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Gregory H. "Pappy" Boyington (1912-1988) was a U.S. Marine Corps aviator. He served with Gen. Claire Chennault's 1st American Volunteer Group - the "Flying Tigers", and later commanded Marine Fighting Squadron 214 (VMF-214), famed as the "Black Sheep Squadron". This collection consists of Boyington's Aviators Flight Log Book, numbered 266, covering training at Quantico, Virginia and Basic School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1936-1939.
Identifier
NASM.XXXX.0860
Date
1936-1939
Provenance
Samuel Moyeman, Gift, Unknown, NASM.XXXX.0860
Extent
0.05 Cubic feet (One folder)
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of Boyington's Aviators Flight Log Book, numbered 266, covering training at Quantico, Virginia and Basic School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1936-1939.
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Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Citation
Gregory H. "Pappy" Boyington Aviators Flight Log Book, Acc. XXXX.0860, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Topics
Aeronautics
Naval aviation
Flight training
Air pilots
Fighter pilots
United States Marine Corps
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials