Folder 3 – NAS Pensacola Flight Training 1915 – January, 1916 00009-00028
Scope and Contents
Description: This is a four box collection. Three boxes measure 15 ½ x 10 ¼ x 5 inches. The fourth box is oversized and measures 15 ½ x 12 ¼ x 5 inches.
Content notes: The majority of the collection contains photographs, but there are some documents and personal papers relating to Mitscher from the early 1900s to his death in 1947. Much of the focus is his early-aviation career and his WWII service as Captain and Admiral in the US Navy.
There are five oversized items in the Oversized Materials Special Collection (OMSC_00001). Three of them are panoramic photographs (00836, 00837, 00838). One of them is a map (00739). The last is a shellback certificate (00358).
Admiral Mitscher’s insignia is in curatorial possession, and it is on display in the Museum’s World War II gallery.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1887 - 1947
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to the public by appointment.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.6 Cubic Feet : This is a four box collection. Three boxes measure 15 ½ x 10 ¼ x 5 inches. The fourth box is oversized and measures 15 ½ x 12 ¼ x 5 inches. The majority of the collection contains photographs, but there are some documents and personal papers relating to Mitscher from the early 1900s to his death in 1947. Much of the focus is his early-aviation career and his WWII service as Captain and Admiral in the US Navy.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Description
This folder contains pictures of a modified Curtis model D or E (?), training photographs and miscellaneous photographs of trainer planes.
Repository Details
Part of the San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives Repository
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San Diego 92101 USA US
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