First flight air mail cover to WEB and Bertha Boeing, Seattle, Washington from Santa Monica, California. Cachet on front: "B-19 Initial Flight of World's Largest Airplane the Douglas B-19 Super-Bomber for United States Army Air Corps." With six-cent air mail stamp, 1941 June 27
File — Box: 4, Folder: 23
Additional details
Includes letter to WEB from Gordon D. Brown, Sales Manager, Douglas Aircraft Company. Sends cover to celebrate aviation progress.
Dates
- Creation: 1941 June 27
Creator
- From the Collection: Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 (Person)
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
The Boeing family homestead maps are in German, some illustration captions are in French, and one airline timetable is in Chinese. Several philatelic pieces include other languages such as French, German, Thai, and Russian. All other materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research and is accessible in the Dahlberg Research Center by appointment. For more information contact us.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 2.85 Cubic Feet (1 5-inch letter size document box, 3 5-inch legal size document boxes, and 1 oversize box (20x24x3") )
Repository Details
Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository
Contact:
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-5874
curator@museumofflight.org
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-5874
curator@museumofflight.org