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Edmond B. Abbott Pan Am Airways Clipper Photograph Collection
The Edmond B. Abbott Pan Am Airways Clipper Photograph Collection is a small collection that consists of correspondence from Edmund Abbott to Aggie and John Diebold in 1984 along with two black-and-white 7x9" photographs of Pan American's amphibious Clipper aircraft, taken in Florida, 1937. One photograph features a Pan Am Airways Sikorsky S-42 on a runway. The other photograph features a Pan Am Airways Sikorsky S-40 docked with passengers boarding.
Charlotte Eising Boeing 80-A Crash Collection
Halden H. Emrick Pilot Collection
The collection contains materials relating to Halden H. Emrick's personal life and varied aviation career as a pilot's instructor during World War I, chief pilot for Curtiss-Wright and other aircraft companies, and a stunt pilot during the heyday of barnstorming in the 1920s and 1930s.
First Around-the-World Flight Collection
The First Around-the-World Flight Collection is primarily comprised of reproduction photographs and clippings that document the April-September 1924 around-the-world flight flown by Douglas World Cruisers. There is also a small amount of commemorative materials, most of which focuses on the 50th anniversary of the event in 1974.
Flying Tigers Association Collection
The Flying Tigers Association Collection consists of textual and visual materials related to the First American Volunteer Group (AVG), also known as the "Flying Tigers," from World War II. Materials from various members include logs, correspondence, identity cards, and photographic prints. Most of the material is from dates of active service, 1941-1942, but some items are commemorative, primarily lithographs and reunion materials, circa 1990s.
Edwin Fogelman Early Aviation Scrapbook
John Fornasero Papers
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.
Founders of American Aerospace Exhibit Collection
Lloyd E. Frisbee Aeronautical Engineering Collection
The Lloyd E. Frisbee Aeronautical Engineering Collection documents the career of aeronautical engineer Lloyd E. Frisbee. The collection dates from 1938 to 2012 and chronicles Frisbee's career achievements as an engineer starting with the Boeing Company, followed by Northrop Corporation, and lastly his time with the Lockheed Company. The materials emphasize his work on the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar aircraft.