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Portland (Or.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Naf
Scope Note: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79007500

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

The Becvar Family Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1992-07-24
Abstract

George Becvar (1909-1990) was born in Denver, Colorado and with his brothers Lou (1908-1984) and Chuck (1904-1986) started Kent Flying Service which ran from approximately 1927-1930 in Kent, Washington. The collection consists of the pilot logbook for George Becvar and a scrapbook that primarily covers George Becvar's 1927-1931 flying career.

Dates: 1927-1990
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Ethyl Y. Dale Airman's World Annotated Book

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 1982-02-11-A
Content Description The Ethyl Y. Dale Airman's World Annotated Book is a small collection consisting of one book that Dale used as a travel diary from 1932-1969. The book is a copy of Airman's World published by William Morrow in New York in 1933. Dale recorded all the flights she took throughout the pages of the book. She noted in the page margins the origins and destinations of her flights, occasionally recorded the date, and had...
Dates: 1932-1969
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Charles J. Langmack Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2001-04-05
Abstract

The Charles Langmack Papers 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
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Dorothy (Hester) Stenzel Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1992-09-26
Abstract

Dorothy (Hester) Stenzel (1910-1991) was born in Ardenwald, Oregon and learned to fly in the late 1920s. Stenzel then gained fame for stunt flying and broke several records through the mid-1930s. The collection contains seven (7) scrapbooks and assorted textual materials and photographs that document Stenzel's career as one of the first female stunt pilots.

Dates: circa 1928-1991
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Stockard, Betty Riley -- oral history interview, 2014 March 19

 File
Interview Summary Retired stewardess Betty R. Stockard is interviewed about her career with United Airlines. She discusses her experiences in the airline industry during the 1940s, such as the interview and training process, memorable encounters with passengers, and her flights along the West Coast and to Hawaii. She also recounts a story in which she served as a wartime courier for an important package. Other topics discussed include her childhood and college years in Montana; her thoughts on the Douglas...
Dates: 2014 March 19
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Oral History Collection

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