PGM-17 Thor
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Missile. Thor was the first operational ballistic missile deployed by the U.S. Air Force (USAF).
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
James D. Griffin Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2015-08-25
Abstract
James D. Griffin was an engineer for McDonnell Douglas Corporation. The collection contains five hundred and ninety-six (596) photographs, likely collected and notated by Griffin, featuring primarily Douglas Aircraft Company airplanes manufactured during the 1910s-1970s but also, to a lesser extent, other manufacturer models; including Aero Spacelines, Boeing, Consolidated, and Northrop. There is also a small amount of clippings, newsletters, and articles.
Dates:
circa 1910s-1970s; Majority of material found within ( dates 1920s-1950s)
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
James R. McLeland U.S. Air Force Missile Test Center Photograph Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2019-04-04
Content Description
The James R. McLeland U.S. Air Force Missile Test Center Photograph Collection documents missile and rocket launches at the U.S. Air Force missile test center at Patrick Air Force Base as well as at Kennedy Space Center from the mid 1950s through about 1970 with 52 color and black-and-white photographic prints. The photographs are primarily official Air Force photographs taken by McLeland as well as other staff and contract photographers. They are all 8x10-inch prints, with six...
Dates:
1957-1970
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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