Welcome to the digital collections of The Museum of Flight. This site features digitized materials from our archival, library, and artifact collections. Search and browse historic photographs, letters, journals, flight logs, military records, oral histories, and other media.
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Frederick Nelson Atwood Ledger
The Frederick Nelson Atwood Ledger consists of one ledger book created by Atwood, circa 1862-1880, with his handwritten notes and illustrations. The…
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[Cygnet II kite]
![[Cygnet II kite]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/4a1ef514f75e7e7476af670b122a60c2.jpg "[Cygnet II kite]")
Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet II kite on the ice at Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia, February 25, 1909.Inscription: "Side view of…
[Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" in flight]
![[Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" in flight]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/38f1fb257ea2fd3bbdeadf5f65f53bba.jpg "[Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" in flight]")
Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, piloted by John A. D. McCurdy, in flight over the ice at…
[Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" in flight]
![[Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" in flight]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/6491bcfda8d887571f58eeb84d89229b.jpg "[Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" in flight]")
Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, piloted by John A. D. McCurdy, in flight over the ice at…