Stunt flying
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Non-preferred terms: Aerobatic flying ; Aerobatics
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85129344
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Robert L. Simons Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1998-05-05-B
Overview
Robert Lewis Simons was a military and commercial pilot in the mid-twentieth century. The Collection is comprised of materials relating to Simons’ career , including log books, military records, photographs, and films.
Dates:
1925-1972; Majority of material found within 1938-1948
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Dorothy (Hester) Stenzel Pilot 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 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
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