Biographical Information Files - T
Sub-Group
Inidividuals whose names begin with T:
Takayuki, Takasow
[Japanese pilot]
Folder 1: Handwritten letter with biographical information about Takayuki, 1997
Folder 1: Black-and-white photograph of Takayuki, circa 1911-1913
Folder 1: Handwritten letter with biographical information about Takayuki, 1997
Folder 1: Black-and-white photograph of Takayuki, circa 1911-1913
Tallman, Frank
[Movie stunt pilot]
"The Mad, Mad World of the Stunt Flier," Saturday Evening Post, May 18, 1963
Brochure about Tallman Aviation
"Our Brother Frank," Air & Space, October/November 2000
"The Mad, Mad World of the Stunt Flier," Saturday Evening Post, May 18, 1963
Brochure about Tallman Aviation
"Our Brother Frank," Air & Space, October/November 2000
Taylor, Charles E.
[Airplane engine designer]
"The Home Machinist; Charlie Taylor: The Story of America's First A&P," Kitplanes, October 2008
Photocopy of handwritten letter from Taylor, 1949
Typed copy of "My Story of the Wright Brothers" by Taylor, Colliers, December 25, 1948
"The Home Machinist; Charlie Taylor: The Story of America's First A&P," Kitplanes, October 2008
Photocopy of handwritten letter from Taylor, 1949
Typed copy of "My Story of the Wright Brothers" by Taylor, Colliers, December 25, 1948
Taylor, Fred
[U.S. Army Air Corps pilot]
"Soldier Gets Medal for Disobeying Order," Seattle Times, October 16, 1984
"Soldier Gets Medal for Disobeying Order," Seattle Times, October 16, 1984
Taylor, James B., Jr
[U.S. test pilot]
"Personalities," Aero Digest, December 1937
"Personalities," Aero Digest, December 1937
Taylor, John W. R.
[Editor of Jane's...Aircraft]
"All the World's Aircraft," Air Progress, March 1971
"All the World's Aircraft," Air Progress, March 1971
Taylor, Moulton B. "Molt"
[Experimental aircraft designer]
Folder 1:
Memorial service program, 1995
"Council Votes to Rename Airport for Molt Taylor," The Daily News, July 3, 1996
Pathfinder Nomination biographical sketch
"First Aerocar Flight Photos," Aviation Week, March 6, 1950
"Some Preliminary Information on the Taylor Micro-Imp" (typescript with drawings)
Numerous articles regarding Taylor and his airplanes from Sport Aviation, 1965-1990
"His Incredible Flying Machine," Seattle Times, undated
"Local Man is Key to New Lear Jet," The Daily News, undated
"Winging It!," Seattle Times, July 15, 1990
"The Flying Automobile--Solution," Seattle Times, April 6, 1958
Folder 2: Photograph of Taylor's "Mini-Imp"
Folder 1:
Memorial service program, 1995
"Council Votes to Rename Airport for Molt Taylor," The Daily News, July 3, 1996
Pathfinder Nomination biographical sketch
"First Aerocar Flight Photos," Aviation Week, March 6, 1950
"Some Preliminary Information on the Taylor Micro-Imp" (typescript with drawings)
Numerous articles regarding Taylor and his airplanes from Sport Aviation, 1965-1990
"His Incredible Flying Machine," Seattle Times, undated
"Local Man is Key to New Lear Jet," The Daily News, undated
"Winging It!," Seattle Times, July 15, 1990
"The Flying Automobile--Solution," Seattle Times, April 6, 1958
Folder 2: Photograph of Taylor's "Mini-Imp"
Taylor, Richard W.
[Boeing test pilot and executive]
Folder 1:
Biographical note from Doug King, president, The Museum of Flight
Obituary, no source, October 8, 2015
Pathfinder Awards program, 1993
Pathfinder Award Nomination, Engineering/Operations
"Elder Statesman of Aviation Selected," National Aeronautic Association news release, August 6, 1992
Photocopies of photographs of Museum of Flight Great Gallery ground breaking
Folder 2:
Photographs of Taylor
Folder 1:
Biographical note from Doug King, president, The Museum of Flight
Obituary, no source, October 8, 2015
Pathfinder Awards program, 1993
Pathfinder Award Nomination, Engineering/Operations
"Elder Statesman of Aviation Selected," National Aeronautic Association news release, August 6, 1992
Photocopies of photographs of Museum of Flight Great Gallery ground breaking
Folder 2:
Photographs of Taylor
Tedder, Arthur, Sir
[Royal Air Force Air Marshall]
"Sir Arthur Tedder Promoted, The Aeroplane, September 21, 1945
"Sir Arthur Tedder Promoted, The Aeroplane, September 21, 1945
Thacker, Robert E.
[U.S. Air Force pilot]
Biographical sketches of Thacker and co-pilot, First Lieutenant John M. Ard, National Military Establishment, Office of Public Information, May 16, 1949
"AAF Fighter Plane To Attempt 5000-Mile Hop," War Department press release, January 27, 1947 (regarding flight of P-82 "Betty Jo")
Biographical sketches of Thacker and co-pilot, First Lieutenant John M. Ard, National Military Establishment, Office of Public Information, May 16, 1949
"AAF Fighter Plane To Attempt 5000-Mile Hop," War Department press release, January 27, 1947 (regarding flight of P-82 "Betty Jo")
Thaden, Louise
[Aviation pioneer, aviatrix]
Folder 1:
"The Life of Louise Thaden," Air & Space, February/March 1996
"Women Endurance Flyers," no source, undated
"Two Women Tell Their Own Story of 8 Days in Air," no source, undated
Biographical sketch of Thaden on Pacific Northwest Aviation Historical Foundation stationery
Article regarding removal of dirigible mooring mast at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, 1947
"Ford's Airport Crew, Praised, Detroit newspaper, 1925
"Louise Thaden," Wikipedia [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Thaden], printed July 6, 2009
Folder 2:
Black-and-white photographs of Navy airship Los Angeles at Ford Airport, Dearborne, Michigan, October 15, 1926
Photograph of Thaden
Folder 1:
"The Life of Louise Thaden," Air & Space, February/March 1996
"Women Endurance Flyers," no source, undated
"Two Women Tell Their Own Story of 8 Days in Air," no source, undated
Biographical sketch of Thaden on Pacific Northwest Aviation Historical Foundation stationery
Article regarding removal of dirigible mooring mast at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, 1947
"Ford's Airport Crew, Praised, Detroit newspaper, 1925
"Louise Thaden," Wikipedia [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Thaden], printed July 6, 2009
Folder 2:
Black-and-white photographs of Navy airship Los Angeles at Ford Airport, Dearborne, Michigan, October 15, 1926
Photograph of Thaden
Thagard, Norman
[U.S. astronaut]
"Astronaut Heads for Russian Station," Seattle Times, March 14, 1995
"Mir Visitor No. 44 Makes History," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 16, 1995
"U.S., Russia United in Space," Seattle Times, June 29, 1995
Numerous additional articles regarding Thagard and his mission from Seattle newspapers, 1995
"Astronaut Heads for Russian Station," Seattle Times, March 14, 1995
"Mir Visitor No. 44 Makes History," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 16, 1995
"U.S., Russia United in Space," Seattle Times, June 29, 1995
Numerous additional articles regarding Thagard and his mission from Seattle newspapers, 1995
Thaw, Russell W.
[Coordinator of military testing for Douglas Aircraft, test pilot]
Photograph of Thaw with XB-43
Photograph of Thaw with XB-43
Thayer, Paul
[Chief Executive Officer of The LTV Corporation]
Biographical sketch
"The Flier Who Kept a Company From Crashing," Nation's Business, June 1982
Obituary, Dallas Morning News, May 10, 2010
Biographical sketch
"The Flier Who Kept a Company From Crashing," Nation's Business, June 1982
Obituary, Dallas Morning News, May 10, 2010
Thomas, Tom
[U.S. pilot]
"He Turns 65, Take to Air in 65 Planes," Eugene Register-Guard, June 2, 1985
"He Turns 65, Take to Air in 65 Planes," Eugene Register-Guard, June 2, 1985
Thornton, Dean
[President, Boeing's Commercial Airplane Group]
"Straight Talker Brings 30-Year Boeing Career In For a Landing," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 20, 1993
"Straight Talker Brings 30-Year Boeing Career In For a Landing," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 20, 1993
Thulin, Enoch
[Swedish aviation pioneer]
"Enoch Thulin: Pioneer of Aviation, Physicist and Industrialist," 1993 (brochure)
"Enoch Thulin: Pioneer of Aviation, Physicist and Industrialist," 1993 (brochure)
Tibbets, Paul
[U.S. Air Force pilot]
Folder 1:
"Pilot of Plane That Dropped A-bomb Dies," Seattle Times, November 1, 2007
"Grandson of Enola Gay Pilot Takes to Skies in B-2," Stars and Stripes, June 29, 2006
Transcript of interview of Tibbits by Studs Terkel, 2002? (sent via email)
"Proving Ground In the Air...," Boeing Magazine, August 1951
"Above and Beyond...," Air Force, January 1953
"Paul Tibbets, Enola Gay, and the Bomb," Aviation History, September 1995
List of World War II missions by Enola Gay and Bockscar
"Aviation Hall of Fame," Seattle Times, July 22, 1996
"Enola Gay Pilot Recalls Mission That Changed War and the World, "Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 13, 1998
Photocopies of photographs of Enola Gay and crew
Folder 2:
Two (2) color photographs of Tibbets at The Museum of Flight
Black-and-white photographs of Tibbets standing next to and waving from cockpit of Enola Gay
Black-and-white publicity photograph of crew of Enola Gay before takeoff for Hiroshima
Color photograph of Enola Gay
Folder 1:
"Pilot of Plane That Dropped A-bomb Dies," Seattle Times, November 1, 2007
"Grandson of Enola Gay Pilot Takes to Skies in B-2," Stars and Stripes, June 29, 2006
Transcript of interview of Tibbits by Studs Terkel, 2002? (sent via email)
"Proving Ground In the Air...," Boeing Magazine, August 1951
"Above and Beyond...," Air Force, January 1953
"Paul Tibbets, Enola Gay, and the Bomb," Aviation History, September 1995
List of World War II missions by Enola Gay and Bockscar
"Aviation Hall of Fame," Seattle Times, July 22, 1996
"Enola Gay Pilot Recalls Mission That Changed War and the World, "Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 13, 1998
Photocopies of photographs of Enola Gay and crew
Folder 2:
Two (2) color photographs of Tibbets at The Museum of Flight
Black-and-white photographs of Tibbets standing next to and waving from cockpit of Enola Gay
Black-and-white publicity photograph of crew of Enola Gay before takeoff for Hiroshima
Color photograph of Enola Gay
Tillman, James E.
[Director, Viking Computer Facility, University of Washington]
"The Viking Mission to Mars." Keynote address, Prime Computer Users Group National Meeting, 1984
"The Viking Mission to Mars." Keynote address, Prime Computer Users Group National Meeting, 1984
Tindall, Larry
[Pilot, biplane antiquer]
"Biplane Enthusiast Gets Special Feeling: Freedom," Oregonian, December 18, 1981
"Biplane Enthusiast Gets Special Feeling: Freedom," Oregonian, December 18, 1981
Tinker, Clarence L.
[U.S. Army Air Force pilot, Osage Nation member]
"Clarence L. Tinker," Wikipedia [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_L._Tinker], printed March 30, 2014
Photocopies of photographs of Tinker and his airplane Bird-o-Prey
"Clarence L. Tinker," Wikipedia [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_L._Tinker], printed March 30, 2014
Photocopies of photographs of Tinker and his airplane Bird-o-Prey
Tipton, Cleda Mae
[One of first United Airlines stewardesses]
Obituary, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, undated
Obituary, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, undated
Titov, Vladimir
[Russian cosmonaut]
STS-86 first day cover with autographs
Russian first day cover with autographs
Color picture of STS-86 crew with autographs
Correspondence between Titov and staff at the Museum of Flight, 2005
STS-86 first day cover with autographs
Russian first day cover with autographs
Color picture of STS-86 crew with autographs
Correspondence between Titov and staff at the Museum of Flight, 2005
Tobin, Tobby
[U.S. Navy pilot in WWII]
"Where Are They Now? Toby Tobin, 'Le Moustache,'" The Hook, Summer 1990
"Where Are They Now? Toby Tobin, 'Le Moustache,'" The Hook, Summer 1990
Todd, E. Lilian
[Aircraft builder, pilot, aviatrix]
"Todd's Aeroplane," materials printed from website: www.earlyaviators.com/etodd2.htm
"How I Built My Aeroplane by Lilian Todd; the First Woman To Build a Flying Machine," Woman's Home Companion, undated
"A Woman Inventor Who Plans--And Expects--To Fly," New York Times, November 28, 1909
"Persistent Designer of Peculiar Planes," no source, undated
Photocopies of genealogical information from various sources
Portion of patent granted to Todd and George W. Parker, 1896
Photocopies of information regarding Mrs. Russell Sage, sponsor of Todd's work
(Docent, Diana Heaton, donated these materials regarding Todd that she used to write her biography)
"How I Built My Aeroplane by Lilian Todd; the First Woman To Build a Flying Machine," Woman's Home Companion, undated
"A Woman Inventor Who Plans--And Expects--To Fly," New York Times, November 28, 1909
"Persistent Designer of Peculiar Planes," no source, undated
Photocopies of genealogical information from various sources
Portion of patent granted to Todd and George W. Parker, 1896
Photocopies of information regarding Mrs. Russell Sage, sponsor of Todd's work
(Docent, Diana Heaton, donated these materials regarding Todd that she used to write her biography)
Tomblin, James
[U.S. Army Air Force navigator, prisoner of war]
"There I Was...Story No. 45,001: WWII Experiences of Lt. James Tomblin 44th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, England" (typed memoir)
"There I Was...Story No. 45,001: WWII Experiences of Lt. James Tomblin 44th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, England" (typed memoir)
Tosch, Orville Wilbur
[Alaska pilot and mechanic]
Folder 1:
Pathfinder nomination, 1991
"On a Whim," Alaska Almanac, April 1985
"White Sky-White Snow; Orville Tosch, Master Pilot of the North," Alaska Flying, undated
"His Head Always Is In the Clouds," Nome Nugget, January 5, 1979
"One Man Who Lived Up to His Name: Orville Wilbur Tosch," Nostalgia Magazine, October 2003
Notes regarding Dornier airplane (typed)
Folder 2:
Color photograph of Tosch, 1981
Folder 1:
Pathfinder nomination, 1991
"On a Whim," Alaska Almanac, April 1985
"White Sky-White Snow; Orville Tosch, Master Pilot of the North," Alaska Flying, undated
"His Head Always Is In the Clouds," Nome Nugget, January 5, 1979
"One Man Who Lived Up to His Name: Orville Wilbur Tosch," Nostalgia Magazine, October 2003
Notes regarding Dornier airplane (typed)
Folder 2:
Color photograph of Tosch, 1981
Tower, Leslie R.
[Boeing chief test pilot]
Folder 1:
Program for First Annual Pathfinder Recognition Banquet, 1982
Numerous articles about death of Tower, 1935
"Fascination With Aviation Leads Montana Farm Boy From Spectator to Cockpit of B-17 prototype," Western Flyer, January 1984
"Tribute to Airman and Friend," Boeing News, November 1936
Articles regarding Tower, 1933, 1943
Photocopies of photographs of Tower
Folder 2:
Photograph with Towers and others next to airplane
Photograph marked: "Pilot Towers [sic] and Mr. Campbell, 1-9-29"
Folder 1:
Program for First Annual Pathfinder Recognition Banquet, 1982
Numerous articles about death of Tower, 1935
"Fascination With Aviation Leads Montana Farm Boy From Spectator to Cockpit of B-17 prototype," Western Flyer, January 1984
"Tribute to Airman and Friend," Boeing News, November 1936
Articles regarding Tower, 1933, 1943
Photocopies of photographs of Tower
Folder 2:
Photograph with Towers and others next to airplane
Photograph marked: "Pilot Towers [sic] and Mr. Campbell, 1-9-29"
Towers, John Henry
[U.S. Navy admiral and record-setting pilot]
Biographical sketch
Biographical sketch
Townsend, Guy M.
[U.S. Air Force test pilot and director, head of Supersonic Transport at Boeing Company]
Folder 1:
Biographical sketch, Boeing Company, undated
"Colonel Townsend Assigned to SAC Wing in California," Boeing News, December 8, 1955
"Guy M. Townsend," Wikipedia
Folder 2:
Transcript of U. S. Air Force Oral History Program interview of Townsend, 1982
Folder 3:
Four (4) black-and-white photographs of Townsend
Photograph of four men next to airplane
Color photograph of Townsend
Folder 1:
Biographical sketch, Boeing Company, undated
"Colonel Townsend Assigned to SAC Wing in California," Boeing News, December 8, 1955
"Guy M. Townsend," Wikipedia
Folder 2:
Transcript of U. S. Air Force Oral History Program interview of Townsend, 1982
Folder 3:
Four (4) black-and-white photographs of Townsend
Photograph of four men next to airplane
Color photograph of Townsend
Trenchard, Hugh Montague
[Royal Air Force Air Marshall]
Biographical sketch
"Air Power Decisive Factor in This War," by Viscount Trenchard, Aero Digest, January 1943
Biographical sketch
"Air Power Decisive Factor in This War," by Viscount Trenchard, Aero Digest, January 1943
Trippe, Juan Terry
[Founder, Pan American World Airways]
Folder 1:
Biographical sketch
"Ocean Air Transport" by Trippe. Lecture delivered at Royal Aeronautical Society, 1941
Obituary, Aviation Week & Space Technology, April 13, 1981
"Pan Am Trying to Take Off Again," Insight magazine, February 22, 1988
Folder 2:
"The Aircraft Boom," Ulisse 2000 magazine, May 1997
"Clipper Skipper," Time magazine, March 28, 1949
"Pilot of the Jet Age: Juan Trippe," [Time?], undated
"Columbus of the Airways," Saturday Evening Post, August 14, 1943
Folder 3:
Photograph of Trippe looking at globe
Trippe and Charles Lindbergh
Trippe and others looking at airplane engine
Sepia-toned portrait of Trippe
Folder 1:
Biographical sketch
"Ocean Air Transport" by Trippe. Lecture delivered at Royal Aeronautical Society, 1941
Obituary, Aviation Week & Space Technology, April 13, 1981
"Pan Am Trying to Take Off Again," Insight magazine, February 22, 1988
Folder 2:
"The Aircraft Boom," Ulisse 2000 magazine, May 1997
"Clipper Skipper," Time magazine, March 28, 1949
"Pilot of the Jet Age: Juan Trippe," [Time?], undated
"Columbus of the Airways," Saturday Evening Post, August 14, 1943
Folder 3:
Photograph of Trippe looking at globe
Trippe and Charles Lindbergh
Trippe and others looking at airplane engine
Sepia-toned portrait of Trippe
Troh, Henry F.
[Airport manager and flight instructor]
Photocopies of articles regarding Troh and his airport in Oregon.
Photocopies of articles regarding Troh and his airport in Oregon.
Trout, Evelyn Bobbie
[Pioneer aviator, aviatrix]
Folder 1:
"Evelyn Trout, Record-Setting Flier, Dies at 97," New York Times, February 2, 2003
Numerous obituaries
"We Call Her Bobbi 'Tig' Trout," Vintage Aircraft, July 14, 1981
Photostats of letters written to Trout, including some from Amelia Earhart, 1929-1936
Folder 2: (oversize)
Photostats of documents and newspaper articles regarding Trout, 1921-1929
Photostats of correspondence regarding Trout, 1931
Folder 3:
Two (2) photographs of Trout at Santa Monica Museum, 1991
19 small, black-and-white photographs of Trout, Elinor Smith, and others in planes on the ground and in the air, marked: "Endurance Flight Team," circa 1932 or 1944
Folder 1:
"Evelyn Trout, Record-Setting Flier, Dies at 97," New York Times, February 2, 2003
Numerous obituaries
"We Call Her Bobbi 'Tig' Trout," Vintage Aircraft, July 14, 1981
Photostats of letters written to Trout, including some from Amelia Earhart, 1929-1936
Folder 2: (oversize)
Photostats of documents and newspaper articles regarding Trout, 1921-1929
Photostats of correspondence regarding Trout, 1931
Folder 3:
Two (2) photographs of Trout at Santa Monica Museum, 1991
19 small, black-and-white photographs of Trout, Elinor Smith, and others in planes on the ground and in the air, marked: "Endurance Flight Team," circa 1932 or 1944
Trubshaw, Brian
[Concorde test pilot]
"Brian Trubshaw, 77, Dies; Tested Concorde," New York Times, March 28, 2001
"Brian Trubshaw, 77, Dies; Tested Concorde," New York Times, March 28, 2001
Truman, Harry S.
[U.S. president]
Three (3) photographs from dedication of Washington National Airport, 1944
Photograph of cartoon: "Everything Unified, Everybody Happy"
Photograph of Truman and others, civilian and military, in front of naval aircraft marked VBF 75
Three (3) photographs from dedication of Washington National Airport, 1944
Photograph of cartoon: "Everything Unified, Everybody Happy"
Photograph of Truman and others, civilian and military, in front of naval aircraft marked VBF 75
Tuohy, Theasa
[Acrobatics pilot, aviatrix]
"Momma's Youth Literally Flew By High in the Sky," Seattle Times, March 10, 1991
"Momma's Youth Literally Flew By High in the Sky," Seattle Times, March 10, 1991
Tupolev, A. N.
[Soviet aviation designer]
Photocopy of photograph
Photocopy of photograph
Turner, Henry M.
[U.S. Marine pilot]
"Captain Henry M. Turner Home from South Pacific," The Dude Rancher, July Quarterly 1944
"Captain Henry M. Turner Home from South Pacific," The Dude Rancher, July Quarterly 1944
Turner, Jonathan
[Boeing structural engineer]
"Obituaries: Jonathan Turner, Airplane Engineer," Seattle Times, October 18, 1995
"Obituaries: Jonathan Turner, Airplane Engineer," Seattle Times, October 18, 1995
Turner, Roscoe
[Record-breaking American aviator]
Folder 1:
"Transport: Mildenhall to Melbourne," Time, October 29, 1934
"The London-Melbourne BOEING [sic] of Col. Roscoe Turner and Clyde Pangborn" (photocopy of publication)
Correspondence, lists of pilots, and list of entrants regarding 1934 race
"Facts About the England to Australia Air Race," Boeing news release (?)
Boeing article for De Auto regarding Turner's Model 247-D, November 20, 1934
"Turner Plans to Criss-Cross Globe--From Pole to Pole and Along Equatorial Belt," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 2, 1934?
"The Story of Roscoe Turner, Someone and Something 'Special'" (photocopy of pamphlet)
"Famous Flyers," FAA Aviation News, February 1971
"Roscoe and His Lion," So. Calif. Industrial News, August 12, 1968
Folder 2:
"Where Are They Now?," A.A.H.S. Journal, Winter 1968
Letter from J.A. Anema to Museum of Flight regarding two articles about Turner and the air race to Melbourne from Dutch newspapers in 1934 (included), September 21, 1982
Newspaper photograph of Roscoe and his stuffed lion, Gilmore, no source, undated
Photocopies of photographs
Folder 3:
"Roscoe Turner: Throttle Bendin' Devil," Air Classics, August 1969
"Pangborn Gives Details of Planned World Flight," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, undated
Roscoe Turner Papers collection inventory, University of Wyoming
News release about Turner, December 29, 1934
Letter from Turner to Jack Leffler, April 1, 1966
"The Colonel and Me," Boeing News, July 9, 1970
Articles regarding Turner, Seattle Times, 1924, 1925
Folder 4:
Ticket for Tenth Annual Roscoe Turner Hot Air Balloon Race (2)
Two (2) postcards relating to Turner
Souvenir wood slug relating to Turner
"Roscoe Turner Day, Corinth, Mississippi (printed flyer and pin)
Letter from Leslie Brooks to Museum of Flight regarding donation of memorabilia, March 18, 2002
"Transport," Time magazine, October 29, 1934 (reprint) [includes two articles: "Mildenhall to Melbourne" and "His Early Life in Corinth, Mississippi"
"A Lion Was His Copilot," Aviation History, May 1995
"Colonel Turner's Career in Aviation"
Numerous photocopies of newspaper articles regarding the Turner and Pangborn flight, 1934
Folder 5:
Photographs:
--Turner (and Pangborn?) standing in front of propeller
--Turner, Pangborn, and unnamed man in photograph marked "London To Sydney Race, 1934"
--Turner with trophy and others at Annual Aviation Achievement Awards, 1936
--Turner in cockpit of Wedell Williams
--Five (5) snapshots of Turner and others with personal comments written on the verso
--Snapshot of Turner at Greenfield Village 1938
Folder 1:
"Transport: Mildenhall to Melbourne," Time, October 29, 1934
"The London-Melbourne BOEING [sic] of Col. Roscoe Turner and Clyde Pangborn" (photocopy of publication)
Correspondence, lists of pilots, and list of entrants regarding 1934 race
"Facts About the England to Australia Air Race," Boeing news release (?)
Boeing article for De Auto regarding Turner's Model 247-D, November 20, 1934
"Turner Plans to Criss-Cross Globe--From Pole to Pole and Along Equatorial Belt," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 2, 1934?
"The Story of Roscoe Turner, Someone and Something 'Special'" (photocopy of pamphlet)
"Famous Flyers," FAA Aviation News, February 1971
"Roscoe and His Lion," So. Calif. Industrial News, August 12, 1968
Folder 2:
"Where Are They Now?," A.A.H.S. Journal, Winter 1968
Letter from J.A. Anema to Museum of Flight regarding two articles about Turner and the air race to Melbourne from Dutch newspapers in 1934 (included), September 21, 1982
Newspaper photograph of Roscoe and his stuffed lion, Gilmore, no source, undated
Photocopies of photographs
Folder 3:
"Roscoe Turner: Throttle Bendin' Devil," Air Classics, August 1969
"Pangborn Gives Details of Planned World Flight," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, undated
Roscoe Turner Papers collection inventory, University of Wyoming
News release about Turner, December 29, 1934
Letter from Turner to Jack Leffler, April 1, 1966
"The Colonel and Me," Boeing News, July 9, 1970
Articles regarding Turner, Seattle Times, 1924, 1925
Folder 4:
Ticket for Tenth Annual Roscoe Turner Hot Air Balloon Race (2)
Two (2) postcards relating to Turner
Souvenir wood slug relating to Turner
"Roscoe Turner Day, Corinth, Mississippi (printed flyer and pin)
Letter from Leslie Brooks to Museum of Flight regarding donation of memorabilia, March 18, 2002
"Transport," Time magazine, October 29, 1934 (reprint) [includes two articles: "Mildenhall to Melbourne" and "His Early Life in Corinth, Mississippi"
"A Lion Was His Copilot," Aviation History, May 1995
"Colonel Turner's Career in Aviation"
Numerous photocopies of newspaper articles regarding the Turner and Pangborn flight, 1934
Folder 5:
Photographs:
--Turner (and Pangborn?) standing in front of propeller
--Turner, Pangborn, and unnamed man in photograph marked "London To Sydney Race, 1934"
--Turner with trophy and others at Annual Aviation Achievement Awards, 1936
--Turner in cockpit of Wedell Williams
--Five (5) snapshots of Turner and others with personal comments written on the verso
--Snapshot of Turner at Greenfield Village 1938
Turpin, J. Clifford
[Early pilot]
Folder 1:
Biographical sketch marked: "AAHS"
Letter from man who witnessed Turpin's crash at the Meadows Rack Track in 1912
Folder 2:
Photograph of Turpin's Fowler biplane crashing into the Meadows grandstand including information regarding photographer, Frank Jacobs, and the story about the event and the photograph
Folder 1:
Biographical sketch marked: "AAHS"
Letter from man who witnessed Turpin's crash at the Meadows Rack Track in 1912
Folder 2:
Photograph of Turpin's Fowler biplane crashing into the Meadows grandstand including information regarding photographer, Frank Jacobs, and the story about the event and the photograph
Tusch, C. A., Mrs
[Noted collector of aviation memoriabilia]
"Mother of Aviation," Saturday Evening Post, 1949 (reprint)
"Handwriting on Her Walls; Mother Tusch is Preparing her 'Hangar' for Smithsonian Institute," California Monthly, 1949 (reprint)
"Mother of Aviation," Saturday Evening Post, 1949 (reprint)
"Handwriting on Her Walls; Mother Tusch is Preparing her 'Hangar' for Smithsonian Institute," California Monthly, 1949 (reprint)
Tweney, George H.
[Pilot and Boeing engineer]
Obituary, Seattle Times, May 14, 2000
"Once Aloft," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 25, 1978
"Air Transportation and the West," by Tweney, 1968 (booklet)
Obituary, Seattle Times, May 14, 2000
"Once Aloft," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 25, 1978
"Air Transportation and the West," by Tweney, 1968 (booklet)
Tyler, Grover Clinton
[Pioneer pilot]
"Grover Tyler, Early Flyer," October 4, 1966
"Blazing Air Routes for the U.S. Mail Service," no source, (1936?)
Biographical sketch, 1987
"40 Years of Aero History Recalled at Fountain Dedication," no source, undated
"Pilot Who Pioneered Coast Air Mail Still on the Job," Seattle Times, August 17, 1941
Photocopy of photograph
"Grover Tyler, Early Flyer," October 4, 1966
"Blazing Air Routes for the U.S. Mail Service," no source, (1936?)
Biographical sketch, 1987
"40 Years of Aero History Recalled at Fountain Dedication," no source, undated
"Pilot Who Pioneered Coast Air Mail Still on the Job," Seattle Times, August 17, 1941
Photocopy of photograph
Tyndall, Frank B.
[U.S. pilot in World War I]
Brief list of Tyndall's Air Force assignments
"Airmail Pioneers Recall Days of Glory, Danger," Seattle Times, September 4, 1982
Brief biographical sketch from unamed book published by the Aviation Foundation of America, 2002
"Harris Was First," Dayton Herald, June 14, 1924 (typescript) [regarding first airman to use a parachute]
Article from Archives (Boeing?) regarding Tyndall's parachute jump from MB-3, November 1922
Brief list of Tyndall's Air Force assignments
"Airmail Pioneers Recall Days of Glory, Danger," Seattle Times, September 4, 1982
Brief biographical sketch from unamed book published by the Aviation Foundation of America, 2002
"Harris Was First," Dayton Herald, June 14, 1924 (typescript) [regarding first airman to use a parachute]
Article from Archives (Boeing?) regarding Tyndall's parachute jump from MB-3, November 1922
Dates
- 20th Century
Language of Materials
All materials are in English.
Conditiona Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 36 Cubic Feet (Three four-drawer lateral file cabinets)
- Tallman, Frank
- Taylor, Molt, 1912-1995
- Taylor, Richard W., 1921-2015
- Tibbets, Paul W. (Paul Warfield), 1915-2007
- Tosch, Orville Wilbur
- Towers, Les (Leslie R.)
- Townsend, Guy M., 1920-2011
- Trom, Henry
- Trubshaw, Brian
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
- Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970
- Turpin, J. Clifford, 1886-1966
- Tyler, Grover C., 1892-1966
Repository Details
Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository
Contact:
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-7874
curator@museumofflight.org
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-7874
curator@museumofflight.org