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NASM.1994.0024
Brownstein, Herb
1939-1943
Herb Brownstein, gift, 1994, 1996, 2000, 1994-0024
1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
The National Air and Space Museum Archives Division also holds additional materials about The Swoose and the Boeing B-17. We recommend our Aircraft Technical Files which contain general information about Boeing B-17s. Additional photographs of Boeing B-17s and of The Swoose are also available; please consult a staff member for more details and for ordering procedures.
The National Air and Space Museum Archives Division also holds additional materials about The Swoose and the Boeing B-17. We recommend our Aircraft Technical Files which contain general information about Boeing B-17s. Additional photographs of Boeing B-17s and of The Swoose are also available; please consult a staff member for more details and for ordering procedures.
This collection consists of materials collected by author Herbert Brownstein during his research for the book The Swoose: Odyssey of a B-17. Fifty-four of the images collected were used in the book. These images feature the aircraft, its crew, its insignia, air fields where it was stationed and maps of the flights of The Swoose. Mr. Brownstein collected approximately six hundred additional photographs from former crew members and other sources which were not used in the book. Included among these are images of air bases including Milne Bay, New Guinea; Marreba, Australia; Clark Field, Philippine Islands; Port Moresby, New Guinea; Del Monte, Philippine Islands; Randolph, Texas; Wheeler, Hawaii; Brooks, Texas; and Kelly, Texas. Aircraft featured include the Bell P-39, Douglas C-47, Boeing B-17B, Boeing B-17G, North American B-25B, Curtiss P-40, North American N4J Pensacola Trainer, and Boeing B-17 Suzy-Q. Aviation field maps include those for Northeast Australia, Malaya, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and the Philippine Islands. Individuals represented include Henry Godman, Weldon S. Smith, Lyndon B. Johnson, Frank Kurtz, Sir Charles Burnett, Brigadier General George Acheson and several group shots of crew. There are also histories of the 14th and 19th Bombardment Groups, operations, battle honor lists, damage reports, debriefing reports, and crew lists as well as periodical articles about the aircraft and its crew.
The collection has been organized into three series: SERIES 1: Photographs Used in The Swoose: Odyssey of a B-17 SERIES 2: Photographs Collected but not Used in The Swoose: Odyssey of a B-17 SERIES 3: Official Government Documents, Periodical Articles, Miscellaneous Material
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Aeronautics
Aeronautics, Military
Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress "Swoose"
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