Wayne T. Abbey Papers

This collection contains military records, photographs, manuals, personal papers, ephemera, and memorabilia that were created and/or collected by Wayne T. Abbey during his military and Air America career. The Wayne T. Abbey Papers are housed in two boxes of varying sizes totaling 1.65 linear ft.

The collection arrived in good condition and was initially processed with only a container list as description. Due to a change of the content management system, further description proved to be necessary. Later, the collection was reprocessed with a new arrangement. The archivist identified four series, with the first series being the Military Documents Series. Materials included are aeronautical orders, letter orders, and special orders covering the training and deployment history, and certification of training at the Advanced Flying School as Transport Pilot for C-124-P-204, and exceeding the speed of sound barrier in an F-100 Super Sabre.

The second series is the Air America Series containing a Pilatus PC-6 Porter flight manual.

The third series is the Photographs Series depicting Abbey’s life in the Air Force, with Air America, an aircraft crash, and Abbey with his spouse, his portrait, and him participating in a running event.

The fourth series is the Ephemera and Memorabilia Series comprising Abbey’s discharge records, driver’s licenses from various countries (Germany, Laos, and Saudi Arabia), US passports, vaccination records, sew on badges, trip logs, a CAT appointment calendar for 1959, a jump suite, navigation computers with handbook, a Kukri Machete with traditional Karda and Chakmak, and an Air America pilot’s hat.