Mary was a ferry pilot in WWII who would marry Jack Ford. In 1957, Hollywood produced a movie based loosely on the couples’ interesting life. Titled "The Lady Takes a Flyer,” the comedy-drama starred Lana Turner and Jeff Chandler as Jack and Mary Ford.
Michael O'Malley served with Torpedo Squadron 11 on Guadalcanal during World War Two. He recorded the events he witnessed in a diary.
Miles Blaine (1913-2009) was a long time San Diego resident and photographer for SDASM. His collection features 860+ photographs from 1935 to 1952, related to aviation and a growing San Diego.
The Mitsubishi Navy Type Zero, better known as Zero Fighter, or Rei-sen (Reisen), was one of the most renowned Japanese aircraft during WWII. This collection contains materials used to restore the Zero.
Morton W. Brown is the first (retired) Chief Pilot of Production Flight Test with the Cessna Aicraft Company, working from 1937 to 1972 and logging 20,760 actual flight hours on 14,000 airplanes.
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