Iowa Aviation Collection, 1877-1964.

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Iowa Aviation Collection, 1877-1964.

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This collection contains material related to aviation in Iowa collected by Robert C. Mikesh. The material includes printed matter, photographs (including 11 glass plate negatives), correspondence, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings. Much of the material relates to aviation in Ottumwa, Iowa, including the Naval Air Station and the Ottumwa Airpoirt.

3.01 linear ft. (2 document boxes, 1 oversized box, 1 map case folder, and 1 glass plate negative box).

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6963275

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Mikesh, Robert C. Collector.

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Robert C. Mikesh was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, on February 24, 1928, and resided there until joining the U.S. Air Force in 1949. Aviation had always been his avid hobby, and it was during these early years of his life that he collected this material on aviation matters in Iowa. Mr. Mikesh served as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force for 21 years, during which time he was assigned for eight years in the Far East and Southeast Asia. In Vietnam, he served as Air Liaison Officer wit...

National Air Museum (U.S.)

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United States. Air Force

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At Harris Neck, Georgia, in the remote northern reaches of McIntosh County, the United States government, in the fall of 1942, confiscated the lands along the South Newport and Barbour Island Rivers. Paved runways were constructed for aircraft, and Harris Neck became an air reconnaissance base for the United States Army Air Force during World War II. A number of support buildings were constructed at the Harris Neck Air Base, such as barracks for personnel, an officers club, and PX, to serve the ...