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Air Line Pilots Association

 Organization

Historical Note

The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) is the largest pilot union in the world, representing more than 61,000 pilots from 33 U.S. and Canadian airlines. ALPA was founded on 27 July 1931.

Citation:
https://www.alpa.org/about-alpa/our-history

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Biographical Information Files - Assorted Groups and Topics

 Sub-Group
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Biographical Files are an artifical collection with textual and photographic files on prominent people, groups, and events in the space and aviation industries. Over 1500 individuals and a couple dozen groups are represented with textual material such as original and photocopies of newspaper clippings, articles, obituaries and other printed ephemera such as brochures and tickets, as well as photographic and digital prints and photocopied images. Materials come from various sources,...
Dates: 20th Century
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Biographical Information Files

Arthur Wayne Byron Airline Pilot Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2009-06-05
Contents of the Collection The Arthur Wayne Byron Airline Pilot Collection is comprised of primarily textual materials with some photographs that document Byron's commercial pilot career with Western Airlines and Delta Airlines. Materials date from mid-1940s through the 1980s.Textual materials include pilot logs dating from 1955-1987; organizational records for Western Airlines, including documents related to the merger of Western Airlines and Pacific Northern Airlines in 1967, as well as the merger of...
Dates: circa 1940s-1980s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

David O. Hill Seaboard World Airlines Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-12-20
Abstract

David O. Hill (1939-) was a pilot for Seaboard World Airlines (SWA). Hill was also SWA's archivist and historian. The collection relates to the company history, personnel, and operations of Seaboard World Airlines (SWA), from its establishment in 1946 to 1980 when it merged with Flying Tigers Line and is comprised primarily of textual materials, the bulk of which are scrapbooks; but also includes photographic materials, including prints, slides, and negatives; and a single DVD.

Dates: 1946-2003; Majority of material found within 1946-1980
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Colonel Ralph J. Moore Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1996-07-15
Abstract

Ralph James Moore (1909-1963) graduated from the Boeing School of Aeronautics in 1931, was a member of the Army Air Corps during the 1930s, and worked with the Civil Aeronautics Board through the 1930s and 1940s. The collection consists of manuscripts, maps, photographs, and clippings collected by Moore during his career in the Army Air Forces. The majority of the collection is comprised of Aircraft Accident Reports from the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA).

Dates: circa 1930s to 1940s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Gary Teeter Braniff Airways Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-11-30
Contents of the Collection The Gary Teeter Braniff Airways Collection is a small collection that primarily contains textual materials collected and used by Second Officer (Flight Engineer) Gary Teeter during his 1979-1980 employment with Braniff Airways. The bulk of the collection is employee records, including crew logs, an employee handbook, crew time and pay sheets and insurance booklets. There are also instrumentation training diagrams that depict "overhead panel," "pilots' instrument panel - left, right, center,"...
Dates: 1976-1984
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Roy and Margaret Thrush Commercial Airlines Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-09-10
Contents of the Collection The Roy and Margaret Thrush Commercial Aviation Collection is a small collection that focuses mainly on Roy Thrush's 20-year career as a commercial pilot for TWA with a much smaller focus on his brief time at Lufthansa. The bulk of the collection is textual documents, including pilot logs; employee documents, including correspondence, memos, and schedules; membership cards; and a partial TWA pilot's manual. There are also 16 photographs, most of which depict aircraft. Identified aircraft...
Dates: 1937-1970; Majority of material found within 1940s-1950s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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