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Gary Shanks Collection (1519) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 15190000000
Gary Shanks Collection (1519) Finding Aid
Photographs and a photocopy of a memo regarding Air America landing sites in Laos.
Collection: Gary Shanks Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 22 Feb 2005 [Updated: 04 Apr 2011]
Neil Hansen Collection (2233) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 22330000000
Neil Hansen Collection (2233) Finding Aid
DVD contains footage of the Veterans History Project at Northwestern Michigan College's oral history interview with Captain Neil Hansen of Air America in 2007.
Collection: Neil Hansen Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 28 Sep 2009 [Updated: 17 Mar 2013]
L. J. Chet Tschetter Collection (2573) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25730000000
L. J. Chet Tschetter Collection (2573) Finding Aid
One reel to reel recording and one periodical donated by L. J. Chet Tschetter. The audio recording has two tracks. One track is a humorous interview with an F4 Phantom jet pilot and an Air Force Wing Information Monitor and the second track has numerous audio letters to Tschetter from his children.
Collection: L. J. Chet Tschetter Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 29 May 2013 [Updated: 29 May 2013]
Jacob L. Schloss Collection (2128) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 21280000000
Jacob L. Schloss Collection (2128) Finding Aid
Photographs and slides depict Jacob L. Schloss' service as principal and teacher with the Air America School in Udorn, Thailand, 1968-1970.
Collection: Jacob L. Schloss Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 26 Oct 2008 [Updated: 11 Dec 2024]
Daniel L. & Jean Williams Collection (1822) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 18220000000
Daniel L. & Jean Williams Collection (1822) Finding Aid
Approximately one linear foot of photographs, negatives, slides, one DVD, one 8mm film, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and articles document Daniel L. Williams' service with Air America in Laos during the Vietnam Conflict. Most materials date from the war period and are in good condition.
Collection: Daniel L. & Jean Williams Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 24 Sep 2006 [Updated: 06 Nov 2017]
Robert Noble Collection (2395) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 23950000000
Robert Noble Collection (2395) Finding Aid
Less than a quarter of a linear foot of articles, programs, and Robert Noble's eulogy of Hmong General Vang Pao document Vang Pao's six day funeral in February 2011.
Collection: Robert Noble Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 04 Apr 2011 [Updated: 06 Apr 2011]
Boyd D. Mesecher Collection (2106) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 21060000000
Boyd D. Mesecher Collection (2106) Finding Aid
Copy of a painting that President George Herbert Walker Bush personalized to Boyd Mesecher titled 'An Air Combat First' by Keith Woodcock depicts an Air America Bell 205 vs. a North Vietnam Air Force An-2 Colt on 12 January 1968 at Lima Site 85, Phou Pha Thi, Laos.
Collection: Boyd D. Mesecher Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 04 Feb 2010 [Updated: 04 Feb 2010]
Duane Keele Collection (1295) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 12950000000
Duane Keele Collection (1295) Finding Aid
The collection consists of Air America reunion scrapbooks, a poster of Air America helicopter pilot data, a flight log book, and photographs. Also included is a mannequin named George wearing an Air America uniform that was displayed at Air America reunions over the years.
Collection: Duane Keele Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 29 Apr 2004 [Updated: 31 Mar 2026]
John C. Wiren Collection (1807) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 18070000000
John C. Wiren Collection (1807) Finding Aid
Approximately one linear foot of artifacts, slides, photographs, negatives, CD-ROMs and a book documenting John C. Wiren's service with Air America in Southeast Asia.
Collection: John C. Wiren Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 29 Jun 2006 [Updated: 04 Apr 2011]
Ann L. Cowan Collection
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 29040000000
Ann L. Cowan Collection
Less than a quarter of a linear foot of material about the Air America school at Udorn Thailand. Included in the collection are two commencement programs and two yearbooks dated 1972 through 1974.
Collection: Ann L. Cowan Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 28 Sep 2017 [Updated: 08 Mar 2023]
James M. MacFarlane Collection (557) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 5570000000
James M. MacFarlane Collection (557) Finding Aid
Correspondence, a list of Air America employees killed between 1960-1975, articles, newsletters, and a C-47 flight manual donated to the Vietnam Archive by James M. MacFarlane.
Collection: James M. MacFarlane Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 24 Feb 2002 [Updated: 30 Sep 2019]
MacAlan Thompson Collection (1925) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 19250000000
MacAlan Thompson Collection (1925) Finding Aid
One linear foot of material containg Air America site books, USAID phone books, personnel rosters, photo books from the Vientiane floods, 286 slides, 24 negatives, and the remains of a B-40 RPG round, document MacAlan Thompson's service in Southeast Asia with Air America. The bulk of the materials date from 1963-1974. MacAlan also donated six rifles: French Flintlocks, Montagnard Flintlock Rifles and a German Carbine.
Collection: MacAlan Thompson Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 26 Feb 2007 [Updated: 19 Oct 2022]
Allen Cates Collection (406) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 4060000000
Allen Cates Collection (406) Finding Aid
Over five linear feet of photographs, maps, museum objects, VHS tapes, correspondence, military administrative documents, military orders, articles, and various citation and promotion documentation details Allen Cates' military career and his involvement with Air America during the Vietnam Conflict. Much of the materials specifically document his efforts to apply for and acquire Vietnam Veteran status for himself and other former employees of Air America through the filing of a group application for Active Service determination in the 2000s. Materials date July 1969 - 16 March 2004.
Collection: Allen Cates Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 05 Dec 2001 [Updated: 04 Dec 2025]
Tom Sullivan Collection (1175) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 11750000000
Tom Sullivan Collection (1175) Finding Aid
This collection contains several artifacts related to Tom Sullivan's experiences with Air America while in Vietnam. Also present in the collection are several original manuals distributed to Air America pilots and crewmembers. The collection consists of flight crew check lists, flight mauals for various Navy and Air Force aircraft, and study materials regarding the same aircrafts.
Collection: Tom Sullivan Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 15 Jun 2003 [Updated: 14 Jan 2010]
Larry Woodson Collection (2292) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 22920000000
Larry Woodson Collection (2292) Finding Aid
The collection consists of approximately twelve linear feet of materials documenting Larry Woodson's service with International Voluntary Services (IVS) in Laos from 1964-1971, his later work with USAID, and his subsequent involvement with the IVS Alumni and Air America Association after the war. The materials include documents (including administrative documents, memos, reports, guides on Lao and Thai customs, and correspondence); books; scrapbooks containing Lao currency and stamps; clippings/articles; photographs; slides (600 slides of Laos dated from 1964 - 1975); flags; periodicals; newsletters; newspapers; calendars; audio (including music); video; artifacts; Air Facilities Data Reports on Rescue and SOS SEA losses; Mekong Circle Reunion material; and electronic media.

Items of interest include a copy of the Laos book project proposal (an unpublished manuscript containing reminisces of men and women who served in Laos), Woodson's letters home to his parents, and affidavits and correspondence documenting the asylum seeking efforts of a Laotian family. Also included are correspondence and clippings telling about the lives of USAID people after they returned from Laos. The materials date predominately 1964-1979.

Collection: Larry Woodson Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 07 Jun 2012 [Updated: 27 Feb 2025]
David Kouba Collection (2103) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 21030000000
David Kouba Collection (2103) Finding Aid
DVD titled Southeast Asia Laos: 31 Years Later documents David Kouba's return visit to Laos in 2006, his first since 1975 when he was a pilot for Continental Air Services, Inc. (CASI).
Collection: David Kouba Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 13 Oct 2008 [Updated: 20 Mar 2018]
John McRainey Collection (1660) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 16600000000
John McRainey Collection (1660) Finding Aid
Photographs, map, periodicals, articles, calendars, Iran-Contra material, flight manuals, flight guides, POW/MIA case material, Air America Logs, and other additional material document the history of Air America's involvement in Southeast Asia and other related topics.
Collection: John McRainey Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 05 Dec 2005 [Updated: 03 Oct 2025]
Bart Brigida Collection (3409) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 34090000000
Bart Brigida Collection (3409) Finding Aid
The collection consists of approximately 2.5 linear feet of materials documenting Lieutenant Colonel Bart Brigida's U.S. Air Force career, including his service with Air America in Vientiane, Laos from 1966-1970 and Udorn, Thailand from 1970-1974. The materials include artifacts; military orders; memos and correspondence; letters of recommendation and appreciation; award citations and certificates; briefing information; photographs; performance and other reports; notes; manuals, technical orders, and other training materials; course materials; academic papers; flyers and pamphlets; pilots checklists and logs; SOPs; ID and business cards; agendas; and financial records. The materials are dated predominately 1942-1970.
Collection: Bart Brigida Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 12 Jun 2023 [Updated: 14 Jun 2023]
Garret D. Franks Collection (3307) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 33070000000
Garret D. Franks Collection (3307) Finding Aid
The collection consists of approximately 1.5 linear feet of materials documenting CWO3 Garret Donald Franks' U.S. Army service - including his time as an Army Airborne Ranger in Korea (1952-1953) and as a pilot with Air America from 1966-1974 - and his postwar career with Bell Helicopter. The materials include memos and correspondence; letters of appreciation; flight operations schedules; financial records; stamps; CAT Bulletin Inflight Edition; certificates and diplomas; an employee performance review; shipping instructions; service records; manuals; award citations and certificates; pilot logbooks; ID cards; electronic media; photographs; newsletters; and artifacts. The materials are dated predominately 1963-1977.
Collection: Garret D. Franks Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 01 Jun 2022 [Updated: 05 Jul 2022]
Donald R. Whittaker Collection (2537) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25370000000
Donald R. Whittaker Collection (2537) Finding Aid
The collection consists of approximately three linear feet of documents, photographs, slides, newsletters, maps, and artifacts accumulated throughout Donald Whittaker's service as a pilot with Air America. The materials include personal recollections and writings, correspondence, news clippings, pilot's flight logs and checklists, passports, and health records. The materials are dated predominately 1966-1977.
Collection: Donald R. Whittaker Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 20 Feb 2019 [Updated: 18 Jan 2023]
Richard Burns Collection (1174) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 11740000000
Richard Burns Collection (1174) Finding Aid
This collection consists of a books, a blood chit from 1967, posters, periodicals, Army Technical and Field Manuals, and a map. Also present in the collection are descriptions of the various combat insignias used by Special Forces units in Southeast Asia.
Collection: Richard Burns Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 15 Jun 2003 [Updated: 13 Jan 2026]
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