Biographical Information Files - K
Scope and Contents
Individuals whose names being with K:
[Aviation historian]
"William Kaiser, Developed Nassau's Aviation Display," Newsday, January 10, 1988
[Pilot, aviatrix]
"Elvy Kalep, 90, Early Woman Pilot," Seattle Times, August 17, 1989
[Pilot]
Transcript of tape recording for Bob R. Dickson of The Boeing Commercial Airplane Company, a manager of the Fabrication Division. The recording was an interview of Kane by Alton Walker regarding Kane's experiences flying Boeing's tri-motor, the Model 80.
[Pilot, aviatrix]
"Star Pupil Under a Veteran's Wing; Mentor, Ex-TWA Captain, Gives Lofty Rating to Pilot, 20," Los Angeles Times, April 21, 1985
[Aircraft inventor]
Patents for airplanes, 1945-1949 (photocopies)
[World War II pilot, sailplain pilot, aircraft designer and builder]
“Escape From Poland,” article from October 3, 1971, Seattle Times
[Aviation stuntman]
"Dizzy Heights; Stuntman Thrills Air-Show Crowd," Seattle Times, July 17, 1983
[B-24 bombardier]
"45 More Missions," by Jack Keil, Air & Space, February/March 1990
[Space shuttle volunteer]
"'It Would be a Wonderful Adventure,'" Seattle Times, September 6, 1984
[Pilot, pioneer airline aviator]
"The Fred Kelly Story," A.A.H.S. Journal, Fall 1968 (3 copies)
[U.S. engineer and test pilot]
Folder 1:
Biographical sketches
"Acceptance of Octave Chanute Award," by Col. Paul Kemmer for Col. B.S. Kelsey (photocopy of transcript)
"There'll Always Be a Fighter," by Kelsey. Reprinted from Cockpit, July 1965
Folder 2: Photograph of Kelsey and other Bolero Mission pilots, 1942
[Actor, pilot]
"Our Interesting Members: George Kennedy," AOPA Pilot, November 1969
[U.S. President]
"A Profile in Courage," Northwest Progress, November 29, 1963
[Alaskan journalist, aviation historian]
"Pioneer Journalist Compiles Aerial Saga," Anchorage Times, August 25, 1984
Correspondence between Kennedy and the Museum of Flight regarding research material, 1984
Press releases regarding Kennedy's collection relating to Alaska aviation
Index to Kennedy Aviation Collection, 1922-1991, University of Alaska Fairbanks
[Top air commander in Pacific, World War II]
"Kenney Recalls Heroism of Youngstown Flyer," Youngstown Vindicator, May 7, 1952
"The Other Founding Father," Air Force Magazine, September 1987
Biographical sketch
[Early pilot]
Correspondence to and from Gary Conklin regarding the Kerns Family Collection, 2010
Photocopies of photographs of early aircraft from Thaddeus Kerns-Kerns Family Collection, California State University, Chico
Biographical sketch
"The Dawn of Aviation in Butte County," by Allen Herr
"Aviation Pupil Killed," New York Times, July 19, 1913
Photocopies of numerous articles and postcards
[Aerobatics trainer]
"National Air and Space Museum To Display Airplane Flown by U.S. National Aerobatic Champion," Smithsonian Institution News, January 24, 1994
[Pilot]
Cover of brochure regarding Los Angeles Metropolitan Airport, 1929
Typescript regarding Ketcham's activities, 1927-1931
[Engineer, inventor]
Biographical sketch
[Record-setting pilots]
"They Flew & Flew & Flew; How Two Brothers in an Old Curtiss Robin Set a Record That's Stood for 62 Years," Smithsonian, undated
[President, Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation]
Folder 1: "The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation After the War," Aerial Age Weekly, June 6, 1921
Folder 2: Black-and-white photograph of Keys
[Aviator]
Correspondence between Ron Davies and Richard Allen
"First Flying Freight Flown to Frankfurt on the Hindenburg," The Zeppelin Collector, July 2005
[Test pilot]
"C.G. 'Chuck' Killberg Boeing Chief F-22 Test Pilot," Boeing biography, 1992
[Enlisted man]
Individual flight record, 1943-1944 (all flights on B-17F; includes handwritten comments and observations by Killoran)
[Pilot]
Folder 1:
Photocopies of photographs with captions, biographical sketch, and list of aircraft flown
Folder 2:
Small black-and-white photographs of gliders and airplanes including Swallow
Typewritten notes regarding photographs/negatives
[Pilot, Northwest Airlines]
"Capt. Joe Kimm; Quiet Birdman," Air Line Pilot, May/June 2002
[Aeronautical engineer]
Folder 1:
"Now It Can Be Told: The Story of The 'Flying Fuel Tank,'" by Kimurano source, undated
"My History of Aviation," by Kimura (typescript)
Correspondence regarding Kimura's visit to Seattle, 1973-1977
Biographical Background on Prof. Hidemasa Kimura (3 copies)
"Memories of a Long-Range Airplane: The A-26," by Hisao Omata [from Koku Joho (Aireview), September 1969?]
"'Wings of Sun' Nearing Take-off," The Yomiuri Shimbun, January 12, 1978 (typescript)
Newspaper clippings
Folder 2:
Diagrams of Kimura Library with notes in Japanese
Folder 3:
Photographs of Kimura and airplane
[U.S. Air Force pilot]
"Kincheloe's Death Laid to Low-Altitude Ejection," Los Angeles Times, October 18, 1959
Biographical notes, AV-Fact database article, August 1998
[Aeronautical designer, industrialist]
Biographical sketch
Memorial publication from North American Aviation (includes many photographs)
"A Tribute to Dutch Kindelberger; The Mustang--A Great War Horse," The Airpower Historian, October, 1962
"P-51," by William P. Grey (photostat of 22-page typescript)
[Fleet admiral]
Biographical sketch
[Munitions manufacturer]
"The Man Who Bombed the World," Blue Book Magazine, October 1934
[Australian pilot]
Folder 1:
Biographical sketch from the Pacific Northwest Aviation Historical Foundation
"Famous Flights: The Southern Cross," Pilot magazine, undated
"At Last--Sydney Memorial to 'Smithy,'" Sydney Sun-Herald, April 25, 1976
"Recollections of Kingsford-Smith," by Peter Bowers, undated
"Famous Flyers: 'Smithy,' The First Man to Cross the Broad Pacific," FAA General Aviation News, March-April 1979
Newspaper cartoon: "Helping Wings," June 1928
"50 Years Ago: Flight of the Southern Cross," no source, 1978
Correspondence with American Aviation Historical Society regarding the Southern Cross, 1978
"Pacific Flight is Recreated," Everett Herald, June 1978
Folder 2:
Seven small black-and-white photographs of Kingsford-Smith at Oakland, 1934 (includes one of his airplane, Lady Southern Cross)
[Aircraft builder]
"Bert Kinner: Mechanical Wizard," Aircraft Maintenance Technology, September 2007
[Aviation pioneer]
"Ronald C. Kinsey, Pioneer in Aviation, Succumbs to a Heart Attack at 86," Seattle Times, November 30, 1988
[Aeronautical engineer and professor]
Folder 1:
"F.K. Kirsten, Illegal Immigrant Extraordinary: The Aeronautical Years, 1920-1938," Journal of the West, January 1991
"Frederick Kurt Kirsten: A Most Uncommon Engineer," Columbia, Spring 1992
"Frederick Kurt Kirsten, A Puget Sound Legend in His Own Day; A Sketch of a Life Marked by Irony," by Mark Levinson, circa 1990
Photocopies of photographs of boats
Folder 2:
"Catalog of the Frederick Kurt Kirsten Papers and Photographs," Compiled by Mark Levinson, April 1989
"Frederick Kurt Kirsten, A Biographical Sketch," by Mark Levinson, March 1992
Pathfinder Awards program, 1993
Information regarding Kirsten from Elizabeth Thomas
Folder 3:
Photograph of boat
[World War II pilot]
Printout of "For You the War is Over," Pacific Northwest Aviation & Business Journal, June 2002 from the Airport Journals website
Photocopy of "Miracle Near Magdeburg," Museum of Flight News, Jul/Aug 1995.
Obituary
[B-17 pilot]
"The Man Who Wouldn't Go Home," Air Force Magazine, May 1986
[Pilot]
"Kling Tops Fliers in Thompson Race," New York Times, September 7, 1937
[Pilot of dirigible airship]
"Roy Knabenshue," Aeronautics, May 1910
Resolution, City of Los Angeles honoring Knabenshue, 1954
[Record-setting pilot, aviatrix]
Folder 1:
"Brooke Knapp: Record-Setting Pilot; Chair, California Commission on Aviation and Airports (Biography)," 1987
Knapp's resume
"Impeccable Standards Are Their Main Accessories," Los Angeles Times, October 16, 1987
"Around the World on the American Dream II; Brooke and Belle Go For the Record, Daily News, November 13, 1983
"Male Bastion Bows to Its New Partners," Los Angeles Times, August 21, 1987
"From Fear of Flying to the Thrill of It," USA Today, October 19, 1984
"Aviatrix Knapp Flies Around World in Record 44-1/2 Hours," The Japan Times, February 17, 1984
"High-Flying Brooke Knapp," Success magazine, November 1983
Additional magazine articles
Photocopy of photograph of Knapp
Folder 2:
Two, black-and-white publicity photographs of Knapp
Two photographs of Knapp and others: "The Crew of 'Flight for World's Children'"
[Pilot]
"End of an Era," pages 141-144 (portion of a book regarding Knight]
Biographical sketch about Knight from Buchanan Public Library, Buchanan, Michigan
Letters from Knight regarding mail service flying, 1920, 1923 (photocopies)
Photocopies of numerous articles about Knight
"United Air Lines Terminal Clearance and Weather Report, " December 6, 1932 signed by Knight (photocopy)
Copies of photographs of Knight from the Smithsonian Photo Archives
Numerous photocopies of photographs
"Night Flight," no source, undated
Obituary, Aero Digest, April 1, 1945
[Consulting and construction company]
Color sales brochures
[Pilot, aviatrix]
Photograph of Knudsen in cockpit of Aeronca Chief
[Test pilot]
Obituaries, 1992
[Bendix Aviation Corporation mechanic]
"The Man Who Did More Than Sweep Up After Airplanes," Star-Ledger, January 14, 1990
[German pilot]
Newspaper article (in German), 1930 and photocopy of photograph of Kohl
[San Juan Airlines marketing director]
Photograph of Steen Skybolt, Island Sounder, Spring 1983
Copy of Balloonist's Prayer
[Pilot]
Folder 1:
Student Pilot's License, 1934
"City's First Pilot Flies Solo, Breaks State Time Record," no source, undated
Pilot's Log Book, 1934
Koukal family information
Folder 2:
Seven black-and-white photographs, 1930-1942 (including aircraft marked Rankin School of Flying, 4084)
[Russian fighter pilot]
Photocopy of photograph of Kozshedub
[Air mail and fighter pilot]
"An Air Mail Pioneer Recalls Era Stamped with High Adventure, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 4, 1982
[Aerobatic pilot]
"Aerobatic Champions," Sport Aviation, January 1969 (also features Charlie Hillard)
[Aviation educator]
Nomination for Pathfinder Award, undated
[Aircraft mechanic and pilot]
"George on My Mind," Air & Space, February/March 1989
[U.S. Army helicopter pilot]
"Home From the Wars," Seattle Times, June 18, 2011
[B-17 navigator]
"The Essence of Dad's Experience," no source, September 11, 2003
[Founder, Horizon Air]
"Horizon Air Founder Put the Customer First," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 4, 2008
[German fighter pilot]
"Walter J. Kuron, of Red Baron Era, Dies at 102," New York Times, November 3, 1997
[Pilot]
Folder 1:
Invitation to reception: "50 Years Contribution to Aviation," 1978
Draft article regarding Kurtzer's experiences, 1978
"Happy Landings" card with photo of airplane
"Pioneering Aviator Celebrates 50th Anniversary," Western Marine Electronics news release, 1978
Numerous newspaper articles regarding owner of Kurtzer's Flying Service on Lake Union, 1931-1959
Newspaper clippings, 1937-1988 (photocopies)
Folder 2:
Newspaper clippings, 1937-1988
"Hangar Fire Ruled Arson: Former Kurtzer Flying Service Building Completely Destroyed in April 10 Blaze," The Lake Union Review, May 1991
Obituaries, 1988
Folder 3:
Photographs circa 1930s including Aeronca C-3, floating hangar, Taylorcraft, J-3 Cubs from Gordon Williams collection
Handwritten note to see Harry Miller Collection regarding airplane plan sent to Boeing Company, 1938
Dates
- Creation: 20th Century
Conditiona Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Kittinger, Joe W.
[United States Air Force high altitude researcher]
Letter from Kittinger to David S. Ball. Recommends research sources on high altitude parachute research, June 11, 1993.
Extent
From the Collection: 36 Cubic Feet (Three four-drawer lateral file cabinets)
Language
English
Subject
- Kasper, Witold A. (Person)
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 (Person)
- Keys, Clement Melville, 1876-1952 (Person)
- Kingsford Smith, Charles, Sir, 1897-1935 (Person)
- Kittinger, Joe, 1928-2022 (Person)
- Kittleson, James P. (Person)
- Knabenshue, Roy, -1960 (Person)
- Koral, Frank S. (Person)
- Kurtzer, Lana (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-7874
curator@museumofflight.org