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Dave Comstock Collection of Airline Decals

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 1979-10-05

Contents of the Collection The collection is comprised of two (2) color decals of United States west coast-based airlines, circa 1920s - 1930s. Decals include: a red, white, black, yellow and blue oval-shaped 5x3.5" decal by West Coast Air Transport Company that features the names and travel times of four cities at the top, a tri-motored super air pullman at center, and fields for passenger contact information; a red and white wing-shaped 4.75x2.125" decal by Pickwick Latino Americana. with text, "Servicios...

Dates: circa 1920s-1930s

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

John Cook Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2013-07-31

Abstract Born in Scotland, John Cook (1899-) was a mechanic who worked on the engines that powered the Douglas World Cruisers that completed the first circumnavigation of the globe by air. Cook also served in the military for thirty-six years and later was a Quality Control Inspector for the Air Force Aircraft program at Boeing. The collection contains photographs, slides, and textual materials primarily related to his time at Boeing as well as some photographs and documents related to his...

Dates: 1920-1986

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

William Hough "Bill" Cook Jr. Papers

Collection

Identifier: 2017-10-26

Abstract

The William Hough “Bill” Cook, Jr. Papers are comprised of documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia pertaining to the life and work of Bill Cook, Jr. A significant portion of this collection is made up of correspondence, both personal and professional. Major topics include the Boeing high speed wind tunnel, the B-29, B-47, and B-17 bombers, the development of the YC-14 short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft, and research on supersonic transport.

Dates: 1925-2012; Majority of material found within 1938-1974

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Hamilton Coolidge World War I Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2000-10-16-101

Abstract

Hamilton "Ham" Coolidge (1895-1918) was one of many young men from wealthy New England families who enlisted during World War I. Coolidge served as a pilot with the U.S. Army Air Service 94th Aero Squadron. He achieved Ace status, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, and was killed in action. The collection contains materials related to Coolidge's military service.

Dates: circa 1917-1925

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Merle M. Coons Fighter Ace Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2002-02-13-1136

Abstract

Colonel Merle Coons (1921-1997) was a United States Air Force fighter pilot, earning ace status during World War II. The collection is a subset of the American Fighter Aces Collection and includes primarily textual materials, such as military orders and records, flight records and a log book, and a scrapbook, as well as a photograph album and a small amount of loose photographs.

Dates: 1942-1997

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Thomas Cooper World War II Photograph Collection

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2009-08-13-A

Contents of the Collection The Thomas Cooper World War II Photograph Collection is comprised of 42 photographs mostly taken by Paul A. Payne, with whom Thomas Cooper served in United States Marine Corps in the Pacific theater of World War II. The photographs were taken on Saipan and Tinian in the Mariana Islands between 1944 and 1945. They feature several American aircraft, such as a Northrop P-61, a Douglas C-47, a Consolidated B-24 Liberator, and several Boeing B-29s. Many of the B-29 photographs were taken on...

Dates: Circa 1943-1946

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Elliott N. Couden Airmail Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 1983-11-18-A

Contents of the Collection The Elliott N. Couden Airmail Collection is a relatively small collection that pertains to the early days of airmail via Pacific Air Transport (PAT), United Air Lines (UAL), and Varney Air Lines (VAL). It includes textual and photographic materials, dating from 1929-1944. Textual materials include both original and photocopies of clippings related to airmail pilots of the 1930s-1940s, including some of their crashes and deaths; and airmail service, including news about routes....

Dates: 1926-1948

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Donald B. Croly Boeing Concept Art Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2011-03-14

Contents of the Collection The Donald B. Croly Boeing Concept Art Collection holds 39 pieces of concept art created by Croly, circa 1940s-1970s, during his time as an artist at the Boeing Company. Most are original gouache paintings, although there are three pen and ink and graphite drawings and two photographic reproduction posters. Scenes primarily depict aircraft in a variety of settings, including in flight, parked at terminals and engaged in U.S. Air Force military operations. A small number feature...

Dates: circa 1940s-1970s

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Jesse R. Crookshanks Flying Tigers Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 2001-05-25

Contents of the Collection

The collection includes photographs and assorted reunion publications, circa 1940s, related to the American Volunteer Group (AVG) "Flying Tigers" collected by AVG member Jesse R. Crookshanks.

Dates: circa 1940s

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Lester Lee Cruse Commercial Airline Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2024-08-01

Contents of the Collection The Lester Lee Cruse Commercial Airline Collection is a small collection that holds textual and visual materials relevant to the 1956-1977 career of Lester Lee Cruse, pilot for Japan Airlines, Saudia, Southern Airways, Trans Mediterranean Airways, and Trans World Airlines (TWA). Materials include his flight log books, which start with his flight training in 1949 and continue through his career through 1977. The logs include brief information about type of aircraft, origination...

Dates: 1945-1984

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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Dave Comstock Collection of Airline Decals

John Cook Collection

William Hough "Bill" Cook Jr. Papers

Hamilton Coolidge World War I Collection

Merle M. Coons Fighter Ace Collection

Thomas Cooper World War II Photograph Collection

Elliott N. Couden Airmail Collection

Donald B. Croly Boeing Concept Art Collection

Jesse R. Crookshanks Flying Tigers Collection

Lester Lee Cruse Commercial Airline Collection

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