Ribbon commemorating the first tour of the Aviation Country Club of Los Angeles to Sonora, May 1936. Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Ryan Company, 1928-1937.
Photograph of people gathered around a Ryan S-C aircraft (partial wing number 7372), circa 1937.Stamped on verso: "Panel-Art Snapshots / Sep 20 1937 / [illegible]."Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Ryan…
Holiday greeting card from the Ryan Family (Claude, Gladys, David and Jerry), 1938. Features an image of the family in an unidentified aircraft decorated with a wreath. Card was likely sent to John Fornasero.Text: "The Ryans / Claude, Gladys, David,…
Birth announcement for Douglas Orville Corrigan, son of Douglas Corrigan, sent to John Fornasero, circa June 1940. Includes details about the baby's birth. One card and envelope.Inscription: "1st baby of 'Wrong Way' Corrigan of 1938 fame."Part of a…
Newspaper clipping, "Former Ryan Chief Test Pilot to Head Boeing Flight Section," from an unknown publication, circa 1940s. Discusses Fornasero's promotion to chief of the flight test section at Boeing.Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from…
Place card for Eloise Fornasero, circa 1940s-1960s. Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Ryan Company, 1928-1937.
Photograph of two men seated in an Aeronca TG-5A Glider, circa 1942.Stamped on verso: "Certified by 10 Point Kisco Process / The Photo Finishing Institute."Stamped on verso: "Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. / Kisco Photo Service / Jun 30, 1942."Part of a…
Photograph of a man seated in the cockpit of an Aeronca TG-5A Glider, circa 1942.Stamped on verso: "Certified by 10 Point Kisco Process / The Photo Finishing Institute."Stamped on verso: "Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. / Kisco Photo Service / Jun 30,…
Photograph of an Aeronca TG-5A Glider, circa 1942. A man is seated in the cockpit.Stamped on verso: "Certified by 10 Point Kisco Process / The Photo Finishing Institute."Stamped on verso: "Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. / Kisco Photo Service / Jun 30,…
Newspaper clipping, "Fornasero Rites Set; Ex-test Pilot," from The San Diego Union Tribune, July 8, 1967. Obituary for John Fornasero.Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Ryan Company, 1928-1937.