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[Rex T. Barber oral history interview]
Fighter ace Rex T. Barber is interviewed by historian Bruce T. Porter about his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Barber describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time with the 449th…

Plaque/Stanley Steamer Gift to William Lear, Photo Collage
Three photographs laminated to front of hand-carved wood panel, with letter to William P. Lear from Alfred R. Gray laminated to the back of the panel, January 21, 1974. The letter discusses the Gray family's 1920 move from Boston, Massachusetts to…

[Boy presenting model rocket for inspection]
Photograph of boy presenting his model rocket for inspection during the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963.

[Vern Estes inspecting model rocket]
Photograph of Vern Estes (center, seated) inspecting a model rocket at the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963.

[Greg McBride readying model rocket]
Photograph of Greg McBride readying a model rocket during the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963. The rocket is modeled after the Titan 1.

[People sitting behind launch pad]
Photograph of several people sitting behind the launch pad at the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963. Tally Guill is on the far left.

[Lee Piester, Vern Estes, Irv Wait, and unidentified man at NARAM-5]
Photograph of (from left to right) Lee Piester, Vern Estes, Irv Wait, and an unidentified man at the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963.

[Bryant Thompson readying model rockets for launch]
Photograph of Bryant Thompson readying model rockets for launch at the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963.

John Belkewitch, Jr. with model rocket]
Photograph of John Belkewitch, Jr. with his model rocket at the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963. The rocket is modeled after the Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle.

[John Essman with model rockets]
Photograph of John Essman with his model rockets at the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963. The rockets are modeled after the Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle, the North American X-15 aircraft, a…
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