Carl Johnson was a proud member of the U.S. Navy. In the 1930’s he travelled aboard the USS Ranger to Peru and Brazil. He was a seaman second class (S2c), an aviation machine mate third class (AMM3c) in the V-2 Division, and a lieutenant. He graduated from the US Army and Navy Engine Training School on May 12, 1944.
This collection details the technical life of President John F. Kennedy's campaign aircraft, the Caroline, which was the first private aircraft used exclusively for campaigning by an American presidential candidate.
Carter Buton was a Barnstormer who was active in Kansas and Ohio during the 1920s. These images are from scrap books which were loaned to SDASM for digitization. These images show his flights and newspaper clippings advertising them.
Commander Henry James White (1892-1962) was a naval aviator, linguist, translator, inventor, flight instructor and Commander of Naval Air Station Ream Field.
Charles “Cap” Pinney graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1964. He served in the Marine Corps, flying over 400 combat missions. After his service, he was a commercial pilot for Western, Aircal and American Airlines. He is also a practicing attorney.
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