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[Commercial pilot's license issued by Civil Aeronautics Administration to John B. Fornasero]
Commercial pilot's license issued by the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Administration to John B. Fornasero, June 18, 1953. Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Boeing Company, 1944-1953.

[Civil Aeronautics Authority identification card issued to John B. Fornasero]
Civil Aeronautics Authority identification card issued by the U.S. Bureau of Air Commerce to John B. Fornasero, September 20, 1938.

Former Ryan Chief Test Pilot to Head Boeing Flight Section [ clipping]
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…

Fornasero Rites Set; Ex-test Pilot [clipping]
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.

[Business card for Captain Ernest Y. C. Chen]
Business card for Captain Ernest Y. C. Chen of the Air Corps, Chinese Army, circa 1930s-1940s.Inscription: "Former Ryan student of John B. Fornasero. Captain Chen gave this card to J.B.F. in Wash. D.C. in late 1930s or early 1940s."Part of a…

[Diploma issued to John Fornasero from T. C. Ryan Flying School]
Diploma issued to John Fornasero from the T. C. Ryan Flying School, June 21, 1929. Certifies Fornasero's completion of the Commercial Pilot's course. Signed by T. Claude Ryan.Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the…

[John Fornasero and others seated at table]
Photograph of John Fornasero (fourth from left) and others seated at a table, circa 1940s-1950s. Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Boeing Company, 1944-1953.

[Test pilots Marvin Michael and John Fornasero at airfield]
Photograph of Boeing test pilots Marvin Michael (left) and John Fornasero (right) at an airfield, circa 1940s-1950s. Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Boeing Company, 1944-1953.

[Boeing flight crew with Boeing XB-29 Superfortress aircraft]
Photograph of a Boeing flight crew with a Boeing XB-29 Superfortress aircraft (designation "Flying Guinea Pig"), circa 1944. Identified individuals: Bob Robbins (seated, far right) and John Fornasero (seated, second from right). The aircraft's nose…

[John Fornasero and two other men with unidentified aircraft]
Photograph of John Fornasero (center) and two other men with an unidentified aircraft, circa 1920s-1930s.Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Ryan Company, 1928-1937.
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