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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

David L. Davidson Jr. Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2022-07-11

Abstract David L. Davidson was an electrical engineer at The Boeing Company and worked on the Saturn V Rocket and the Lunar Rover projects. He served in the U.S. Marines from 1942-1946 and in the U.S. Army Reserves Engineer Corps from 1957-1962. This collection, which dates from 1941 to his retirement from Boeing in 1988, consists of textual materials, photographs, and one digital audio recording. It includes administrative records, notes, Boeing managerial training materials, photographs that depict...

Dates: circa 1937-1988

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Thomas B. Davis Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 1997-04-18

Content Description The Thomas B. Davis Collection documents Davis’s career with the U.S. Navy and Pacific Northern Airlines with textual and visual materials primarily from 1940s-1960s. A small amount of materials, including log books and photographs, document Davis’s service during World War II. The bulk of the collection relates to Davis’s career as a commercial airline pilot with Pacific Northern Airlines, including certificates, manuals, and training materials. Another man, Frank L....

Dates: Majority of material found within 1940s to 1980s

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Stanley J. Dec Naval Aviation Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2010-06-02

Abstract

Stanley Joseph Dec (1920-) was born in Raymond, Washington. After attending flight school in Iowa, Dec joined the military and served as a pilot for the U.S. Navy during World War II. The collection contains documents, logs, and publications documenting the training and military career of World War II U. S. Navy Ensign Stanley J. Dec.

Dates: 1942-1953

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Robert R. and Canadette Dickson Museum of Flight Scrapbook

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 2023-00-00-54

Contents of the Collection

The Robert R. and and Canadette Museum of Flight Scrapbook is a single-item collection, created by Robert R. and Canadette Dickson and documents their involvement with The Museum of Flight and related restoration projects from 1978-1987. The scrapbook includes clippings, printed ephemera, and photographs. Topics include the Boeing Model 80A restoration, Pathfinder Awards, and Red Barn. Some pages and materials are quite loose and/or fragile.

Dates: 1978-1987

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Francesco D. DiLeva World War II Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2025-12-17-1

Contents of the Collection The Francesco D. DiLeva World War II Collection contains textual and visual materials that relate to the World War II service and prisoner-of-war experience of Staff Sergeant Frank D. DiLeva, a tail-gunner aboard the Consolidated B-24 Liberator "Daisy Mae Scraggs." The collection has been divided into two series: World War II service and Post-war materials. Within each series, materials are arranged chronologically. The first series, World War II...

Dates: 1943-2002; Majority of material found within 1943-1964

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

The Douglas Aircraft Company Records

Collection

Identifier: 1995-06-23-15

Abstract

The Douglas Aircraft Company was a pioneer in early aviation and is best known for its DC-3 transport aircraft. The Douglas Aircraft Company Records contain administrative, financial, and legal records relating to the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1921-1945.

Dates: 1921-1945

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Charles W. Drew World War I Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2007-02-17

Abstract

Charles Wallace Drew (1896-1979) served as a pilot with the U.S. Army Air Service during World War I, and later worked as an airport engineer. The collection contains correspondence, photographs, clippings, and other materials relating to Drew's wartime experience.

Dates: 1902-1979; Majority of material found within 1917-1925

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Charles M. Duffy Continental Airlines Flight Attendant Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2024-04-15

Contents of the Collection The Charles M. Duffy Continental Airlines Flight Attendant Collection contains textual materials collected and used by Charles M. Duffy during his service as a flight attendant for Continental Airlines, 1977-1980. Materials include Duffy's flight crew logs for hours flown from 1977-1979; training materials; employee documents such as blank forms, company policy memos, schedules and seniority lists; a one-year of service certificate; and Duffy's membership cards for the Union of Flight...

Dates: 1976-1981

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

John Espy Pilot Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2018-00-00-113

Contents of the Collection The John Espy Pilot Collection pertains to pilot John Espy, including World War II and post-war materials. It includes pilot log books, 1941-1955; a "short snorter" dated October 23, 1942, and other foreign currency; membership certificates, and American Airline employment records for Espy. Also included is a CAA airman identify card for Margaret Louise Rowe, whose name appears in one of Espy's pilot logs though the exact connection between the two is unknown. Additional materials include...

Dates: 1941-1969

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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Lester Lee Cruse Commercial Airline Collection

David L. Davidson Jr. Collection

Thomas B. Davis Collection

Stanley J. Dec Naval Aviation Collection

Robert R. and Canadette Dickson Museum of Flight Scrapbook

Francesco D. DiLeva World War II Collection

The Douglas Aircraft Company Records

Charles W. Drew World War I Collection

Charles M. Duffy Continental Airlines Flight Attendant Collection

John Espy Pilot Collection

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