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certificates

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents giving authoritative recognition of a fact, qualification, or promise.

Found in 93 Collections and/or Records:

Floyd W. Shepard Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-10-29-C
Abstract

Floyd W. Shepard (approx. 1890-1966) served as a pilot with the U.S. Army Air Service late in World War I and in the postwar occupation. The collection contains materials relating to his training in the United States and his service overseas.

Dates: circa 1917-1919
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Charles Ashby Shoop World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-04-22
Contents of the Collection The Charles Ashby Shoop World War II Collection contains textual and visual materials related to the World War II and post-war military service of Charles Ashby Shoop, a liaison pilot with the United States Army 104th Infantry Division. The bulk of the textual materials is Shoop’s 1942-1945 World War II and 1946-1960 post-war Reserve military service records, which include orders and assignments, promotion recommendations, memorandums and correspondence, and receipts and shipping...
Dates: 1942-1960
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Anne and Dottie Simpson Collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2016-08-24
Content Description This small collection consists of materials related to Dorothy "Dottie" Lewis Simpson's flying career and some commercial airline ephemera. It is unclear if Dottie or her daughter Anne collected the ephemera. Material documenting Dottie Simpson includes her U.S. Army Air Corps wallet with her private pilot's license, medical certificate, and CAA identity card. Her pilot's flight log is also included and primarily covers 1944-1946 but has notations dating as late as 1997. The commercial...
Dates: 1944-1997
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

William V. Sipple Boeing Flying Fortress School certificate

 Collection — Box Small Collections Oversize Materials 1980-1999, oversize: folder
Identifier: 1992-11-02
Contents of the Collection

This small collection consists of a circa 1939-1945 Boeing Flying Fortress School certificate for William V. Sipple, Jr. The color lithograph features a Boeing Flying Fortress in flight. The caption printed on the front reads: "William V. Sipple, Jr., Honor Student, Boeing Flying Fortress School, Seattle, Washington." There is a printed caption on the verso which provides background information on the Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress.

Dates: 1939-1945
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

G. Harry Stine Space History and Model Rocketry Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-09-17
Overview

The G. Harry Stine Space History and Model Rocketry Collection encompasses the professional work of G. Harry Stine, the founder of model rocketry in the United States. The collection includes material related to his work in the National Association of Rocketry, drafts of his writings, rocket designs, materials affiliated with model rocketry corporations, his aeronautical research files, and his work in commercial space flight.

Dates: 1874-2008; Majority of material found within 1956-1997
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Norman G. Stromer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-09-19
Overview Major Norman George Stromer (1922-2019) was an Army Air Corps pilot who participated in bombing campaigns in the South West Pacific during World War II, served as part of the Military Air Transport Service (MATS), and worked as a fight inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This collection contains photographs, military records, certificates, and other textual materials documenting his military service, post-military career, and personal life, primarily dating from...
Dates: 1922-2017; Majority of material found within 1940-1960
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Tami Dias Commercial Airlines Collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2024-07-05
Contents of the Collection The Tami Dias Commercial Airlines Collection is a small collection of textual materials primarily related to Sabena and Trans World Airlines (TWA), 1978-1982. It includes a 1978 certificate for Sabena's inaugural flight between Atlanta and Brussels, Sabena instructional documents, "Terms and Definitions Relative to the Jet," and "Station Training for the Boeing 707-131," and a 1982 TWA interoffice correspondence about the first meeting of the Clerical Task Force. Also present is a JFK...
Dates: 1978-1982
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Fred Thibodeaux Flying Fortress School Training Certificate

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2012-06-20
Content Description

The Fred Thibodeaux Flying Fortress School Training Certificate is a small collection consisting of the certification of completion of technical aircraft training at the Boeing Flying Fortress School by Sgt. Fred Thibodeaux dated September 17, 1943. The certificate is accompanied by a grade report and an envelope with Thibodeaux's name inscribed in calligraphy.

Dates: 1943
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Alfred G. Thompson World War II Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2003-12-03
Contents of the Collection The collection contains textual materials related to the military service of Alfred G. Thompson, who served as a B-25 pilot during World War II. Materials include training documents and worksheets, military orders and ephemera, such as an enlisted men's pass and pay envelope, and aircraft arrival reports. There are a photograph album, miltary personnel files, many loose photographs and correspondences. Also included are pilot logs for Thompson as well as a Pilot Rating Book for Clare Rupert...
Dates: 1941-1944
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

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