Air pilots
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Commercial Airlines Collection (Part 9, T-Z, Assorted)
Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-23-9
Abstract
The Commercial Airlines Collection is an artificial collection comprised of textual, visual, and audiovisual materials of commercial airlines from around the world, 1910s-2020s.
Dates:
circa 1910s-2020s; Majority of material found within 1950s-1990s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Lester Lee Cruse Commercial Airline Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2024-08-01
Contents of the Collection
The Lester Lee Cruse Commercial Airline Collection is a small collection that holds textual and visual materials relevant to the 1956-1977 career of Lester Lee Cruse, pilot for Japan Airlines, Saudia, Southern Airways, Trans Mediterranean Airways, and Trans World Airlines (TWA). Materials include his flight log books, which start with his flight training in 1949 and continue through his career through 1977. The logs include brief information about type of aircraft, origination...
Dates:
1945-1984
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Robert F. Patterson Pilot Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2024-10-28
Contents of the Collection
The Robert F. Patterson Pilot Collection consists of textual and visual materials primarily relating to the career of Trans World Airlines (TWA) pilot Robert F. Patterson, 1965-1982. The bulk of the collection is textual materials and includes TWA correspondence, memos, and bulletins. It also includes his 1977 pilot license, medical certificates, flight condition reports, customs forms, TWA employee benefit materials, a notebook, and reference materials issued by TWA. There are...
Dates:
1953-1982; Majority of material found within 1965-1982
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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
Roy and Margaret Thrush Commercial Airlines Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2019-09-10
Contents of the Collection
The Roy and Margaret Thrush Commercial Aviation Collection is a small collection that focuses mainly on Roy Thrush's 20-year career as a commercial pilot for TWA with a much smaller focus on his brief time at Lufthansa. The bulk of the collection is textual documents, including pilot logs; employee documents, including correspondence, memos, and schedules; membership cards; and a partial TWA pilot's manual. There are also 16 photographs, most of which depict aircraft. Identified aircraft...
Dates:
1937-1970; Majority of material found within 1940s-1950s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives