Biographical Information Files - Y
Scope and Contents
Individuals whose names begin with Y:
[Soviet aviation designer]
Photocopy of photograph
[Japanese admiral and war hero]
"Yamamoto Mission Members Recall Fight," Friends Journal, Summer 2002
"The Death of Admiral Yamamoto," The Retired Officer, November 1979
[U.S. Air Force test pilot]
Folder 1:
Biographical sketches
"The Fastest Man in the Sky," Wall Street Journal, July 3, 1985
"On the Right Ride," Washington Post, May 23, 1985
"Right Stuff? Hell, It's Just 'Luck,'" Newsweek, July 1, 1985
"Chuck Yeager: An American Original," Modern Maturity, November 1983
"Fliegersachen: Amerikas Markantester Testpilot: Schneller Yeager," Flug Revue, March 1983 (in German)
Invitation to breakfast with Yeager, 1980
"Chuck Yeager Breaks Interview Barrier," Wall Street Journal, July 31, 1985
Excerpts from Yeager's autobiography, Seattle Times, August 1985
"Test Pilot's Wife, Glennis Yeager, Dies," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 3, 1991
"1 Day 50 Years Ago in the Desert...," unidentified publication, October 14, 1997
Folder 2:
Color photograph of Yeager at Museum of Flight, 1998
Photographs of Yeager in cockpit and with airplane
Photograph of painting of Yeager from National Air and Space Museum
[Record-setting pilot, aviatrix]
Folder 1:
"Record-Setting Pilot Turns to Cross-Country Car Racing," Seattle Times, October 19, 1992
"History-Making Aviatrix Unhurt in Crash," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 2, 1990
Folder 2:
Color portrait photograph of Yeager
[Chinese pilot, aviatrix]
"Chinese Girl Flyer Injured," unidentified publication, undated
[Pilot and sky rider, aviatrix]
Folder 1:
"Three Seattle Canines Who Object to Being Left on the Ground While Their Mistresses Go Sky Riding," unidentified publication, undated
Folder 2:
Small snapshot of York
[Director of Aeronautics, Department of Commerce]
"Civil Aeronautics in America," by Young, Aero Digest, December 1927
[U.S. astronaut]
Autographed NASA color photograph
[Writer for Boeing Magazine]
Folder 1:
List of aviation manuals, undated
"The Mysterious Passenger," Boeing Magazine, April 1945
"The Mysterious Tipster," undated
Folder 2:
Photograph of Margaret Young and the crew of Noah's "Arc" Hi Altitude Electrical Lab, October 11, 1946
Photograph captioned "[Margaret Young] 'stumbling and fumbling in excitement,' as she boards Noah's Arc," May 1, 1946
Photograph of Margaret Young aboard Noah's Arc, [1946]
Photograph of Margaret Young holding a duffle bag and standing on a ladder, undated (circa 1945)
Photograph captioned "[Margaret Young], Bill Chenowith, Jim Fraser. See: April 1945 Boeing Magazine," March 18, 1945
Dates
- Creation: 20th Century
Conditiona Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 36 Cubic Feet (Three four-drawer lateral file cabinets)
Language
English
Subject
- Yamamoto, Isoroku, 1884-1943 (Person)
- Yeager, Chuck, 1923-2020 (Person)
- Yeager, Jeanna (Person)
- Yerex, Lowell, 1895-1968 (Person)
- Young, John, 1930-2018 (Person)
- Young, Margaret (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