan Apr SERIES VI: CORRESPONDENCE Box File Description Date 63 1 Richard Sanders Allen 1987, Hal Andrews Hal Andrews Hal Andrews Charles Aresta William Ballard Jr. 7 William J Ballard Dana Bell Roger Besecker Warren M Bodie Peter Bowers Peter M Bowers , 13 Chaz Bowyer Walt Boyne Sid Bradd Jack Bruce Burl Burlingame Johnny Burnett Doug Carrick Doug Carrick Bob Casari

32 6 Frank Cheesman 1988, Marti Copp Roy Cross Larry Davis Fred C Dickey Jr Fred Dickey Mark Dryer Keith Ferris Brian Flanagan Brian Flanagan Lesley Forden Roger Freeman Roger Freeman Roger Freeman , Royal D. Frey Rowland P Gill 1979, Bill Greenhalagh Jr Jon Guttman Bernie Haber Dan Hagedorn 1989, 1990, Dan Hagedorn Ted Hamady Albert Hansen Bergen Hardesty , 14 Correspondence about death of Bergen Hardesty George Hardie Harold R Harris Jack Herris Roy Houchin II Stephen J Hudeck Charley Hyer International Plastic Modelers Society Walt Jeffries Robert Johnson Col. Julius A Kolb William Larkins George C Lee Dave Lucabaugh Paul Matt Birch Matthews Peter May 1981, Ron Mayo Sears McCorrison

33 13 Don McGee Roy Meyers Jim Morrow National Archives Correspondence National Archives Correspondence Charles T Niblett T/Sgt. Merle G Olmstead T/Sgt. Merle G Olmstead Merle Olmstead Doug Olson Doug Olson Leonard E Opdycke 1985, Leo Opdycke Colin Owers , 1998, 7 Colin Owers P-12 Correspondence P-12 Correspondence P-12 Correspondence Sam Parker Sam Parker Bob Pauley Peter Pountney William Bill Riley 68 1 Ken Rust Ken Rust W. E. Simons Rick Slater James John Sloan and American Aviation Historical Society 6 Col. Chester L Sluder 7 Smithsonian Institution Gordon Stevens John Stone Jackson Streckenbach Jerry K Sweeney Norm Taylor John Underwood Bob Walker Richard Ward Harry Woodman Joachim Streit Joachim Streit

34 3 Alan Toelle , John Underwood Bob Volker Robert E Williams Editor of Journal of AAHS 1979, Correspondence and Research Miscellaneous Correspondence , 9 Miscellaneous Correspondence Miscellaneous Correspondence Miscellaneous Correspondence Miscellaneous Correspondence Research Materials (handwritten by Cavanagh) 2 Research Materials: Handwritten and Photocopied 3 Research Materials: Aviation Articles from Various Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers 4 Research Materials: Robert L Cavanagh Corrections 1994 to Photo Captions and Text of Curtiss Army Hawks in Action 5 Research Materials: Research on Tail Daggers and Props: Recollections While Re-Reading My Log Books by Harold R Harris 6 Research Materials: Pilots and Officers 1982, 7 Research Materials: Aviation Articles from Various Journals and Magazines 8 Research Materials (handwritten by Cavanagh) 9 Research Materials 71 1 Research Materials: British Air Force 1958, Research Materials: Royal Air Force 3 Research Materials: Insignia of 50 th, 94 th, 95 th, 96 th, 103 rd, 138 th Squadron 4 Research Materials: US Air Service and Air Corps 5 Research Materials: Royal Air Force Research Materials: Battle of Britain 1980, 1990, 7 Research Materials: In Their Honor, Navy Lt. John 1964 Charles Waldron 8 Research Materials: Air Corps, Air Force 1929, , Research Materials: US Air Service Research Materials: USAF Pamphlets Research Materials: USAF Historical Aircraft 1970 Background 12 Research Materials Pg Research Materials Pg

35 72 1 Research Materials: Handwritten and Photocopied 2 Research Materials 3 Research Materials 4 Research Materials 5 Research Materials 6 Research Materials 7 Research Materials 8 Research Materials 9 Research Materials 10 Research Materials: Court Marshall of Major JWFM Research Material: Report of Director of Air Service Research Material 2 Research Material 3 Research Material: Photo Information 1961, SERIES VII: JOURNALS, BOOKS, AND PUBLISHED MATERIALS Box File Description Date 74 1 Aces High Fighter Pilots Aero WWI May Aero n Photos Vol. 2 4 Aerophile Vol. 1, No Aerophile Vol. 1, No Aerophile Vol. 2, No Air Combat Vol Air Combat Vol Air Combat Vol Air Combat Vol Airfoil No Airfoil No Airfoil No Airfoil No Airfoil No Air Classics Air Corps Air Force Colors Vol. 1: Air Force Colors Vol. 2: (autographed by 1980 author) 3 Air Force Colors Vol. 3: Air Force History Publications c.a Air Force Magazine Air Force Magazine September

36 7 Air Force Material Command Air Force Roles and Missions: A History Air-Log, The University of Texas at Dallas c.a Aircraft Photo Album Vol All the Brave Promises: Memories of Aircraft 1988 Women, 2 nd Class American Aviation Historical Society Journal Summer American Aviation Historical Society Newsletter American Military Uniforms Coloring Book, (for more uniform books see Box 80, File 12-16) 15 ANA Standard Aircraft Colors: Arms and Armor AVCO Corporation: The First Fifty Years Aviation Badges and Insignia of US Army: Cause and Prevention of Aircraft Fatigue 76 1 Clarity in technical reporting Curtiss Navy Hawks in Action The Curtiss Navy Hawks 4 Echelon Vol Echelon Vol Echelon Extra! Vol English Longbowman: Factor of Safety: Technical report, Final Report Fields of Little America Illustrated History of 8 th Air 1988 Force, 2 nd Air Division 10 Fighter Pilots in Aerial Combat Fighter Pilots in Aerial Combat Flight Plan Vol. 1, No Flight Plan Vol. 3, No Flight Plan Vol. 2, No Flight Plan Vol. 3, No. 1 and Flugzeug Flying the P F-84 High Speed Flight Characteristics c.a Flight Test Guide: Private Pilot, Airplane Single- Engine (AC No. 61-3) Apr Friend s Bulletin Vol. 1, No Friend s Bulletin Vol. 2, No Friend s Bulletin Vol. 3, No Friend s Bulletin Vol. 4, No Friend s Bulletin Vol. 5, No Friend s Bulletin Vol. 6, No Friend s Bulletin Vol. 7, No Friend s Bulletin Vol. 9, No