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Airplanes -- Flight testing

 Subject

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 14 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

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

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

Lloyd E. Frisbee Aeronautical Engineering Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2025-10-21
Overview

The Lloyd E. Frisbee Aeronautical Engineering Collection documents the career of aeronautical engineer Lloyd E. Frisbee. The collection dates from 1938 to 2012 and chronicles Frisbee's career achievements as an engineer starting with the Boeing Company, followed by Northrop Corporation, and lastly his time with the Lockheed Company. The materials emphasize his work on the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar aircraft.

Dates: 1938-2012

Bernard G. Green Boeing Flight Test Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2025-12-11
Contents of the Collection The Bernard G. Green Boeing Flight Test Collection contains 234 photographs and a small amount of textual material related to flight testing at the Boeing Company. Materials were collected and used by Bernard G. Green during his 35-year tenure as an engineer in the flight test department, circa 1950s-1996. The collection has been divided into series by aircraft model and then arranged chronologically. The first series focuses on the Boeing 707, 727 and...
Dates: circa 1950s-1996

Tandy C. Hennings Collection of E. Scott Osler Materials

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-07-08
Abstract:

The Tandy C. Hennings Collection of E. Scott Osler Materials are comprised of photographs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence collected by Hennings concerning commercial pilot, flight engineer, and test pilot E. Scott Osler. Also included is the biography of Osler that Hennings wrote using these materials.

Dates: 1918-2015

Kenneth B. Luplow Collection

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 000331]
Identifier: 2015-05-20
Content Description The Kenneth B. Luplow Collection is a small collection consisting of a logbook and notebook dating to Luplow's time working for Boeing in the 1940s. The logbook spans 1941-1946, and documents Luplow's role as flight engineer on many first flights, including the XB-29 and XC-97 and XPBB-1. Other test flights documented include ones for B-17 variants. Test pilots documented in the log include J.B. Fornasero, Elliott Merrill, A.C. Reed, Edmund T. Allen, Robert Lamson, J.A. Fraser,...
Dates: 1941 - circa 1949

Maria Osler Collection of Edward Scott Osler Logbooks and Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-07-20
Abstract:

The Edward Scott Osler Logbooks and Photographs are comprised of logbooks and photographs pertaining to the work of commercial pilot, flight engineer, and test pilot Edward Scott Osler. This collection is primarily logbooks.

Dates: 1940-1948

Ruth K. (Pellinen) Petrich Photograph Collection

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 004843]
Identifier: 2025-06-26
Content Description The Ruth K. (Pellinen) Petrich Photograph Collection is a small collection consisting of 21 photographs and two clippings related to Petrich's time working at the Boeing Company as an assistant to test pilots during World War II. Petrich's wartime work for Boeing primarily consisted of packing parachutes and preparing gear for the company test pilots, and this work is documented through the photographs and clippings. The photographs include black-and-white official Boeing photos,...
Dates: circa 1941-1945

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