Boeing Model 247
Subject
Subject Source: Nasm
Scope Note: Aircraft
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Robert W. Radoll Early Aviation Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1990-10-26
Contents of the Collection
The Robert W. Radoll Early Aviation Collection documents the professional and personal life of early aviator and airmail pilot Robert W. Radoll from circa 1920 to 1933. The collection consists of textual material, such as correspondence, clippings, and logbooks, as well as a total of 138 photographs. It is divided into two main series: Professional and Personal.The Professional series has been further divided into subseries: Barnstorming, Northwest...
Dates:
1920-1933
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Steve A. Stimpson Photograph Album
Collection
Identifier: 1986-03-25
Abstract
Steve A. Stimpson was a manager for Boeing Air Transport in the 1920s-1930s. The collection contains one hundred and fifty-two (152) black-and-white photographs in an unbound photograph album documenting early United Airlines history.
Dates:
circa 1920s-1930s
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
Polocz, Joseph -- oral history interview, 2014 October 22
File
Interview Summary
World War II veteran Joseph Polocz is interviewed about his military service and his expertise in mechanics and machine restoration. He describes his wartime experiences as a member of the Royal Hungarian Army and Royal Hungarian Air Force, his time in a French prisoner-of-war camp, and his post-war life as a laborer in Germany and France. He then discusses his immigration to the United States and his technician career with Philco and RCA. The interview concludes with an overview of Polocz’s...
Dates:
2014 October 22