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Boeing

 Organization

Historical Note

Found in 55 Collections and/or Records:

George P. Boyle Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2004-04-13-A
Contents of the Collection The George P. Boyle Collection is comprised of two series; World War II aerial reconnaissance photographs and Boeing memorabilia. Series I, World War II aerial reconnaissance photographs, includes fifty-eight (58) black-and-white photographs dated 1945. The photographs vary in size, from 9.5x9.5" to 10x19" and include front captions providing contextual information such as location, date, and type of image, such as "post strike." The images were taken in various...
Dates: 1945-1991
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Bremerton Airplane Service Certificate of Flight

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2020-00-00-27
Content Description

This small collection consists of a single item: a Bremerton Airplane Service Certificate of Flight dated August 17, 1919. The certificate reads "This is to certify that Miss Irene Petersen Made A Flight Over the City of Bremerton as a Passenger in a Boeing Airplane." It is signed by pilot "Maroney TT."

Dates: 1919 August 17
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Robert Bryant Collection

 Collection — Box One
Identifier: 2019-06-17
Content Description The Robert Bryant Collection is a small collection consisting of textual and visual materials related to Bryant's career working for Boeing, Northrop, Lear Fan and other aviation companies. The materials are organized by company and format. Related to Boeing, the collection includes a request for proposal on systems and equipment for the Supersonic Transport Program, a 700-series decal, and a handbook on advanced composites. Materials related to Lear Fan include administrative...
Dates: 1946-1995
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Donald E. Burlingame Boeing 307 Stratoliner Crash Photographs

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2023-05-06
Content Description The Donald E. Burlingame Boeing 307 Stratoliner Crash Photographs is a small collection consisting of six photographs documenting the crash of a Boeing 307 Stratoliner near Alder, Washington on March 18, 1939. The plane, which was a prototype under registration number NX19901, crashed during a demonstration flight. The Civil Aeronautics Authority, Air Safety Board eventually concluded that the accident had been caused by structural failure of the wings and horizontal stabilizers...
Dates: 1939 March
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Donald B. Croly Boeing Concept Art Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2011-03-14
Contents of the Collection The Donald B. Croly Boeing Concept Art Collection holds 39 pieces of concept art created by Croly, circa 1940s-1970s, during his time as an artist at the Boeing Company. Most are original gouache paintings, although there are three pen and ink and graphite drawings and two photographic reproduction posters. Scenes primarily depict aircraft in a variety of settings, including in flight, parked at terminals and engaged in U.S. Air Force military operations. A small number feature...
Dates: circa 1940s-1970s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Floyd R. Daniel Boeing Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2010-01-20
Contents of the Collection The Floyd R. Daniel Boeing Collection is comprised of materials relating to Daniel’s 26-year career as photographer and videographer at the Boeing Company. The collection primarily consists of photographic materials and assorted documents relating to Daniel’s career, as well as seven films, all ranging from the late 1920s to early 1960s.The photographs, which are comprised of 95 black-and-white prints, nine color prints, 22 negatives, and three transparencies, consist of official...
Dates: 1920s-1960s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Ancil T. Davis B-52 Collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2019-09-04
Content Description

The Ancil T. Davis B-52 Collection consists of 10 pages taken from a U.S. Air Force conversion booklet used in the manufacturing and modification of B-52s for the U.S. Air Force at Boeing's Wichita branch. Davis was employed with Boeing at the Wichita branch and used these conversions when constructing and modifying B-52s.

Dates: 1962
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

The James H. Dilonardo Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2006-01-21
Abstract

James H. Dilonardo was a local aviation enthusiast strongly tied to Boeing Field and The Museum of Flight. His collection consits of photographs, textual materials, sound recordings, and film largely related to aviation in Seattle, Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

Dates: 1930-1981
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Johnny Dingle Boeing 247D Restoration Scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2023-05-10
Contents of the Collection

The Johnny Dingle Boeing 247D Restoration Scrapbook is comprised of a single photograph album with photographs, clippings, and printed ephemera that documents the restoration of The Museum of Flight's Boeing 247D (NC13347) "The City of Renton." The album holds 86 photographic prints and additional digital prints, clippings, and assorted pieces of ephemera. The album was likely compiled by Johnny Dingle, who was a founding member of The Museum of Flight and a pilot of the Boeing 247D.

Dates: 1945, 1966-1995
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Early Aviation Photograph Collection

 Record Group
Identifier: 2022-00-00-37
Overview

The Early Aviation Photograph Collection is a collection of unknown origins consisting of 328 prints and 299 negatives, all black-and-white, primarily depicting aircraft from the first half of the 20th century. Some airships, airports, pilots, and other subjects are also represented in the images.

Dates: 1907- circa 1960s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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