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Elsie Anderson Boeing Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1997-04-17-A
Abstract

Elsie Anderson worked at Boeing Company as a Public Relations representative, circa 1940s-1950s. The collection includes negatives, films, photographic prints, and a small amount of textual materials related to Boeing aircraft and test flights occurring during the 1940s-1950s.

Dates: circa 1940s-1950s

Julius A. Barr Clippings

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-3
Abstract

Julius A. Barr (1905-1939) was born in Normal, Illinois and spent time as a personal pilot to Chinese military figures in the mid-1930s as well as worked as a Boeing test pilot from 1938-1939. The collection contains four clippings related to Barr's time at Boeing and his death.

Dates: 1938-1939

John Fornasero Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2011-06-24
Abstract:

The John Fornasero Papers are comprised of documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera pertaining to the life and work of flight instructor, aviation inspector, and test pilot John B. Fornasero. A significant portion of this collection is made up of photographs. Major topics include the Ryan School of Aeronautics, the Civil Aeronautics Administration, Fairchild Aircraft Company, and Boeing Aircraft Company.

Dates: 1904-2006

Tandy C. Hennings Collection of E. Scott Osler Materials

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-07-08
Abstract:

The Tandy C. Hennings Collection of E. Scott Osler Materials are comprised of photographs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence collected by Hennings concerning commercial pilot, flight engineer, and test pilot E. Scott Osler. Also included is the biography of Osler that Hennings wrote using these materials.

Dates: 1918-2015

Charles J. Langmack Pilot Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2001-04-05
Abstract

The Charles Langmack Pilot Collection contains textual materials, scrapbooks, and photographs concerning the life and military career of Charles Langmack (1907-1999). Langmack was an early Oregon aviator, and this collection equally documents both his civilian and military aviation careers.

Dates: 1920-2002

Henry S. McMurray Logbooks and Military Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2011-07-28
Contents of the Collection The Henry S. McMurray Logbooks and Military Records contains logbooks, military records, and an autobiographical DVD that document the career of pilot Henry S. McMurray from 1937-2011. The materials cover McMurray's training as an Aviation Cadet, his service in Europe with the Eighth Air Force during World War II, and his careers as a commercial pilot with United Airlines and as a production test pilot with Boeing. The bulk of the collection is comprised of nine logbooks dating...
Dates: 1940s-2011

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.

Dates: circa 1930s-1993; Majority of material found within circa 1940s-1950s

Maria Osler Collection of Edward Scott Osler Logbooks and Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-07-20
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.

Dates: 1940-1948

Noah D. Showalter Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-02-25-A
Content Description The Noah D. Showalter Collection consists of textual, visual and audiovisual materials related to the career of N.D. Showalter, from his military service during World War II, to his time as a Boeing test pilot, and later work in military aircaft development.Showalter's military service as a bomber pilot during World War II is documented with a few military records but primarily with materials related to his involvement with the 483rd Bomb Group Association. Included are letters...
Dates: 1945-2012

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...
Dates: 1939-1990

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Fornasero, John B., 1904-1967 3
Merrill, A. Elliott (Albert), 1901-1992 3
Osler, Edward Scott, 1918-1949 3
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Showalter, N.D. (Noah David), 1925-2012 3
United States. Air Force 3
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 2
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 2
Lamson, Robert T., 1914-2011 2
Robbins, Robert M. 2
Townsend, Guy M., 1920-2011 2
Allen, William M., 1900-1985 1
Anderson, Elsie 1
Antietam (Aircraft carrier) 1
Argentina. Armada 1
Barr, Julius A., 1905-1939 1
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 1
Blaine, Charles E., 1916-1943 1
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 1
Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945 1
Brackin, Harl V. 1
Brazil. Fôrça Aérea Brasileira 1
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) 1
Cochran, Jacqueline, 1906-1980 1
Cook, Priscilla Osler 1
Cuba. Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias 1
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 1
Fairchild Aircraft Company (Hagerstown, Md.) 1
Ferguson, Earl A., -1939 1
Fornasero, Elouise D. 1
Fraser, James A. 1
Frazier, Jim 1
Gaylord, Arthur 1
Great Lakes (1929) 1
Hamilton Field (Calif.) 1
Hennings, Tandy Cook 1
Johnson, Philip G. (Philip Gustav), 1894-1944 1
Johnston Atoll Airport (United States Minor Outlying Islands) 1
Johnston, A.M. (Alvin M.) 1
Knoll 1
Langmack, Charles J. 1
Langmack, David 1
Levy, David "Deed" 1
Lockheed 1
Luplow, Kenneth B., 1919- 1
Légion d'honneur (France) 1
Martin, Ed 1
McGee Airways 1
McMurray, Henry S., 1921-2021 1
Michael, Marvin 1
Milliken, William F., 1911-2012 1
Minert, Franklin W. 1
Museum of Flight (Seattle, Wash.) 1
Pan American World Airways, Inc 1
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 1
Queen Charlotte Airlines 1
Reed, A.C. 1
Rheem Manufacturing Company 1
Rockwell International 1
Ryan School of Aeronautics 1
Ryan, Tubal Claude, 1898-1982 1
Schaefer, Julius E. 1
Scott, Clayton, 1905-2006 1
Short, Mac 1
Showalter, Noah David, 1906-1981 1
Stearman (1927) 1
Stearman, Lloyd, 1898-1975 1
Tibbets, Paul W. (Paul Warfield), 1915-2007 1
Trans World Airlines 1
United Airlines 1
United States. Air Force. Far East Air Forces 1
United States. Army Air Forces 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Division, 1st 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Service Command 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group (H), 483rd 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group (Medium), 17th 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 447th 1
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration 1
United States. Department of Defense 1
United States. Navy 1
Vega 1
Wells, Edward C., 1910-1986 1
Wersebe, Edward I., 1914-1943 1
West, Harry 1
Whitehead, Ennis Clement, 1895-1964 1
Wilson, T. A. (Thornton Arnold), 1921-1999 1
Wygle, Brien S. 1
Zimmerman, John 1
Zipp, Harold W., 1906-1991 1
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