Boeing Model 707 Family
Subject
Subject Source: Nasm
Scope Note: Aircraft
Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:
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
Edward M. Young Military Aircraft Slides
Collection
Identifier: 2024-12-05
Contents of the Collection
The Edward M. Young Military Aircraft Slides holds approximately 1,642 color slides that depict primarily U.S. and Asian military aircraft and some commercial aircraft. The shots were taken by Edward M. Young from 1974 to 1984 while he was living and working in Asia. The collection has been arranged alphabetically by subject. The bulk of the slides depict United States and Asian military aircraft, often on stationary display at military air bases or aviation museums in various...
Dates:
1974-1984
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Charles Zweigart Aviation Postcard Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2008-10-16
Contents of the Collection
The Charles Zweigart Aviation Postcard Collection is comprised of approximately 5,000 postcards collected by Zweigart from 1941 to the early 2000s. Most of the postcards are related to commercial aviation aircraft, but some feature airports. A small amount of postcards have been used but the bulk of them are pristine and have never been posted and have no personalization.
Dates:
circa 1940-2000s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Phelan, Herb -- oral history interview, 2018 February 22
File
Interview Summary
Aeronautical engineer Herb Phelan is interviewed about his career in the aviation industry and his involvement in several aircraft restoration projects. He discusses his work with various aviation companies and his career at Boeing, circa 1950s-1990s. Projects discussed include the 727, 747, SST (Supersonic Transport), Minuteman III missile, and the AWACS program. He then discusses his restoration work on the Boeing Model 80A, the B-17F Flying Fortress, and the B-29 Superfortress. All three...
Dates:
2018 February 22
Wimpress, John (Part 2) - 2017-12-07, 2017
Item
Summary
[From transcript] In this second interview (part 2 of 3), John talks about his recollections of the Pearl Harbor attack and of the German achievements in aeronautical engineering. He also discusses his time at Boeing and the role he played in many of Boeing's major aircraft products: the 707, 720, 727, SST, and the 747. Table of Contents: Introduction -- Memories of December 7, 1941 -- Germans ahead in aeronautical engineering -- Boeing 707-320 wing -- Boeing 720 -- Boeing 727 --...
Dates:
2017
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