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Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, March 31, 1939. Discusses the death of Julius and others in the crash of a Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner. Includes a handwritten addendum dated April 4th, which relates her plans for the future. Six…

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…

Program for a memorial service honoring the victims of a Boeing 307 Stratoliner crash, March 22, 1939. The crash occurred on March 18, 1939 during a test flight in Washington State. The program lists the ten victims: Julius Augustus Barr, Albert G.…

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…

Telegram to William H. Cook, Jr. from his father, William H. Cook, Sr., March 19, 1939. Requests a response from Cook, Jr. following the crash of a Boeing 307 Stratoliner during a test flight on March 18, 1939. Cook, Jr. was supposed to be aboard the…

Newspaper clipping from unidentified newspaper, circa March 1939. Photograph and brief obituary for Boeing test pilot and engineer Earl A. Ferguson, who died in a test flight crash of a Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner on March 18, 1939

Newspaper clipping, "J. A. Barr, Stratoliner Victim, Flew Madam Chiang's Plane," from unidentified newspaper, circa March 1939. Obituary for Julius A. Barr, who died in a test flight crash of a Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner on March 18, 1939. The…

Newspaper clipping, "Stratoliner in 1st Test Flight," from unidentified newspaper, circa December 1938 or January 1939. The article describes the first test flight of the Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner, piloted by Edmund "Eddie" Allen with Julius Barr,…

Newspaper clippings about Julius A. Barr glued to a piece of board, circa 1938-1939. Articles include two obituaries and a clipping about the first flight of the Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner.