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Hagedorn, Dan

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Dan Hagedorn served as Senior Curator and Director of Collections at The Museum of Flight from 2008 until his retirement in 2016. Prior to his tenure at TMOF, he was Adjunct Curator and Research Team Leader at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Hagedorn is a graduate of Villa Maria College, the State University of New York, and the Command and General Staff College, and served in the U.S. Armed Forces for almost three decades. He has written numerous books and articles about aviation history in general and Latin American aviation in particular. For his work in documenting Latin American aviation history, he received the Orden Merito Santos-Dumont from the Brazilian Government in 2006. Since his retirement in 2016, Hagedorn has served as a Curator Emeritus at the Museum.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Jackson, Jim -- oral history interview, 2014 September 23

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Interview Summary Aviation mechanic James “Jim” Hawthorne Jackson is interviewed about his life and military service. Particular focus is given to Jackson’s time with the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, when he worked as a B-29 mechanic in the United States and Guam. Afterwards, Jackson discusses his involvement with The Museum of Flight’s Restoration Center and his work restoring various aircraft, including the Museum’s B-29 Superfortress and Lockheed YO-3A Quiet Star.Introduction and...

Polocz, Joseph -- oral history interview, 2014 October 22

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Interview Summary World War II veteran Joseph Polocz is interviewed about his military service and his expertise in mechanics and machine restoration. He describes his wartime experiences as a member of the Royal Hungarian Army and Royal Hungarian Air Force, his time in a French prisoner-of-war camp, and his post-war life as a laborer in Germany and France. He then discusses his immigration to the United States and his technician career with Philco and RCA. The interview concludes with an overview of Polocz’s...

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