Air pilots
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 141 Collections and/or Records:
Elrey B. Jeppesen Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1996-11-26
Abstract
The Elrey B. Jeppesen Papers documents the career and personal life of aviator and aerial navigation pioneer Elrey B. Jeppesen. This collection is comprised of textual, visual, and audiovisual materials created and collected by EBJ and his wife and business partner, Nadine Audrey (Liscomb) Jeppesen. The documents date from 1843-1996, with the bulk of the material dating from 1940-1979.
Dates:
1843-1996 ; Majority of material found within 1940-1979
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Roy Franklin Jones Early Alaska Aviation Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2015-03-12
Contents of the Collection
The Roy Franklin Jones Early Alaska Aviation Collection pertains to the life and career of Roy Franklin Jones, a pilot in early Alaskan aviation, founder of Northbird Aviation Company, and co-founder of Pioneer Airways. The collection includes textual, photographic, and audiovisual materials, with most dated from 1923-1930s. It has been divided into three series: Military materials, Professional materials, and Personal documents. The first series, Military...
Dates:
1915-2006
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Elizabeth S. Keast Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2011-00-00-17
Content Description
The Elizabeth S. Keast Photograph Collection consists of 77 black-and-white photographs depicting aviation activities, planes, and personalities in the United States and Canada from about 1908-1930, as well as various other subjects.The collection is sub-divided by subject and files have been organized alphabetically. The first folder contains 29 prints of assorted aircraft. Of note are images of The Aerial Experiment Association's Red Wing, Silver Dart, and the Loon; two images of...
Dates:
1908-1931
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Charles J. Langmack Pilot Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2001-04-05
Abstract
The Charles Langmack Pilot Collection contains textual materials, scrapbooks, and photographs concerning the life and military career of Charles Langmack (1907-1999). Langmack was an early Oregon aviator, and this collection equally documents both his civilian and military aviation careers.
Dates:
1920-2002
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Charles Lindbergh Gala program
Collection — Box Assorted Rare Collections Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: 2011-04-27
Contents of the Collection
The Charles Lindbergh Gala program is a small collection with a few materials related to a gala honoring Charles A. Lindbergh held at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, France, May 27, 1927. Included is the program is in French but has a handwritten inscription from Lindbergh in English: "Cordial greetings to the Aviators of France. Charles A. Lindbergh." The program also includes a tipped-in photographic reproduction of Lindbergh. Additionally there are two tickets and a clipping...
Dates:
1927 May 27
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Charles Lindbergh Transatlantic flight celebration menu
Collection — Box Assorted Rare Collections Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: 2004-03-26-A
Contents of the Collection
The collection is comprised of a single 6-page booklet related to Charles Lindbergh's stop in Seattle, Washington during his around-the-US tour after his transatlantic flight, September 13, 1926. The cover title is "Business Men's Dinner in Honor of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh." The event was held at the Spanish Ball Room of the Olympic Hotel in Seattle. The booklet includes the evening's menu and program as well as a list of speaker and attendee names, including then-Mayor Bertha Knight...
Dates:
1926 September 9
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Orville M. MacLaren Pilot Log Books
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2003-12-30
Content Description
The Orville M. MacLeran Pilot Log Books is a small collection consisting of six logbooks maintained by MacLeran and documenting his career as a flight instructor and commercial pilot from 1937-1963. Four of the logbooks are "pilot's flight logs" and document MacLeran's flights primarily to and from Seattle and Everett, Washington from 1937-1940. The books indicated that MacLeran held commercial and transport licenses with flight instructor ratings. A variety of aircraft are...
Dates:
1937-1963
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
William Preston Mayfield Wright Brothers Photograph Album
Collection
Identifier: 2018-10-01-C
Abstract
Personal album of aviation photographer William Preston Mayfield wtih 50 silver gelatin prints relating to Wilbur and Orville Wright.
Dates:
1909-circa 1930
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Florence McEvoy Photographs of Charles Lindbergh
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2019-09-21
Contents of the Collection
The Florence McEvoy Photographs of Charles Lindbergh is a small collection comprised of seven black-and-white photographs taken just prior to the start of Charles Lindbergh's 1927 transatlantic flight. Six of the photographs were taken by Florence McEvoy, who lived in Rockville Centre, Long Island, and saw the aircraft, presumably at nearby Roosevelt Airfield. Most of the prints depict Lindbergh's Ryan NYP aircraft, The Spirit of St. Louis. It is shown in a...
Dates:
1927 May 19
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Harold A. McGinnis Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2004-06-08
Abstract
Harold A. McGinnis (1893-1986) served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, Aviation Section as a pilot during World War I and remained in the military until his retirement in 1948. The collection contains pilot log books relating to World War I and photographs relating to World War I and pre-World War II era military aircraft.
Dates:
1914-1930s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives