Gen. James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle was a profound presence in aviation: from his U.S. Army Air Corps service to his groundbreaking instrument-only flight to leading of the Doolittle Raid during World War II.

Admiral Marc Mitscher had long and distinguished career in the US Navy as both aviator and ship commander. Mitscher’s strategies were crucial to the Allied forces during WWII.

Pedro “Pete” Padilla was known as the dean of photography in his hometown of Calexico. At the end of World War Two her served under Douglas MacArthur in Japan, working in counterintelligence.

This collection consists of United Press wire dispatches from World War II, covering a wide range of wartime topics including military news, war production (primarily of aircraft), women and industry, accidents. The topics covered issues primarily in the United States and heavily featuring North American Aviation.