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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.
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Karl Martinez Dash-80 Barrel Roll Film
Collection — Box: Film Box 1, Reel: 1
Identifier: 1993-05-29
Contents of the Collection
The Karl Martinez Dash-80 Film consists of one home movie-style film of Boeing Company test pilot Alvin “Tex” Johnston performing a barrel roll of the Boeing 367-80, a prototype of the Boeing 707, over the 1955 Seafair Gold Cup Hydroplane races.The footage begins with scenes of hydroplanes and boats on Lake Washington, spectators on boats, and a U.S. Navy airship with the text "Join the U.S. Naval Air Reserve / Be a Naval Aviation Cadet" on its gasbag. The barrel roll footage begins...
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Franklin W. Minert Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2008-11-23
Overview
Franklin Minert was a test pilot and boom operator at the Boeing Company from 1943-1970. The collection contains photographic, textual and audiovisual materials relating to his career.
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Brien S. Wygle Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2020-09-17
Contents of the Collection
The Brien S. Wygle Collection is a small collection primarily consisting of logbooks and certificates, licenses, and awards documenting Wygle's service in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II through his career at the Boeing Company as a test pilot. The logbooks span 1943 to 2008 and document his military service, his time flying as a commercial pilot with Queen Charlotte Airlines in 1950, and his Boeing career beginning in May 1951. There is a gap in the logs from...
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- Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 1
- Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 1
- Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 1
- Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 1
- Cook, William Hough, Jr., 1913-2012 1
- Goodmanson, Lloyd 1
- Hennings, Tandy Cook 1
- Johnston, A.M. (Alvin M.) 1
- Martin, George C., 1910-2003 1
- Martinez, Karl 1
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1
- Merrill, A. Elliott (Albert), 1901-1992 1
- Minert, Franklin W. 1
- Minshall, Robert J. 1
- Museum of Flight (Seattle, Wash.) 1
- Pan American World Airways, Inc 1
- Queen Charlotte Airlines 1
- Reed, A.C. 1
- Russell, John H. 1
- Schairer, George Swift, 1913-2004 1
- Scott, Clayton, 1905-2006 1
- Seafair 1
- Showalter, N.D. (Noah David), 1925-2012 1
- Stoner, George H., -1971 1
- Townsend, Guy M., 1920-2011 1
- Wells, Edward C., 1910-1986 1
- West, Harry 1
- Wilson, T. A. (Thornton Arnold), 1921-1999 1
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