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Airplanes -- Flight testing

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Non-preferred term: Flight testing of airplanes http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85002813

Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

Armstrong, Mark -- oral history interview, 2016 October 20

 File
Interview Summary Mark Armstrong is interviewed about his father, astronaut Neil Armstrong, as well as his own experiences with the Space Program during the 1960s and beyond. He describes his father’s aviation and space career and shares details about his childhood, growing up in the midst of the Apollo 11 mission. He also touches on his professional career in technology. Topics discussed his childhood memories of his father, his interest in physics and software programing, his thoughts on the Space Program,...
Dates: 2016 October 20
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Oral History Collection

Elsie Anderson Boeing Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1997-04-17-A
Abstract

Elsie Anderson worked at Boeing Company as a Public Relations representative, circa 1940s-1950s. The collection includes negatives, films, photographic prints, and a small amount of textual materials related to Boeing aircraft and test flights occurring during the 1940s-1950s.

Dates: circa 1940s-1950s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

William H. Anderson Pilot Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2025-04-14-1
Contents of the Collection The William H. Anderson Pilot Collection holds textual and visual materials related to the military service and post-war test pilot career of William H. Anderson from 1942-2023. The collection has been divided into two series: Military materials and Professional materials with items filed chronologically in each series. Military materials contains primarily textual items from Anderson's...
Dates: 1942-2023; Majority of material found within 1942-1966
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Julius A. Barr Clippings

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-3
Abstract

Julius A. Barr (1905-1939) was born in Normal, Illinois and spent time as a personal pilot to Chinese military figures in the mid-1930s as well as worked as a Boeing test pilot from 1938-1939. The collection contains four clippings related to Barr's time at Boeing and his death.

Dates: 1938-1939
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Bell Rocket Belt photograph and correspondence

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2019-00-00-104
Contents of the Collection This small collection consists of two items: a black-and-white photograph and a printed copy of e-mail correspondence related to the photograph. The 4x5" photograph depicts Bell test pilot Robert Courter wearing the Bell Rocket Belt with a child's doll on the back of it during a tethered test flight inside a hangar, circa late December 1964. It is stamped on the back: "Bell Aerosystems Company." The e-mail, dated October 2019, provides context for the image provided by William P. Suitor,...
Dates: 1964 December; 2019 October
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

John O. Bull Boeing Escape Systems Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024-05-10
Content Description The John O. Bull Boeing Escape Systems Collection is a small collection consisting of visual and audiovisual materials related to Boeing Escape Systems, collected by John Bull during his career at the Boeing Company in the 1960s-1970s.Two 16mm films depict seat testing: "No. 601-6-F Tough Sledding" and "Selected Portions of an Assortment of Tests involving the Boeing-Wichita Staff." There are also six photographic prints related to ejection seat testing. Additionally, there is...
Dates: circa 1960s
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

DarkStar, Boeing Robotic Air Vehicle (BRAVE 200), and B-17 Photographs

 Collection — Box Assorted Oversize Photo Box 4, oversize: folder
Identifier: 1999-04-29
Contents of the Collection

The DarkStar, Boeing Robotic Air Vehicle (BRAVE 200), and B-17 Photographs is a small collection comprised of assorted oversize color photographs depicting the Lockheed Martin RQ-3 Darkstar, Boeing Robotic Air Vehicle (BRAVE 200) in flight, and one black-and-white photograph of Boeing B-17 (Tail #485819) with the caption "Pilotless Aircraft...August 6, 1946."

Dates: 1946, circa 1990s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Reginald D. Grantham Boeing Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2025-09-03-A
Contents of the Collection The Reginald D. Grantham Boeing Collection is a small collection of photographs and textual material gathered by Reginald D. Grantham during his 35-year career at the Boeing Company as a flight engineer, circa 1960s-1980s. Due to the collections's small size, it has been arranged chronologically.The bulk and strength of the collection is 62 photographs, most of which depict Boeing Models 707, 757, 767 and the YC-14. The photographs were likely taken during certification and...
Dates: circa 1960s-1980s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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