Born in San Francisco in 1893, JMF "Bunny" Haase joined the Navy in 1911 and was chief photographer at North Island Naval Air Station for much of his career in the 1920s and 1930s.
J. Thad Johnson was a WWI navy pilot in training for most of WWI. After the war he participated in the first transcontinental flight from New York to San Francisco and other aviation feats.
Jack Canary was a Tech Rep with North American Aviation in China during World War Two. After the War, he continued to work with NAA and also built and restored aircraft. He worked as a consultant on the film “Tora, Tora, Tora” and was killed while flying a PT-22 for the film in 1968.
Jack Machun served with the 59th Fighter Interceptor Squadron and flew Convair F-102 Delta Daggers. In 1961 his squadron won the William Tell Competition at Tyndale AFB. He also flew the F-80, F-94B. F-102, F-106, F101B and F-4D.
This collection covers Jacqueline Cochran’s admirable career as a pilot and speed record holder, and includes many documents relating to her many valuable contributions to the aviation world.
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