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Edward C. Wells Boeing Model 299 logbook and letter

Collection

Identifier: 2010-06-17

Contents of the Collection The collection contains two items: the original logbook for flight tests of the Boeing Model 299, and a letter from Boeing engineer Edward C. Wells to his father, Edward L. Wells. The logbook, "Log of Plane. Mod - 299. MFG - 1963," includes the license number (13372) and one page of test flight information for eighteen flights, starting on July 28, 1935 and ending on October 24, 1935. The logbook includes the date, length of flight, origination and destination, and purpose, such...

Dates: 1935

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

G. C. Westervelt letter to P. N. Jansen

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2014-12-17

Contents of the Collection

The collection contains a single-page typed letter from G. C. Westervelt to P. N. Jansen of the Curtiss Engineering Corporation, dated June 3, 1919. The letter to "My Dear Jansen" expresses gratitude for Jansen's "oversight of the construction of NC Flying boats" and offers congratulations on the "success of the [Curtiss] NC-4." It is signed by G. C. Westervelt, Commander, United States Navy.

Dates: June 3, 1919

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Pauline M. Wheeler Boeing SST Artwork Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 1985-11-01-A

Content Description Collection consists of original concept art of the Boeing Model 2707 SST. Images include a 30x40" depiction of the aircraft seen from above; a 15x30" view of the plane from below parked on a tarmac; a 15x30" view of the plane in flight next to a Boeing 707 on an abstract background; and a 15x30" view of the plane on a tarmac from the front with a pilot standing near it. This painting has an overlay with text that reads: "Since end of compettiion: -Boeing proposal considered superior; -...

Dates: 1960s circa

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

John Sylvester Wheelwright World War I Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2012-10-30

Abstract

The collection consists of materials related to the World War I career of John "Jack" Sylvester Wheelwright (1885-1962), who was a textile designer, engineer and naval commander and served on airships in the Royal Naval Air Service.

Dates: circa 1907-1943; Majority of material found within 1914-1918

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Russell W. Whitcomb World War II Naval Aviation Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 2025-04-15

Content Description The Russell W. Whitcomb World War II Naval Aviation Collection is a small collection consisting primarily of textual materials documenting the military service of Russell W. Whitcomb during the second world war. There is also one photographs present.Two logbooks and a typed copy of a diary document and describe Whitcomb's service in the U.S. Navy as an ordnanceman. The logbooks primarily span April 1945 through January 1946, but a few flights from 1948 and 1951 are also listed....

Dates: circa 1920s, 1943-1952

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Jane (Klimek) White TWA Flight Attendant Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 2014-05-21

Contents of the Collection The Jane (Klimek) White TWA Flight Attendant Collection is a small collection that contains textual materials used by TWA flight attendant Jane Klimek, circa 1968-1969. Materials include a May 1968 notebook used by Klimek during her flight attendant training, monthly flight time records and bid sheets, sections from a flight service manual, and a list of hostess assignments for July 1969. Of interest is a booklet titled "Pride makes the difference when wearing your new TWA wardrobe" which...

Dates: 1968-1969

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Samuel E. White Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2014-02-15

Abstract

Samuel Elbert White served in various balloon companies of the U.S. Army Air Service during World War I. The collection documents his training in the United States and his service overseas.

Dates: circa 1918-1919

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Bruce Whitman Aviation Art Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2021-04-16-A

Overview

The Bruce Whitman Aviation Art Collection is a collection of artwork including a drawing, posters, lithographs, photographs, and advertisements primarily related to American military aviation from about 1917 to the early 1950s.

Dates: circa 1917-1953

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Wayne Wiesner Helicopter Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2010-06-24

Contents of the Collection The Wayne Wiesner Helicopter Collection primarily contains materials related to Wiesner's 1960-1990 engineering career with the Boeing Company. It contains textual and visual materials mostly focused on Wiesner's work with helicopters, although a small amount of photographs are representative of his time in Boeing Vertol's wind turbine program. Due to its small size, it has been arranged alphabetically by subject. The collection includes documents related to Wiesner's membership...

Dates: 1940-1991; Majority of material found within 1980-1985

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

O. Keith Williams VMF-214 "Black Sheep Squadron" Photographs

Collection — Box: Assorted Oversize Photo Box 3, oversize: folder 1

Identifier: 2002-04-18

Overview

Photographs showing members of the “Black Sheep Squadron” while they were stationed in the South Pacific during World War II.

Dates: 1943

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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Edward C. Wells Boeing Model 299 logbook and letter

G. C. Westervelt letter to P. N. Jansen

Pauline M. Wheeler Boeing SST Artwork Collection

John Sylvester Wheelwright World War I Collection

Russell W. Whitcomb World War II Naval Aviation Collection

Jane (Klimek) White TWA Flight Attendant Collection

Samuel E. White Collection

Bruce Whitman Aviation Art Collection

Wayne Wiesner Helicopter Collection

O. Keith Williams VMF-214 "Black Sheep Squadron" Photographs

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