Test pilots
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Non-preferred term: Pilots, Test
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Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
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
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Ruth K. (Pellinen) Petrich Photograph Collection
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2025-06-26
Content Description
The Ruth K. (Pellinen) Petrich Photograph Collection is a small collection consisting of 21 photographs and two clippings related to Petrich's time working at the Boeing Company as an assistant to test pilots during World War II. Petrich's wartime work for Boeing primarily consisted of packing parachutes and preparing gear for the company test pilots, and this work is documented through the photographs and clippings. The photographs include black-and-white official Boeing photos,...
Dates:
circa 1941-1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Samuel Lewis "Lew" Wallick Boeing Test Pilot Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2024-05-08
Overview
The Samuel Lewis "Lew" Wallick Boeing Test Pilot Collection documents the career and personal life of test pilot Lew Wallick. The collection contains both visual and textual materials that date from 1928 to 2018, with the bulk from 1954 to 1984. These documents bring to light Wallick’s work testing and demonstrating aircraft for the Boeing Company, with an emphasis on his contributions to Boeing's Model 700 commercial jetliner series. Also present are records on his involvement in the P-12...
Dates:
1928-2018
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Harold W. Zipp Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1992-11-12
Abstract
Harold W. Zipp was an engineer at the Boeing Company for forty years. The collection documents his career, particularly his tenure in Wichita, Kansas, with diaries, photographs and other documents.
Dates:
circa 1930-1971; Majority of material found within 1930-1951
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Scarff, Robert W. -- oral history interview, 2017 June 27
File
Interview Summary
World War II veteran Robert W. Scarff is interviewed about his life and military service with the United States Navy. He discusses his flight training and experiences flying the Martin PBM Mariner. Topics discussed include his wartime service in Brazil, his test flight assignment at Naval Air Station Patuxent River (Maryland), and his post-war service in Japan shortly after the end of World War II. He also touches briefly on the life and career of his father, Wayland Labatt Scarff, who was...
Dates:
2017 June 27
Taylor, Dick -- oral history interview, 2014 February 13
File
Interview Summary
Aeronautical engineer Richard W. “Dick” Taylor is interviewed about his 50-year career at the Boeing Company, which spanned the 1940s to the early 1990s. He discusses his experiences as a test pilot and design engineer for the company and describes notable projects from his career, including his work on the B-47 Stratojet, Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser, and Model 737 and his development of ETOPS (Extended Range Twin Engine Operations). He also touches on his service as a U.S Army liaison...
Dates:
2014 February 13
Wygle, Brien S. -- oral history interview, 2013 November 13
File
Interview Summary
Test pilot Brien Wygle is interviewed about his decade-spanning career in the aviation industry. He describes his flight experiences prior to his work at Boeing, including his RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) service as a transport pilot during and after World War II and his time as an airline pilot with Queen Charlotte Airlines. He then discusses his test pilot career at the Boeing Company and his involvement with various aircraft, including the Boeing B-47 Stratojet, B-52 Stratofortress,...
Dates:
2013 November 13