U.S. Navy & Gliding Collection
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of one (1) box, 12”x 2.5”x 10.25” and contains approximately 123 color slides. Note: there is an unrelated color slide in the collection that depicts USS Saratoga CV 3 at Guantanamo Bay circa 1939.
Dates
- c. 1954 - c. 1960
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers by appointment.
Conditions Governing Use
Some copyright may be reserved. Consult with the library director for more information.
Biographical / Historical
This collection of over 90 color slides was accumulated during the career of an unknown U.S. Navy officer. The slides span roughly twenty years, from pilot’s training at NAS Pensacola in 1945 to an assignment to weather squadron VW-3 in the early sixties. The officer was stationed at NAS Miramar flying various patrol aircraft types during the late forties and was assigned to VP-4 in 1948 during that squadron’s important mapping operations of Alaska. While assigned to the carrier USS Kearsarge from 1957 to 1958 he photographed flight operations. While in port in San Diego in 1955 the officer visited the Torrey Pines Glider Port and photographed a number of interesting gliders there.
Extent
0.18 Cubic Feet (One (1) box, 12”x 2.5”x 10.25”)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection of over 90 color slides was accumulated during the career of an unknown U.S. Navy officer. The slides span roughly twenty years, from pilot’s training at NAS Pensacola in 1945 to an assignment to weather squadron VW-3 in the early sixties. While in port in San Diego in 1955 the officer visited the Torrey Pines Glider Port and photographed a number of interesting gliders there.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this collection were donated to the San Diego Air & Space Museum prior to 2011. The collection has been processed and is open for research.
- Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina
- Douglas A4D (A-4) Skyhawk Family
- Douglas AD (A-1, BT2D) Skyraider Family
- Gliders (Aeronautics)
- Lockheed P2V (P-2) Neptune Family
- Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon
- Lockheed WV-2 (EC-121K) Warning Star
- Martin (Glenn L.) P5M (P-5) Marlin Family
- San Diego (California)
- Torrey Pines (San Diego, CA community)
- Title
- Descriptive Finding Guide for U.S. Navy & Gliding Collection
- Author
- Stephania Villar & Mark Aldrich
- Date
- June 11, 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
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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