Biographical Information Files - D
Scope and Contents
Individuals whose names begin with D:
[Triple ace fighter pilot]
"In Search of WWII Memories," Cessna Owner magazine, 2005
"The Kenneth Dahlberg Story," A.A.H.S. Journal, Summer 1967
"Kenneth H. Dahlberg, 94, Link in the Watergate Chain," New York Times, October 9, 2011
[Aviation architectural/engineering firm]
Sales brochures for Aviation Services
[RAF fighter pilot]
"Pioneering Border Aviator Dies," Border Morning Mail, June 9, 1986
"A Life-long Romance with Flying," unidentified publication, undated
Photocopies of correspondence, some relating to the Albury Air Taxi Service (Australia), 1986
"I Listened to Fighter Pilot Chatter," Wings, April 17, 1945
Typed reminiscence about Dalton
"A Pair of Proctors," undated
Photocopies of diplomas and certificates
[Boeing test pilot, aviatrix]
"'Tough One' to Direct 777 Test Program," Seattle Times, August 29, 1995 (includes photograph)
"Boeing Test Pilot Broke the Glass Ceiling - With a 777," South County Journal, September 25, 2000
Pathfinders program, 2010
[French aeronautical engineer]
"Marcel Dassault, Leading Figure in French Aviation, Is Dead at 94," New York Times, April 19, 1986
"The Enduring Marcel Dassault," Business and Commercial Aviation, August 1986
Obituaries, 1986
Biographical sketch
[Pioneer West Coast aviator]
Folder 1: Biographical sketch
Folder 2: Black-and-white photograph of Daugherty and Wesley, May, 1921
[Artist, scientist]
Folder 1:
"Is it a Corkscrew, or what?," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 15, 1984
Drawings for Flying Machine
"Leonardo da Vinci: The First Aerospace Engineer," FAA Aviation News, January 1974
"Italy Gives World First Design for Flying Machine-1490," no source, undated
Miscellaneous biographical information
"Leonardo Da Vinci's Flying Machines and Other Early Concepts of Flight," The Museum of Flight
"The Da Vinci Machines." Prospective exhibit information from the Museum of Leonardo da Vinci
Folder 2:
Color Polaroid print of exhibit
Black-and-white photograph of hang glider, Smithsonian
[Pilot?]
Black-and-white photograph
[U.S. Commander of the Tuskegee Airmen]
Folder 1:
"Black World War II Airman to Receive Fourth Star at 85," Seattle Times, December 9, 1998
"Elder Statesman of Aviation Award Ceremony," National Aeronautic Association, January/February 1992
"Warrior Against Racism Fights On," Seattle Times, September 20, 1991 (includes photograph)
"Black General Soared Over Prejudice," Washington Post (?), undated (includes photographs)
"The Museum of Flight Welcomes Retired Air Force Lt. General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., Museum of Flight news release, 1991
Photocopies of photographs in Folder 2
Copies of citation for Distinguished Flying Cross, 1944
Folder 2:
Black-and-white photographs of Davis as a cadet, from his years in service, receiving medals, and publicity for his book (some from the Smithsonian's Office of Public Affairs)
[U.S. Navy aviator]
Photocopy of photograph at air races
Biographical sketch
[Blue Angels pilot]
"Blue Angel Pilot Killed in Air Show Crash Identified," April 23, 2007
"Navy Releases Blue Angels Investigation Report," January 15, 2008
[Army Air Corps gunner, Boeing engineer]
Obituary, Seattle Times, October 14, 2007
[Boeing manager]
"Aviation Class Sent Woody Day into Flight," Chinook Alumni, June 6, 1986
[Engineer]
"Design and Development of a Combination Landing and Taxiing Lamp for Aircraft" (typescript). May 14, 1955
[Airplane builder]
"DeBersaques, Early Airplane Builder, Dies," Seattle Times, June 22, 1949
[Electrical engineer]
Biographical sketch
[U.S. Naval aviator, aerospace engineer]
"Ground Facilities and Training." Statement of Dr. Luis de Florez Before the President's Air Policy Commission on October 29, 1947 (photocopy of typescript)
[Mail flyer]
Folder 1: "Boeing Plane and Pilot Break a Night Speed Record: Alva Degarmo," no source, undated
Folder 2: Black-and-white photograph of Degarmo
[U.S. Army Air Force fighter pilot]
"Famed Fighter Pilot Dies," Pacific Flyer, August 2008
[British aviation pioneer]
"Geoffrey de Havilland," PNAHF News, undated
"Famous Flights: Queen for a Day," FAA Aviation News, May 1971
Biographical sketch
[CEO Go-Air of India]
Color transparency of De Roni circa 1999
[French aviator]
"Delagrange's Aeroplane Flights in Italy," Scientific American, June 20, 1908
Correspondence regarding Delagrange, 2000-2001
Photographs of sculptures by Delagrange (photocopies)
"Selection of a Few Leon's Delagrange Photographs" (includes photographs of Delagrange in various airplanes) (photocopies)
[Pan American World Airways representative]
Letter from Robert Blake about del Valle, October, 2009
Carbon copy of letter from Blake to del Valle, 1980
[Boeing engineer]
"The Engineer Who Kept Show Biz in Her Heart," P-I/Northwest Magazine, November 2, 1980
[Pilot]
Two color Christmas cards
[Pilot]
"Pilot Ever Since 1911," Aero Digest, September 1, 1944
[Donated land to Boeing Company]
"Northwest Aviation Remembers Desimone," undated testimonial
[Aeronautical enthusiast and benefactor]
"Henry Deutsch," Aircraft, undated
[NASA-Ames Research Center]
Biographical sketch
"An Orbiting Microbiological Containment Facility," by Dr. Donald L. DeVincenzi, undated
"The Search for Life on Mars - Epilogue," by Dr. Donald L. DeVincenzi, undated
[Air-to-air photographer]
"Master Air-To-Air Photographer John M. Dibbs," Airport Journals, November 2004 (includes color photographs)
[Boeing model-maker]
"Othello P. Dickert Was Avid Climber, Longtime Employee at Boeing," Seattle Times, January 2, 2005
[Canadian pilot]
Biographical sketch
[Pilot, Boeing employee]
Folder 1:
Invitation to Dicksons' aniversary party, 1990
"Cloud Chasing on a Budget," Boeing News, April 1940
Two (2) articles by Dickson in Air Museum News, undated
Folder 2: Two (2) black-and-white photographs of Dickson
[Airplane engineer]
"Movie To Be Shown at Air Show: Dream Becomes Reality for Manitoba Engineer," Chronicle-Herald, September 11, 1989
[Pilot, aviatrix]
"The Pilot is a Lady," Flying, February 1962
[Flight engineer on The Memphis Belle]
Obituary, Seattle Times, December 14, 1998
[Pilot, Boeing Field historian]
Shipping receipts and correspondence with Museum of Flight regarding donations
"'Historian' to Help Boeing Field Party Get Off the Ground," no source, undated
Obituaries
"Alaska Bush Pilots Honored at Reunion," Seatle Post-Intelligencer, April 16, 1972
"Army Extension Courses" (pamphlets), 1931
Training notes from 1940s
[Pilot]
"Geiger Field and Early Aviation in Spokane" (typescript article)
[Air service owner]
List of serial numbers for Dodson's Gull Wing Stinsons
Photocopy of photograph of Dodson (?)
[Pilot]
"Small-town Brothers Paved the Way," no source, undated
[Founder of the CIA's 'Shy Airline']
"In Arizona: A Spymaster Remembered," Time, April 7, 1986
[U.S. Air Force general, test pilot]
Folder 1:
Biographical sketches
"Gramps," Air & Space, February/March 1994 (3 copies)
"Pearl Harbor's Avenger," People, October 11, 1993
Obituaries from Seattle newspapers, 1993
"Feisty, Daring Doolittle Did It All in the Air from Racing to Raiding," Aviation Heritage, March 1992
Article with photograph of Thompson Trophy Race, no source, 1932
Article with photograph of crash, no source, undated
"Doolittle, Iwo Heroes Welcomed," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 13, 1945
"Jimmy Doolittle, Who Led Tokyo Raid, Fit to Fly at 81," Seattle Times, April 16, 1978
"Doolittle Raiders Gather, Recall Epic Raid," The Oregonian, April 18, 1987
"University Honors Hero of WWII," Dallas Times Herald, February 24, 1985
"Doolittle's Greatest Contributions," Air Force Magazine, September 1985
"The James H. Doolittle Collection," The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California (2 copies of pamphlet)
Holiday card from De Vore Aviation Corporation with photograph of Doolittle and R3C-2 Racer
"Remember....Jimmie Doolittle?," American Airman, September 1961
Articles about Doolittle from Boeing News, 1943-1946
Magazine advertisement from Westinghouse featuring Doolittle, no source, undated
"The Common Enemy," Aero Digest, October 1949 (editorial written by Doolittle)
Biographical sketch from the Pacific Northwest Aviation Historical Foundation
"Visit with the Doolittles," NRTA Journal, May-June 1981
"Jimmy Doolittle: Master of the Calculated Risk," The Retired Officer, July 1988
"From Jenny to Superjet," no source, undated (photocopy)
Letter from Doolitle to Lester Morrow, 1989
Christmas card with Doolittle signature, 1992 (photocopy)
"20 Zulu and Her Famous Guest-General Doolittle" (typed reminiscence)
Folder 2:
"General Doolittle's Tokyo Raiders 20th Anniversary Issue," Santa Monica Club Del Mar Life, May 1962
"Jimmy Doolittle: The First 80 Years" (pamphlet) (2 copies)
"An Evening with Jimmy Doolittle and Joe," Special Event Award Nomination. Los Angeles Section, May 9, 1975 (spiral-bound report)
"James Harold Doolittle: Howard Hughes Award Winner" (program)
Folder 3:
Photocopies of photographs from other collections
Black-and-white photographs of Doolittle, one with Curtiss R3C-2, 1925
Five slides
Photograph of 1945 calendar featuring Doolittle
Photograph of Doolittle with 388th Bomb Group, 1944
Photographs of Doolittle at events
[French pilot]
Newspaper clippings with photographs of Doret's airplane racing and automobile, 1932
[Airplane designer and engineer]
Undated biographical sketch
[American diplomat and author]
Biographical sketch and order form for one of his books
[U.S. Army Air Corps navigator]
"Tropical Islands--Aren't So Hot!," Boeing News, June 1943
Correspondence regarding material owned by Dorwart's family about his experiences in World War II
"Air Corps Ordeal of Robert J. Dorwart: Photos & Narratives, 1919-2007" (DVD)
[Pilot and aviation specialist, aviatrix]
"Women of Achievement," USIS Feature, July 1966
Those Wonderful Women in their Flying Machines, p. 256-259, 1979
Biographical sketch, undated
"She Tops Russian Records," no source, undated
Metro Talk, August 1988
"Bell's Dora Strother Honored," no source, 1990
Biographical sketch and "Short Vita," Bell Helicopter Company, undated
Black-and-white photograph
[Founder of Douglas Aircraft]
Folder 1:
Obituaries, 1981
Biographical sketch
"'Wings for the World!' The 'DC' Family in Global Service," by Douglas, 1955 (pamphlet)
Obituary with photograph of Douglas (photocopy)
"Famous Flights: Donald Douglas and the Indestructible DC-3," FAA Aviation News, November 22, 1943 (2 copies)
Time magazine, November 22, 1943 (Douglas' photograph is on cover; includes article about Douglas)
Time magazine, May 23, 1938 (Douglas' photograph is on cover; includes article about Douglas)
"Douglas a Pioneer in Aerospace Industry; Douglas Aircraft Founder's Son Dies at 87," Seattle Times, October 10, 2004
Caption for painting
Douglas Aircraft Company biographical sketch, 1940
Folder 2:
Photocopies of photographs
Black-and-white photographs at desk
Anna Wisner photograph
Autographed color photograph in front of DC-3
Oversize Box 1, Folder 13:
Black-and-white photograph of Donald W. Douglas standing next to an unfinished fuselage, circa 1920s
[Italian air theorist]
"The Ghost of General Douhet," Aero Digest, February 1941
[Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshall]
Three photos with Boeing B-17C / Fortress I, circa late 1930s–1940
[Engine builder]
Lists of negatives with captions
[Pilot]
Folder 1:
"The Fliers: A Young Pilot Describes Brutal Speed of the P-80," no source, undated
Notes about F-1 Pylon Air Racers
Card featuring winners from Reno National Air Races, 1983
Folder 2:
Lithograph of pilot with experimental "Ballerina"
Lithograph of three experimental planes
Color photograph of Drew with "Sundowner"
[U.S. military pilot]
"First Air War." Autobiography of Drew (14-pages), undated
[Director of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)]
"The Next Fifty Years," Aero Digest, July 1953
[Pilot, aviatrix]
"Woman is Agency Service Manager," Seattle Times, January 9, 1972
[Pilot, aviatrix]
"Our Interesting Members: Peggy Lennox Drown," The AOPA Pilot, July 1969
one folder contains copy of transcript of 1967 interview of Dubel by University of Dayton.
[Boeing general manager]
"Across the Pond" by Sheila Duke Garcia (biographical sketch)
Photograph of Duke (photocopy)
[Pilot, aviatrix]
"ASC Grad is Classic Pilot," Main Events (Agnes Scott College Newsletter), August 1992
[U.S. astronaut, aviatrix]
Folder 1:
Biographical sketch
NASA biographical data sheets, 1987, 1990
"Former UW Student Future NASA Astronaut," The Daily, undated
"Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar: Science and Poetry 201 Miles Up," Boeing News, November 27, 1985
Numerous newspaper articles, 1981-1984
"Space Hero: Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar's Story Unveiled in Fun, Free Legacy Project," collectSPACE (website)
"Shuttle Vets Brown, Collins and Dunbar to Enter Astronaut Hall of Fame," collectSPACE (website)
Announcement as featured speaker at International Banquet, The Ninety-Nines, Inc., 1984
Articles from Columns, 1993, 2004
"Retired Astronuat, Engineer Bonnie Dunbar to Lead UH Stem Center," University of Houston News, January 2013
Folder 2:
David Waltman Studios (DVD), January 26, 2006
"Bonnie Dunbar Images-MOF" (two DVDs), December 6, 2005
Color photographs (4x5") of unidentified speaking event at Museum of Flight
Proof sheet of color images, May 8, 2001 (?)
Folder 3:
NASA publicity photographs
Folder 4:
NASA crew photographs: Space Shuttle Mission STS-89, STS-71 Atlantis, STS-61A Challenger, STS-32 Columbia, STS-89 Endeavour, STS-50 Columbia
Color photograph from STS-32 of Dunbar in middeck working on experiment
[Pilot, aviatrix]
"What's All the Buzz about WASP?," Bellevue Reporter, April 4, 2009
Obituary, Seattle Times, March 29, 2017
[Pilot, aviatrix]
Photograph (photocopy) of Dutrieu at controls (5586)
[Served in U.S. Air Force]
Memorial service program, 1983
Certificate of baptism, 1917
Card with handwritten notes
[Aircraft designer]
Drawing for patent, 1874
"One Man's 'Apparatus for Navigating the Air,'" Gainesville Times, August 6, 2006
[President, Frontier Airlines]
"Names to Know," Airlift, June 1962
[Pilot]
Correspondence about Renton festival, 1965
Specifications for 1929 Student Prince Biplane Trainer
Oversize Box 1, Folder 4:
High Flight Poem by John Magee, Jr., and a note to a “Jack” from Jim Dorsey suggesting these be sold by the Museum of Flight store.
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
- Dahlberg, Kenneth H., 1917-2011 (Person)
- Davis, Benjamin O., Jr., 1912-2002 (Person)
- DeHaven, Robert M., 1922-2008 (Person)
- de Havilland, Geoffrey, 1882-1965 (Person)
- De Roni, Giorgio (Person)
- Delagrange, Léon, 1872-1910 (Person)
- Dempster, Robert (Person)
- Dickson, Robert R., 1917-2006 (Person)
- Dilonardo, James H., 1922-2000 (Person)
- Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 (Person)
- Dornier, Claude, 1884-1969 (Person)
- Strother, Dora Jean Dougherty, 1921- (Person)
- Dowding, Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, Baron, 1882-1970 (Person)
- Drew, Robert E., 1924-2019 (Person)
- Dunbar, Bonnie J. (Person)
- Dunnam, Nancy (Nordhoff), 1923- (Person)
- Dyche, William H. (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