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Engineers

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043249

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

Alexander, Robert -- oral history interview, 2017 September 15

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Interview Summary

Engineer Robert Alexander is interviewed about his career at Lockheed and his involvement with the Hubble Space Telescope. He discusses his three decades at Lockheed from the 1950s to the 1980s and shares details about his role as a design engineer for the Hubble and other spacecraft equipment. Topics discussed include his personal background, the development and legacy of the Hubble, and his work as a Museum of Flight docent.

Dates: 2017 September 15
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Oral History Collection

Baker, Sydney J. -- oral history interview, 2019 August 29

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Interview Summary Engineer Sydney Baker is interviewed about his life and his decade-spanning career in the aviation industry. He discusses his work at Vickers-Armstrongs in the 1940s and 1950s and his subsequent engineering jobs with Canadair and the Boeing Company. Projects discussed include the AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) program, the AOA (Airborne Optical Adjunct) program, and guided missile development. He also shares his experiences as a Museum of Flight docent and his restoration work...
Dates: 2019 August 29
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Oral History Collection

Davenport, Arthur K. -- oral history interview, 2019 June 26

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Interview Summary Engineer Arthur K. Davenport is interviewed about his career in the aviation and aerospace industries. He discusses his work at Hamilton Standard during the 1960s and 1970s, focusing in particular on the design and development of the Apollo spacesuit’s Life Support System backpack. He also discusses his subsequent engineering career with Boeing and his experiences as a Designated Engineering Representative (DER) for the Federal Aviation Administration. Davenport’s wife (Wendy) and son...
Dates: 2019 June 26
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Oral History Collection

Drew, Robert E. -- oral history interview, 2018 March 14

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Summary [From transcript] Robert Drew was born in southern California, and like many other draft‐age Americans during the early days of World War II, decided he preferred to fly rather than spend the next few years in the infantry or at sea. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1943, and earned his commission and silver wings at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona. Beginning on May 13, 1943, he graduated in 13 months plus 13 days. He completed transition training and was assigned to the...
Dates: 2018 March 14
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Oral History Collection

Gray, Tom - 2018-01-27, 2018

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Summary [From transcript] Thomas Gray has been a member of the Sam Bruce Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. for over thirty (30) years and is presently serving as its Corresponding Secretary.He served in the New Mexico Air National Guard and transferred to the Washington State Air National Guard when the Boeing Company hired him as an electrical engineer after his graduation from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.His career with Boeing has included twenty seven (27)...
Dates: 2018
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Oral History Collection

William Hough "Bill" Cook Jr. Papers

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Identifier: 2017-10-26
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.

Dates: 1925-2012; Majority of material found within 1938-1974
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

George Hage Apollo Collection

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Identifier: 2014-04-03
Overview

George Hage was NASA's Deputy Director for the Apollo Program. The 17 total Apollo Programs were designed to send astronauts to photograph, map, and eventually walk on, the moon. The collection contains notes about the production of the lunar orbiters and also photographs and news coverage of the successful Apollo missions.

Dates: circa 1960s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Kenneth B. Luplow Collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2015-05-20
Content Description The Kenneth B. Luplow Collection is a small collection consisting of a logbook and notebook dating to Luplow's time working for Boeing in the 1940s. The logbook spans 1941-1946, and documents Luplow's role as flight engineer on many first flights, including the XB-29 and XC-97 and XPBB-1. Other test flights documented include ones for B-17 variants. Test pilots documented in the log include J.B. Fornasero, Elliott Merrill, A.C. Reed, Edmund T. Allen, Robert Lamson, J.A. Fraser,...
Dates: 1941 - circa 1949
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

George Prior Townsend Jr. Collection

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Identifier: 2016-05-17
Contents of the Collection This small collection holds two appoinment certificates for George Prior Townsend Jr., reflecting his engineering career. One certificate is for Townsend's appointment to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lubrication and Wear Subcommittee. Dated January 1, 1952, it is signed by Chairman J.C. Hunsaker and Executive Secretary John F. Victory. It included a label on the verso of its original frame, "BECK ART SHOP, House of Cards, Denver 2 Colo,.," as well as...
Dates: 1952, 1959
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Johnson, R. W. - 2018-05-17, 2018

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Summary

Table of Contents: Introduction and docenting -- Back to the beginning -- War in Europe ended -- The war with Japan ended -- Work after the war -- Military discharge -- Finally got to work for Northwest Airlines -- Went to work for Boeing -- It's a different world out there -- Another career move.

Dates: 2018
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Oral History Collection

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