Archives at The Museum of Flight

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.

Content Description Adilene (Pogliano) Haderli Boeing Scrapbook consists of a scrapbook created by Haderli who worked as a painter for Boeing during World War II. The scrapbook includes clippings, photographs, correspondence, printed ephemera, and some small artifacts, both affixed to the pages and loose, predominantly related to the construction of Boeing B-17s. The majority of materials date from 1942-1945.The scrapbook measures about 12.5x16.5x2 inches and has a brown faux-leather cover with an image...

Content Description The Dan Perkins Collection of B-17F Training Materials consists of documents and training materials related to B-17s. It includes: a travel itinerary for a Boeing Company engineer dated August 31, 1943; Boeing Aircraft Company internal memo from Chief Engineer W. E. Beall asking for donations for War Chest Drive, October 10, 1942; copies of Boeing Aircraft Company letterhead; and B-17F Training materials from the Boeing Flying Fortress School, version dated April 20, 1943.The B-17...

Abstract Donald Viele was a Systems Engingeer with Boeing who worked with NASA on the Lunar Orbiter Program (1964-1967). This collection contains documents and photographs collected and authored by Viele during his time on the Lunar Orbiter team.

There is also some documentation relating to Viele's work with the Minuteman Missile program.