Maria Osler Collection of Edward Scott Osler Logbooks and Photographs
Collection
Identifier: 2016-07-20
The Edward Scott Osler Logbooks and Photographs are comprised of logbooks and photographs pertaining to the work of Boeing test pilot Edward Scott Osler. This collection is primarily logbooks that span 1940-1945. There are three photographs in this collection: one small portrait of Osler, one photograph of Osler and fellow Boeing test pilot Robert Robbins with the Boeing XB-47, and one photograph of Osler in his flight suit with the Boeing XB-47.
Dates
- 1940-1948
Creator
- Osler, Edward Scott, 1918-1949 (Person)
Language of Materials:
All 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.
Conditions Governing Use
The Museum of Flight (TMOF) Archives is the owner of the physical materials in the archives and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from TMOF archives before any publication use. TMOF does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners. Consult repository for more details.
Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (1 half-width letter size document box)
Abstract:
The Edward Scott Osler Logbooks and Photographs are comprised of logbooks and photographs pertaining to the work of commercial pilot, flight engineer, and test pilot Edward Scott Osler. This collection is primarily logbooks.
Biographical Note: Edward Scott Osler
Edward Scott Osler was a commercial pilot, flight engineer, and test pilot. He was born in 1918 in Ann Arbor, Michigan to Harold and Janette Osler. In 1936 he started at the University of Michigan where he earned a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. In 1941, Osler was hired by Pan American World Airways to fly between Seattle, Washington and Alaska. In 1944, Boeing hired him as a test pilot to work on the B-29 and B-17 bombers. In 1947 Osler was assigned to the B-47 Stratojet project as the co-pilot to Robert Robbins. They piloted the B-47’s maiden flight on December 17, 1944. Osler continued to work on the B-47 for the next five years and was ultimately promoted to project pilot. James Frasier was assigned to be his co-pilot. During a test flight on May 11, 1949 Osler was killed when the bubble canopy on the B-47 came unlatched during flight and struck him in the head.
Source: Biography derived from collection materials and information found in the Tandy C. Hennings Collection of E. Scott Osler Materials (accession 2015-07-08).
Source: Biography derived from collection materials and information found in the Tandy C. Hennings Collection of E. Scott Osler Materials (accession 2015-07-08).
Immediate Source of Acquisition:
The Edward Scott Osler Logbooks and Photographs were donated to the Museum of Flight by Maria Osler in memory of Edward Scott Osler, his loving wife Margery McMicken Osler, and his loving son Scott McMicken Osler.
Existence and Location of Copies
Materials from this collection have been digitized and are available at The Museum of Flight Digital Collections.
Processing Information:
Collection is organized by record format into two groupings: logbooks and photographs. The logbooks are organized chronologically. Photographs have been sleeved.
- Air pilots
- Airplanes -- Flight testing
- Beech AT-11 Kansan
- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family
- Boeing B-29 Superfortress
- Boeing B-47 Stratojet Family (Model 450)
- Boeing Company
- Boeing Company -- Employees
- Boeing XB-29 Superfortress
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family
- Douglas Cloudster I
- Douglas DC-3 Family
- Douglas R4D-1 Skytrain
- Grumman F6F Hellcat Family
- Luscombe Model 8 (Luscombe 50)
- North American AT-6 Texan Family
- Osler, Edward Scott, 1918-1949
- Robbins, Robert M.
- Test pilots
- logs (records)
- photographic prints
Creator
- Osler, Edward Scott, 1918-1949 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Maria Osler Collection of Edward Scott Osler Logbooks and Photographs
- Status
- Completed - Level 3
- Author
- H. C. Galper
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- English
Revision Statements
- November 2018: Finding aid migrated to ArchivesSpace.
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