Boeing Model 747 Family
Subject
Subject Source: Nasm
Scope Note: Aircraft
Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:
Boeing Company
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Contents of the Collection
From the Collection:
The Blueprints and Technical Drawings Collection is an artificial collection comprised of drawings and diagrams related to assorted aircraft (commercial, personal, and military), including helicopters, rockets, as well as related accessories such as machine guns, engines, other aircraft parts, and some buildings. Materials range from 1878-2000s. These materials document a wide variety of aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing, Curtiss, Douglas, McDonell Douglas Company, Santos-Dumont, and...
Dates:
1878 - circa 2000s
Clark, Jason -- oral history interview, 2015 December 07
File
Interview Summary
Boeing executive and engineer Jason Samuel Clark is interviewed about his career in the aviation industry. He discusses his 20+ years at The Boeing Company, beginning with an internship in 1992, as well as his involvement with various development projects related to the 747, 767, 777 freighter, and 777X. Topics discussed include his personal and educational background, his experiences with Boeing aircraft, Boeing’s evolution and future as a company, and his business and customer service...
Dates:
2015 December 07
Davenport, Arthur K. -- oral history interview, 2019 June 26
File
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
Diane K. Abbott Delta Airlines Flight Attendant Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2024-10-14
Contents of the Collection
The Diane K. Abbott Delta Airlines Flight Attendant Collection primarily contains textual materials, such as training documents, policies and procedures, and internal correspondence that pertain to Abbott's 1987-2014 service as a flight attendant with Delta Air Lines. The collection has been divided into two series, Personal and Professional, and is arranged chronologically. The Personal series is quite small and includes a daily planner and a...
Dates:
1983-2018
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Stanley Bishop Flying Tigers 747 Photograph Collection
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 004809]
Identifier: 2022-03-31
Content Description
The Stanley Bishop Flying Tigers 747 Photograph Collection is a small collection consisting of three color photographic prints depicting a Beoing 747 in Flying Tiger Line livery, from circa the 1970s. In the photographs the aircraft is parked on the tarmac at an unidentified airport. Some unidentified Boeing employees are depicted in two of the images. "Henry L. Heguy" is painted beneath the cockpit windows.
Dates:
circa 1970s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
The Boeing Company Posters Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2019-00-00-131
Abstract
The Boeing Company Posters Collection is an artificial collection comprised of visual materials produced by The Boeing Company that showcase its aircraft, corporate history, facilities, and other subjects related to the company, ranging from approximately 1930s-2010s.
Dates:
circa 1930s to 2010s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
William Hough "Bill" Cook Jr. Papers
Collection
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
Donald B. Croly Boeing Concept Art Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2011-03-14
Contents of the Collection
The Donald B. Croly Boeing Concept Art Collection holds 39 pieces of concept art created by Croly, circa 1940s-1970s, during his time as an artist at the Boeing Company. Most are original gouache paintings, although there are three pen and ink and graphite drawings and two photographic reproduction posters. Scenes primarily depict aircraft in a variety of settings, including in flight, parked at terminals and engaged in U.S. Air Force military operations. A small number feature...
Dates:
circa 1940s-1970s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Jeffry Culver Boeing Field Negatives
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 004828]
Identifier: 2024-01-29
Contents of the Collection
The Jeffry Culver Boeing Field Negatives is comprised of 22 black-and-white negatives taken at King County International Airport, otherwise known as Boeing Field, by Culver in 1970. The images are 35mm and were taken for a photography class while Culver was a student at Bellevue High School in Bellevue, Washington. The images depict stationary aircraft at the airport. Many of the aircraft views are obscured or from a distance. Some images include people and or buildings in the background....
Dates:
1970
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Floyd R. Daniel Boeing Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2010-01-20
Contents of the Collection
The Floyd R. Daniel Boeing Collection is comprised of materials relating to Daniel’s 26-year career as photographer and videographer at the Boeing Company. The collection primarily consists of photographic materials and assorted documents relating to Daniel’s career, as well as seven films, all ranging from the late 1920s to early 1960s.The photographs, which are comprised of 95 black-and-white prints, nine color prints, 22 negatives, and three transparencies, consist of official...
Dates:
1920s-1960s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives