San Diego Air & Space Museum



Descriptive Finding Guide for

The Robert Pavey Personal Papers

(1928-2012)

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Prepared by: Mark Aldrich

April 20, 2012

Updated by: Debbie Seracini

November 20, 2014

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Cataloging Information

Collection Number: SC.10111

Location: Archives

Restrictions: None

URL SDASM:

URL OAC:

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Copyright: SDASM

Provenance

This collection was donated to the Library & Archive in February 2012. It has been processed and is open for research with no restrictions.

History

Robert F. Pavey was born in 1928 in Vernal, Utah. His parents, Oscar and Edna, moved the family to Indiana when Bob was very young. Bob attended Broadripple High School. Upon graduation he entered the Naval Air Force where he navigated lighter-than-air blimps and trained as a photographer at the Navy’s photography school at NAS Pensacola. He subsequently worked in the Navy Photographic Section and did much of his work at NAS Pensacola and at the Navy’s lighter than air station at NAS Santa Ana.

During World War II he patrolled the South Eastern and Pacific Coasts. Bob married Evelyn (Edie) in 1952 and had one son, Alan. In 1956 the family moved to San Diego and has resided in La Jolla for 40 years.

Pavey piloted his own Piper Clipper plane and also enjoyed sailing and power boating. In 1976, he was Commodore at South Western Yacht Club, and later continued as Staff Commodore. He was also a member of the La Jolla Businessmen's Club. Robert F. Pavey died on September 17, 2012.

Scope and Contents Notes

The collection covers the immediate post-war periods. It comprises ninety-three photographs, mostly high quality large format images. Some of the photos pre-date Pavey’s service years and may have been Navy originals acquired later.

Related SDASM Resources:

Lighter Than Air (LTA) Photo Collection

NAS Pensacola subject file

Important Personalities & Subjects

Blimps: NAS Pensacola; Aerial Photography

Series Description

SERIES I: Photographs

SERIES II: Negatives

SERIES III: Scrapbook Photographs

SERIES IV: Documents

Box Listing

Box 1 of 1

Series I: Photographs

Folder 01 – Photographs

24 ships taken from blimps in southern California waters, 1946-47; 22 aircraft photos, blimps and fixed wing, taken at or near NAS Santa Ana 1946-47; 36 NAS Pensacola photos, bldgs, people, vehicles, 1946; 2 NAS Tustin, hangers, buildings, 1946-47; 9 Santa Ana, CA – victory parade, car race track, misc, 1946-47

1. AP, California, 1946

2. AS, Fulton-class, California, 1946

3. AVR-5, Crash boat, southern California, 1946-47

4. BB-61, USS Iowa, 1947 1

5. BB-61, USS Iowa, 1947 2

6. Beech SNB, NAS Santa Ana, open house, 1946

7. CA 35, USS Indianapolis, 1945

8. CA-35, USS Indianapolis, 1943

9. CA-35, USS Indianapolis, 1943

10. CA-35, USS Indianapolis, 1943

11. CA-35, USS Indianapolis, 1943

12. CA-35, USS Indianapolis, 1943

13. CA-35, USS Indianapolis, 1944

14. CA-135, USS Los Angeles

15. CA-135, USS Los Angeles

16. Consolidated PBY-5A, 51, 1946-47

17. Consolidated PBY-5A, USCG, R-2, c46

18. Consolidated PBY-5B, FP103, NAS Pensacola survival school, 1946

19. Culver TDC-2, 44480, NAS Santa Ana, 1946-47

20. Culver TDC-2, 44480, with SNB, NAS Santa Ana, 1946-47

21. Curtiss SO3C-1, NAS Pensacola survival school, 1946

22. Curtiss SO3C-1, NAS Pensacola survival school, 1946

23. Curtiss SO3C-1K, 4744, NAS Santa Ana, 1946

24. CV, Essex-class, California, 1945

25. CVE-78, USS Savo Island

26. DD-753, USS John R. Pierce, 1947

27. DD-786, USS Richard B. Anderson, 1947

28. Goodyear K and M class LTA, NAS Santa Ana, 1946-47

29. Goodyear K class LTA, NAS Santa Ana, 1946-47 01-05

30. Goodyear K class, accident, NAS Santa Ana, 1946-47

31. Goodyear K-97, control car, NAS Santa Ana, 1946-47

32. Goodyear M class, NAS Santa Ana, 1946-47

33. Goodyear M-1, NAS Santa Ana, 1946-47 1-2

34. Grumman JRF, NAS Santa Ana, open house, 1946

35. Hughes HK-1, Long Beach, 1946

36. James Pavey, NAS Pensacola, 1946

37. LCT-1362, California, 1946

38. LST, c45

39. NAS Pensacola, 1938 Plymouth P5, 1946

40. NAS Pensacola, 1939 Lincoln Zephyr Convertible sedan, 1946

41. NAS Pensacola, 1946 (12 photos)

42. NAS Pensacola, boat house, 1946

43. NAS Pensacola, crane, 1946

44. NAS Pensacola, crash boat, 1946 1-2

45. NAS Santa Ana, hangar, 1946-47

46. NAS Santa Ana, inspection, 1946-47

47. NAS Santa Ana, open house, 1946

48. Pensacola area, 1946 1-2

49. Santa Ana, CA, race track, 1946-47 1-7

50. Santa Ana, victory parade, 1946 1-2

51. Santa Ana, victory parade, 1946 Japanese submarine

52. SS, Balao-class, California, 1946

53. SS, S-class submarine, California, 1946

54. SS 396, USS Ronquil, 1946 (2 photos)

55. Vultee OY, NAS Santa Ana, open house, 1946

Series II: Negatives

Folder 02 – Negatives

Series III: Scrapbook Photographs

Folder 03 – “Scrapbook” photographs

Series IV: Documents

Folder 04 – Mess Hall Pass, 29 MAR 1947

End of Box Listing

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