Contents of the Collection The Henry S. McMurray Logbooks and Military Records contains logbooks, military records, and an autobiographical DVD that document the career of pilot Henry S. McMurray from 1937-2011. The materials cover McMurray's training as an Aviation Cadet, his service in Europe with the Eighth Air Force during World War II, and his careers as a commercial pilot with United Airlines and as a production test pilot with Boeing. The bulk of the collection is comprised of nine logbooks dating...

Contents of the Collection The Katherine (Magruder) Rutledge Eastern Airlines Flight Attendant Collection is a small collection of training materials collected and used by Rutledge during her 1966 Eastern Airlines flight attendant training. Materials include quizzes, study guides, notes, practice forms and reports, and policies and procedures aboard aircraft. Specific aircraft covered in the training materials include the Boeing Model 720 and the Douglas DC-8. Examples of topics covered include "high-altitude sense,"...

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 --...