Photographs and lithographs, 1942, 1955, undated
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 include the Douglas DC-2 and DC-3 in TWA livery. A few images feature Roy Thrush in his pilot uniform and with aircraft. One photocopy of a photograph shows Thrush with a TWA stewardess, likely his wife Margaret. There is also one 10x12 inch lithograph of a Boeing 307 Stratoliner. Two items pertain to Margaret Thrush, including an undated TWA stewardess recruitment brochure and a photocopy of a retrospective article about Thrush and her experience as a flight attendant with TWA from 1937-1944.
Dates
- Creation: 1942, 1955, undated
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research and is accessible in the Dahlberg Research Center by appointment.
Extent
16 Photographic Prints
Language
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-5874
curator@museumofflight.org