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Select pages from one of William H. Cook, Jr.'s pilot logbooks, circa 1950s-1960s. Includes aircraft and flight details such as dates, locations, and remarks. Entries document trips made by Cook and Richard L. Rouzie in Cook's Grumman G-44 Widgeon.…

Select pages from one of William H. Cook, Jr.'s pilot logbooks, circa 1940s-1950s. Includes aircraft and flight details such as dates, flight numbers, names, and remarks. One entry indicates that Cook purchased his Grumman G-44 Widgeon from the…

Select pages from one of William H. Cook, Jr.'s pilot logbooks, 1952. Includes aircraft and flight details such as dates, locations, certificate numbers, and remarks. One entry indicates that Cook flew with George S. Schairer in his Grumman G-44…

Select pages from one of William H. Cook, Jr.'s pilot logbooks, 1936-1937. Includes aircraft and flight details, such as dates, locations, license numbers, and remarks. One page includes a notarized statement regarding Cook's flight time. Frequent…

Scrapbook created by William Hough "Bill" Cook, Jr., 1935-1958. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, and photographs related to the life and career of Cook, an aeronautical engineer who worked for Boeing and NASA. Scrapbook has…

Manuscript titled "A brief history of airplane surface controls and the means of actuation at Boeing," written by William H. Cook, Jr., August 30, 1985. Addresses different flight control surfaces used at Boeing and the development of new ones over…

Letter to Mr. and Mrs. William H. Cook, Sr. from their son, William H. Cook, Jr., March 27, 1939. Addresses the crash of a Boeing 307 Stratoliner during a test flight on March 18, 1939 and describes the ongoing investigation and impact; Cook's boss,…

Telegram to William H. Cook, Sr. from his son, William H. Cook, Jr., March 19, 1939. Responds to Cook, Sr.'s previous telegram about the crash of a Boeing 307 Stratoliner during a test flight on March 18, 1939. Cook, Jr. states that he is okay, as he…

Eulogy titled "A tribute to George Schairer," written by William H. Cook, Jr., December 2004. Pays tribute to Schairer's career at Boeing and his influence on the development of jet transport. Three (3) typed pages.

Memo to J. J. Foody, D. E. Graves, J. C. Maxwell, Maynard L. Pennell, and R. W. Taylor from William H. Cook, subject: "Status of YC-14 and its place in Boeing's airplane business," April 11, 1973. Discusses the status and potential of the Boeing…