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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Gregory H. "Pappy" Boyington Aviators Flight Log Book
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0860
- Dates:
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1936-1939
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.05 Cubic feetOne folder
- Repository:
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.
Scope and Contents
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.
Arrangement
Arrangement
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Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
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 saw combat in Burma in 1941-42. Rejoining the Marine Corps in September 1942, he served as Commanding Officer of Marine Fighting Squadron 214 (VMF-214), famed as the "Black Sheep Squadron". in January 1944, Boyington was shot down during aerial combat and was made a prisoner-of-war. After his release at the end of the war, Boyington received the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Harry S. Truman. Boyington died on January 11, 1988.
Administration
Author
Allan Janus
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Samuel Moyeman, Gift, Unknown, NASM.XXXX.0860
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2022. Encoded by Allan Janus, 2022.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
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Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Conditions Governing Access
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Preferred Citation
Gregory H. "Pappy" Boyington Aviators Flight Log Book, Acc. XXXX.0860, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
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Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Naval aviation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Flight training | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Air pilots | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Fighter pilots | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United States Marine Corps | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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