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Airplane mechanics (Persons)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Albert L. Haggerty papers

 Collection — Single Folder Collections - 2000 Box 7 (00.0178-00.0225), Folder: 00.0224
Identifier: 00.0224
Scope and Contents This collection consists on a series of papers focused on Albert "Al" Haggerty and the "Three Feathers"  B-24 Liberator Bomber he was assigned as crew chief during World War II. The "Three Feathers" bomber belonging to the 726th Bomber Squadron, 451st Bombardment Group. Documents in the collection include Haggerty's memories of his time with the plane, photocopies of pictures of the plane and the crew as well as an excerpt from a book were Sidney Winski, the first pilot of this aircraft,  recounts the "Three Feathers" incident, and finally the transcript of an interview where Haggerty provides a detailed account of his life, his time in training, the "Three Feathers incident," his...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1942-1945; Other: Majority of material found within 1943-1945; Other: Date acquired: 06/15/2000

Forest Duane Hunsley collection

 Collection — 11.0061 - Box 1
Identifier: 11.0061
Content Description

This collection relates to Forest Duane Hunsley who served in the U.S. Navy as an Aviation Mechanic 2nd Class on the aircraft carrier U.S.S Lexington during World War II. The collection includes work notes and manuals while involved in aviation metal smithing aboard the U.S.S Lexington and Hawaii. The collection contains short letters and brief accounts of the Battle of Coral Sea, and the journalism that followed him in his hometown in Illinois. Informational booklet about New Caledonia is also included.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1942-1945; 1923-1984; Other: Date accessioned: 2020-05-01

Seth A. McKinney collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 99.0191
Scope and Contents

Technical Sergeant Seth A. McKinney served as a flight engineer and a gunner on a B-24 Liberator stationed at Cerignola, Italy. He completed over 40 missions as a part of the 767th Bombardment Squadron, 461st Bombardment Group of the 15th Air Force.  This collection includes photographs, documents, and artifacts.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1917-1977; Other: Majority of material found in 1942-1945; Other: Date acquired: 04/19/1999