Commemorative letter honoring the 25th anniversary of Glenn L. Martin's record-making flight from Newport Bay, California to Avalon, Catalina Island, then the longest over-water flight in aviation history, May 10, 1937. One typed page on Glenn L.…
First flight air mail cover addressed to William E. Boeing, Seattle, Washington, from the Glenn L. Martin Company, Baltimore, Maryland, July 3, 1942.Stamped cachet: "First Flight - This cover carried on first official flight of the 'Mars,' built by…
Letter to William E. Boeing from W. Irving Glover, Second Assistant Postmaster General, March 26, 1929. Forwards two air mail covers from "special flight made by Captain Eaker from Brownsville, Texas to Cristobal, Canal Zone, and return." One typed…
Letter and air mail cover addressed to William E. Boeing from W. Irving Glover, Second Assistant Postmaster General, June 3, 1930. Congratulates Boeing Air Transport, Inc. on upcoming completion of ten million miles of flight with the Air Mail. One…
Letter and first flight air mail cover addressed to William E. Boeing, from Thomas F. Hamilton, United Aircraft Corporation, May 23, 1939. Sends greetings by first transatlantic air mail service. One typed page and air mail cover.Stamped: "1st…
Letter to "Our Neighbors Across the Line" from Seattle Mayor Ole Hanson, February 15, 1919. Expresses friendship, well-wishes, and a united front "against Hunnism." Letter was carried on the first international airmail flight from Vancouver, B.C. to…
Letter to William E. Boeing from Merl LaVoy, October 23, 1933. Sends two first flight air mail covers from the Canton-Shanghai route.Stamped on first envelope: "First Flight, Shanghai-Canton."Stamped on second envelope: "First Flight,…
Letter to William E. Boeing from Merl LaVoy, U.S. Consulate, Johannesburg, South Africa, August 2, 1938. Includes centenary commemorative envelope with a cachet illustration depicting the Great Trek of 1838 by the Voortrekker [Dutch-speaking…
Letter to Mr. and Mrs. William E. Boeing from Luke Luqueer, August 20, 1935. Thinks the letter and included air mail cover will be of interest if "Wiley Post makes it in his 'Winnie Mae.'" One typed page and envelope.Stamped: "First Air Mail…
Born-digital video recording of an oral history with John Bowen Scarff and interviewer Jim Stott, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, May 6, 2017.