MS-402: Aircraft Slide Collection
Collection Number: MS-402
Title: Aircraft Slide Collection
Dates: 1970-1998
Creator: Wayne and Karen Pittman
Summary/Abstract: The Aircraft Slide Collection is an assortment of 35mm color slides of aircraft in numerous operational locations, as well as air museums, static displays, and air shows.
Quantity/Physical Description: 1 linear foot (3 flat storage three-ring binder boxes)
Language(s): English
Repository: Special Collections and Archives, Paul Laurence Dunbar Library, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435-001, (937) 775-2092
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 Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.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-402, Aircraft Slide Collection, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Acquisition: The Aircraft Slide Collection was donated to Wright State University Special Collections and Archives in September 2008.
Revisions: Revised by Jeremy Katz (February 2011)
Processed by: Ryan Qualls
Arrangement: The collection is arranged into three series and four subseries:
Series I: Air Shows and Aero Teams Subseries 1A: Air Shows Subseries 1B: Aero Teams
1 Series II: Museums and Static Displays Subseries IIA: United States Subseries IIB: Foreign Series III: Gate Guards and Individual Aircraft
Biographical/Historical Note: The Aircraft Slide Collection was compiled by Wayne and Karen Pittman during their travels to various air shows and museums throughout the North America and Europe.
Scope and Content: The Aircraft Slide Collection is an assortment of color slides produced by Wayne and Karen Pittman on their travels to various air shows and museums around North America and Europe. Each series is housed in its own flat storage, three-ring binder box. For all of the materials within the collection, items were first divided into subject matters then arranged chronologically or alphabetically. Each slide is sleeved in plastic pages containing twenty slides per sheet. Slides are arranged left to right, top to bottom.
Series I, Air Shows and Aero Teams, is arranged into two subseries: Subseries IA: Air Shows, and Subseries IB: Aero Teams. Each of these subseries is organized chronologically. Within each file, slides are organized alphabetically according to manufacturer.
Series II, Museums and Static Displays, is arranged into two subseries: Subseries IIA: United States, and Subseries IIB: Foreign. Each of these subseries is organized alphabetically according to the name of the city or air base that the museum is located. Within each file, slides are organized alphabetically according to manufacturer.
Series III, Gate Guards and Individual Aircraft, contains slides of various aircraft that have been mounted on a plinth and used as a static display near the main entrance to museums. This series also contains slides of miscellaneous aircraft. Within each file, slides are organized alphabetically according to manufacturer.
Subject Terms
Persons/Families Wayne Pittman Karen Pittman
Organizations/Corporate Names Boeing Cessna Convair Curtiss Douglas Lockheed McDonnell Douglas
2 Northrop Rockwell Sikorsky
Places Army Aviation Museum, Middle Wallop, UK Andrews AFB, MD Armament Museum, Eglin AFB, FL Bealeton, VA Brize Norton, UK Cape Canaveral, FL Chanute AFB, IL College Park, MD Curtiss Factory, Buffalo, NY Dayton, OH Deutsche Museum, Munich Dutch Air Force Museum, Soesterburg, Holland Eastleigh, UK Fairford, UK Farnborough Air Show, UK Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton, UK Frankfort, Germany Fredricksburg, VA Fort Bragg, NC Fuenen, Denmark Grand Forks AFB, ND Greek War Museum, Athens Glenn Curtiss Museum, Hamondsport, NY Hampton Aerospace Park, Hampton, VA Harlingen, TX Hermeskeil, Germany History & Traditions Museum, Lackland AFB, TX Hulburt Field, FL Imperial War Museum, Duxford, UK Kelly Field, TX Lasham, UK Lashenden, UK Lone Star Museum, Galveston, TX Maxwell AFB, AL Memphis Belle, Memphis, TN Minnesapolis, MN Mosquito Museum, UK Musee de l’Aire, Paris Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, FL Newark Air Museum, UK New Garden, PA
3 Norfolk, VA Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, Rhinebeck, NY Overloon, Holland Patuxet NAS, VA Peterson Air & Space Museum, Peterson Field, Co Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, AZ Ontario, CA Portsmouth, OH RAF Museum, Cosford RAF Museum, Hendon Rammstein AB, UK Richmond, VA Science Museum, Wroughton, UK Shannon Air Museum, Fredericksburg, VA South Hampton, UK St. Mare Eglise, France Strathallan Museum, Scotland Stuttgart, Germany Swiss AF Museum Swiss Transportation Museum, Lucerne Tangmere, UK Technical Museum, Berlin Technical Museum, Elsinore, Denmark Technical Museum, Stockhom Technical Museum, Vienna Torbay, UK USA Aviation Museum, Ft. Rucker, AL USAF Academy, CO US Air & Trade Show USA Transportation Museum, Ft. Eustis, VA USAFA, CO USMC Air/Ground Museum, Quantico, VA USS Alabama Memorial Park, Mobile, AL USS Yorktown, SC West Malling, UK Wings & Wheels Museum, Santee, SC Zaragoza AB, Spain
Subjects (General) Aero Teams Air Museums Air Shows Aviation
Material Types 35mm color slides
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Occupations Pilot Aviator
Collection Inventory
Series I: Air Shows & Aero Teams
Subseries IA: Air Shows
Box File Description Date
1 1 College Park, MD (4 slides) (Boeing PT-17, 1976 Pitcairn Mailwing, SPAD VIII, STOL UC-1) 2 Bealeton, VA (54 slides) (Wing Walker) 1976 3 NAS Patuxet River, VA (43 slides) (Grumman F4F 1976 Wildcat, Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, RAF Nimrod, Hawker-Siddeley Nimrod, Lockheed S-3A Viking, McDonnell Douglas AV-8, Mitsui A6M Zero, Northrop F-18, Northrop P-51, Northrop AT-6, Ryan PT-22, Stearman PT-17, Parachutist) 4 Andrews AFB, MD (38 slides) (Cessna A-37B, 1977 Douglas VC-9C, Douglas M-2, General Dynamics F-16A, Grumman F-14A, Hawker-Siddeley AV-8, Lockheed C-5A, Lockheed AC-130, Lockheed VC- 140B, Lockheed S-3A, McDonnell F-15A, Northrop F-5A, North American Rockwell OV- 10A, Republic A-10A, Ryan AQM-34L, Vertol CH-Y7 5 Fredericksburg, VA (15 slides) (Boeing B75N1, De 1977 Havilland DH-60 Gypsy Moth, Pitts Special, SPAD VII, Stearman N2S-3, Vultee V1-A, UNK) 6 New Garden, PA (Colonial Flying Corps) (43 1977 slides) (Aeronca 7BCM, Bensen, Boeing A75N1, Cessna 190, De Havilland DH60, De Havilland DH82 Tiger Moth, Dimascio Pietenpol, Fairchild PT-23, General Motors FM-2, Howard P6-A 15P “Big Red”, T-6, Piper PA-28, Pitts Special, Ryan PT-25, Short SC-7, Smith Miniplane DSA-1, Starduster A-300, Thompson Boxmoth) 7 NAS Norfolk, VA (8 slides) (Douglas EA-4F, 1977 Grumman , Hawker-Siddeley, Lockheed C-5A, Sikorsky RH-53, A7E)
5 1 8 Richmond, VA (54 slides) (Wingwalker, Boeing 1977 PT-17, Curtiss, Douglas, Fokker D.VIII, Grumman, Lockheed, North American P-51, Republic P-47, Ryan NYP (Replica), Sopwith Pup, Stinson, Supermarine Spitfire, Swallow Mail Plane, Vought F40, Vultee, UNK) 9 Harlington, TX (Confederate Air Force) (98 slides) 1979 (Navy, Archi DSA (Replica), Douglas, Boeing, Curtiss, Fieseler Fi-156, Focke Wulf FW-YYJ, Junkers Ju. 87, Me 110, North American, Mitsubishi, Supermarine Spitfire) 10 Zaragoza AB, Spain(25 slides) (Aerospatiale 1980 Alouette III, Aerospatiale SA-340, CASA C-212, Lockheed T-33, Powered Glider) 11 Dayton Air Show, OH (36 slides) (Vulcan, Brech, 1980-1984 Boeing, Curtiss, Douglas, Junkers, Lockheed, McDonnell, North American, Swallow Mail Plane, WACO, Blue Angels, Snowbirds, Thunderbirds 12 Zaragoza AB, Spain (30 slides) (Bell, Canadair, 1982 CASA, Dassault Mirage, McDonnell, Northrop, Parachutists) 13 Paris Air Show (37 slides) (Blimp, Aero Spaceline 1983 Guppy, Aerospatiale, Airbus, Boeing, Dassault, 747/Shuttle) 14 Ramstein AB, Germany (Flugtag) (24 slides) 1983 (Dassault, BAC Lightning F6, General Dynamics, Hawker-Siddeley, Lockheed, McDonnell, Northrop, Saab, Red Arrows) 15 RAF Fairford, UK (Intnl Air Tattoo) (90 slides) 1985 (Aero Vulcan B2, Boeing, BAC Concord, BAe Hawk T1, Bae Victor K2, De Havilland, Douglas, Eng. Elec. Conberra, Gloster Meteor, Hawker- Siddeley, Lockheed, Pitts S2 Special, Saab, Westland) 16 West Malling, UK (Warbirds) (74 slides) (Boeing, 1985 Gloster Meteor, Consolidated, Hawker, Douglas, Supermarine Spitfire, Vought) 17 Eastleigh, UK (7 slides) (Spitfire) 1986 18 RAF Brize Norton, UK (16 slides) (Avro 1986 Lancaster, Boeing, De Havilland, Lockheed, Vought, North American, Supermarine Spitfire) 19 Farnborough, UK (15 slides) (Airbus, Concord, 1986 Eurofighter) 20 South Cerney, UK (World Aerobatic 1986 Championships) (11 slides) (Pitts, Zlin) 21 RAF Fairford, UK (Open Day) (24 slides) 1986
6 (Hawker-Siddeley, Boeing, Breguet, Douglas, Lockheed, ME, Vought) 1 22 RAF Fairford, UK (Intnl Air Tatoo) (48 slides) 1987 (Aermacchi, Avro Lancaster, CASA, De Havilland, Lockheed, Supermarine Spitfire) 23 Portsmouth, OH (34 slides) (CASA, Grumman, 1990 North American, Stearman, Stinson) 24 Dayton, OH (US Air & Trade Show) (32 slides) 1990 (Beech, Boeing, Doulgas, Consolidated, Grumman, Lockheed, North American) 25 Dayton, OH (US Air & Trade Show) (15 slides) 1991 (De Havilland, Douglas, Lockheed, McDonnell, 26 Dayton, OH (US Air & Trade Show) (9 slides) 1993 (McDonnell, Northrop, Wright B Replica) 27 Dayton, OH (US Air & Trade Show) (18 slides) 1994 (Paratroops, Boeing, De Havilland, Lockheed, Douglas, Northrop, Snowbirds) 27 Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (Wings Across 1995 America) (12 slides) (Beech, Douglas, Lockheed, North American, Wright B Replica)
Subseries IB: Aero Teams
Box File Description Date
1 28 Thunderbirds (USAF Academy, CO) (18 slides) 1969-1970 29 Snowbirds (Grand Forks AFB, ND) (22 slides) 1973 30 Blue Angels (Anders AFB, MD) (12 slides) 1976 31 Silver Knights (Andrews AFB, MD) (12 slides) 1976 32 Grasshoppers, Red Arrows (RAF Fairford, UK) (12 1985 slides) 33 Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (RAF Fairford, 1985 UK) (17 slides) 34 Red Arrows (RAF Fariford, UK) (8 slides) 1987 35 Frecci Tricolore (RAF Fairford, UK) (3 slides) 1987
Series II: Musems and Static Displays
Subseries IIA: United States
Box File Description Date
2 1 Andrews AFB, MD-Navy Ops (3 slides) 1979 2 Eglin AFB, FL (Armament Museum) (14 slides) 1973
7 2 3 Eglin AFB, FL (Armament Museum) (10 slides) 1993 4 Bealeton, VA (3 slides) 1977 5 Cape Canveral, FL (15 slides) 1980 6 Chanute AFB, IL (20 slides) (Boeing, Convair, 1970 Douglas, General Dynamics, Lockheed, North American) 7 Buffalo, NY (Curtiss Factory) (3 slides) 1998 8 Barksdale AFB, LA (8th AF Museum) (12 slides) 1995 9 Oshkosh, WI (EAA Museum) (Douglas, Lockheed, 1975 North American, Republic) 10 Florence, SC (Air Park) (8 slides) (Boeing, 1979 Douglas, Grumman, Sikorsky) 11 Ft. Bragg, NC (3 slides) (Curtiss, Douglas, 1979 Fairchild) 12 Hammondsport, NY (Glenn Curtiss Museum) (2 1996 slides) 13 Goddard Space Center, MD (1 slide) 1977 14 Hampton, VA (Aerospace Park) (17 slides) 1977 (Boeing, Hawker, Lockheed, Mcdonnell, Northrop, North American) 15 Lackland AFB, TX (History & Traditions Park) (13 1990 slides) 16 Hurlburt Field, FL (6 slides) 1980 17 Kelly AFB, TX (8 slides) (Convair, Boeing, 1990-1991 Douglas) 18 Galveston, TX (Lone Star Museum) (12 slides) 1993 (Boeing, Douglas, Grumman, North American) 19 Maxwell AFB, AL (10 slides) (Wright Flyer 1993 Sculpture, McDonnell, North American, Northrop) 20 Memphis, TN (Memphis Belle) (4 slides) 1995 21 Minneapolis, MN (19 slides) (North American, 1978 Piper, Mitsubishi) 22 Pensacola, FL (Naval Aviation Museum) (5 slides) 1973 (Boeing, Curtiss) 23 Pensacola, FL (Naval Aviation Museum) (39 1978 slides) (Cessna, Curtiss, Douglas, Ford, Grumman, Lockheed, Martin, North American, Vought) 24 Pensacola, FL (Naval Aviation Museum) (12 1993 slides) 25 NAS Norfolk, VA (4 slides) (Convair, Vought) 1977 26 Rhinebeck, NY (Old Rhinebeck) (69 slides) (Avro, 1977 Bleriot, De Havilland, Fokker, Fleet, Sopwith) 27 Peterson AFB, CO (Air & Space Museum) (22 1979 slides) (Avro, Lockheed, Curtiss, North American, Northrop)
8 2 28 Tucson, AZ (Pima Air & Space Museum) (43 1979 slides) (Martin, Boeing, Curtiss, Consolidated, Cessna, Douglas, Lockheed, North American, Vultee, Republic, Ryan) 29 Chino, CA (Planes of Fame) (7 slides) (Boeing, 1967 Northrop, Consolidated, Republic) 30 Richmond, VA (2 slides) 1976 31 Fredericksburg, VA (Shannon Air Museum) (5 1976-1977 slides) (Aeronca, Stinson, Curtiss, Pitcairn, Standard) 32 Ft. Rucker (20 slides) (Cessna, Lockheed, Ryan, 1973 McDonnell, Ripon, Sikorsky, De Havilland, Curtiss) 33 Ft. Rucker, AL (Army Aviation Museum) (10 1977 slides) (Bell, Hughes, Piper) 34 Ft. Eustis, VA (Army Transportation Museum) (16 1977 slides) (Bell, de Havilland, Doak, Hiller, Lockheed, Piaseki, Sikorsky) 35 USAF Academy, CO (7 slides) (F-4C, F-104, F- 1968 105D, X-5) 36 Quantico, VA (USMC Air Ground Museum) (11 1978 slides) (Douglas, Grumman, McDonnell, Vought, North American) 37 Mobile, AL (USS Alabama Park) (6 slides) 1972 (Lockheed, North American) 38 Mobile, AL (USS Alabama Park) (5 slides) 1993 (Lockheed, North American) 39 Charleston, SC (USS Yorktown) (10 slides) 1980 40 Santee, SC (Wings & Wheels Museum) (21 slides) 1980 (Boeing, Curtiss, Fokker, Douglas, McDonnell, Junkers, Wright Gliders)
Subseries IIB: Foreign
Box File Description Date
2 42 Stuttgart, Germany (Air Classics) (5 slides) 1983 (Boeing, Douglas, Junkers, Lockheed) 43 Middle Wallop, UK (Army Aviation Museum) (14 1985 slides) (Auser, Bell, Cessna) 44 Copenhagen, Denmark (Arsenal) (10 slides) (Avro, 1983 Boeing, Hawker, Supermarine Spitfire) 45 Munich, Germany (Deutsch Museum) (45 slides) 1988 (Fieseler, Fokker, Junkers, Messerschmitt, Wright 1903 replica, Hawker, Gloster-Meteor, North American)
9 2 46 Soesterburg, Holland (Dutch AF Museum) (24 1983 slides) (Avro, de Havilland, Fokker, Gloster- Meteor, North America, Hawker, Supermarine Spitfire) 47 Yeovilton, UK (Fleet Museum Air Arm Museum) 1985 (7 slides) 48 Fuenen, Denmark (9 slides) (de Havilland, Mignet, 1983 SAAB) 49 Athens (Greek War Museum) (7 slides) (de 1982 Havilland, Supermarine Spitfire) 50 Hermeskiel, Germany (24 slides) (Canadair, 1983 Douglas, Fiat, Junkers, Lockheed, North American, Republic) 51 Duxford, UK (Imperial War Museum) (40 slides) 1986 (Avro, Boeing, Douglas, Britol, Concord, Curtiss, Dassault, de Havilland, Junkers, North American, Gloster) 52 Lasham, UK (7 slides) (de Havilland, Gloster, 1985 Hawker, Sikorsky) 53 Lashenden, UK (7 slides) (de Havilland, Dassault, 1985 Fieseler, North American) 54 London Colney, UK (Mosquito Museum) (13 1985 slides) (Cierra, de Havilland) 55 Paris (Musee de l’Aire) (50 slides) (Bernard, 1985, 1988 Boeing, Breguet, de Havilland, Fieseler, Heinkel, Junkers, Mignet) 56 Newark, UK (Air Museum) (28 slides) (Avro, 1985 Bristol, Dassault, Gloster, Handley, Hawker, Lockheed) 57 Overloon, Holland (War & Resistance Museum) (6 1987 slides) (Douglas, North Americand, Spitfire) 58 Cosford, UK (RAF Museum) (26 slides) (Avro, 1986 Boeing, Consolidated, de Havilland, Gloster, Supermarine Spitfire) 59 Hendon, UK (RAF Museum) (13 slides) (Fiat, 1976, 1986 Gloster, Hawker, Messershmit) 60 St. Mere Eglise, France (4 slides) (Douglas) 1985 61 Wroughton, UK (Science Museum) (22 slides) 1985 (Boeing, de Havilland, Douglas, Lockheed) 62 Southampton, UK (6 slides) (Supermarine Spitfire) 1985 63 Strathallan Museum, Scotland (6 slides) (de 1986 Havilland, Shackleton) 64 Dubendorf, Switz (Swiss AF Museum) (17 slides) 1988 (de Havilland) 65 Lucerne, Switz (Swiss Transportation Museum) (16 1983 slides) (Convair, de Havilland, Lockheed, Fokker,
10 Mignet, North American) 2 66 Tangmere, UK (2 slides) (Hawker, Lockheed) 1986 67 Berlin (Technical Museum) (4 slides) 1984 68 Elsinore, Denmark (Technical Museum) (10 slides) 1983 69 Stockholm, Sweden (Technical Museum) (8 slides) 1983 (Cierra, Junkers) 70 Vienna (Technical Museum) (19 slides) (Bell, 1985 Lillenthal Glider) 71 Torbay, UK (11 slides) (Bristol, de Havilland, 1986 Fokker, Gloster, Wesland)
Series III: Gate Guards and Individual Aircraft
Box File Description Date
3 1 Various (19 slides) 1983, 1984, 1986 2 Individual Aircraft-Military (72 slides) (Bell, Various Dates Boeing, CASA, Cessna, Convair, Douglas, Dassault, Gen Dynamics, Grumman, Lockheed, McDonnell, North American, Rockwell, Sikorsky) 3 Individual Aircraft-Civil (74 slides) (Aerospatiale, Various Dates Beech, Bell, Boeing, Convair, Bristol, Curtiss, Douglas, Piper, Space Shuttle)
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