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Smith, J. Floyd, 1884-1956

 Person

Biographical Note

James Floyd Smith was born on October 17, 1884 in Illinois. His family later relocated to Oregon. Smith was a test pilot and instructor for Glenn Martin. Smith also manufactured and invented parachutes, starting the Smith Parachute Company in San Diego, California with one of his sons, Prevost Floyd Smith. It later became the Prevost Smith Parachute Company. On April 18, 1956 Smith died of cancer.

Citation:
Wikipedia. "James Floyd Smith." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Floyd_Smith

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Biographical Information Files - S

 Sub-Group
Scope and Contents Individuals whose names begin with S: Sachs, Donald G. [Aeronautical engineer, B-17 pilot] Brief resumeObituaries, 1998 Saint Exupery, Antoine de [Pilot, author] "The Spirit of Saint-Exupery," no source, undated"Wind, Sand and Wars," Air & Space, December 1994/January 1995 Sakai, Saburo...
Dates: 20th Century
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Biographical Information Files

William E. Boeing Sr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2005-10-06-B
Abstract

William E. Boeing, Sr. (1881-1956) was an aviation pioneer and founded The Boeing Company in 1916. The collection holds textual materials, such as correspondence, philately, business-related materials, clippings, and ephemera, as well as photographs and illustrations related to his personal and business life, circa 1783-2008. Major areas of interest include family photographs and extensive personal and business-related correspondence.

Dates: circa 1783-2008; Majority of material found within 1900s-1930s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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