Wildey "Bud" Kimball was born in Portland, Oregon on November 23, 1914. He had an early interest in flight, and received his Private Pilot's license on December 20, 1932. When World War II broke out, Kimball became a flight instructor at the Twentynine Palms Air Academy in California under contract to the Army. In 1950, Kimball began apprentice training in aerial photography with United Aerial Survey of Sonora, CA. In subsequent years he worked as a flight instructor, an aircraft salesman, a fashion photographer, and a pilot. By 1965, he had logged 9000 hours of flight time in various aircraft. Kimball retired to Ocean Shores, WA.
From the description of Aerial photographs, 1959-1980. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 69713654
