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Photograph of two Consolidated PT-1 aircraft (visible fuselage number 345) after a minor collision, circa 1926-1927.Inscription on album page: "Collision on 'B' stage. May 31, 1927. Balliet and Sanborn."Part of a photograph album related to Julius A.…

Photograph of a Consolidated PT-1 aircraft (fuselage number 427) crashed upside down in a field, Texas, June 27, 1927. The inscription notes that the aircraft was piloted Julius A. Barr. Inscription on album page: "Views of my second crack up. June…

Photograph of a Consolidated PT-1 aircraft (fuselage number 427) crashed upside down in a field, Texas, June 27, 1927. The inscription notes that the aircraft was piloted Julius A. Barr. Inscription on album page: "Views of my second crack up. June…

Photograph of a Consolidated PT-1 aircraft (fuselage number 427) crashed upside down in a field, Texas, June 27, 1927. The inscription notes that the aircraft was piloted Julius A. Barr. Inscription on album page: "Views of my second crack up. June…

Photograph of a heavily damaged Grumman A-6 (A2F) Intruder/Prowler aircraft of Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 242 [VMA(AW)-242], parked in a hangar at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1968-1969.

Newspaper clipping, "Air crash investigation shifted to Memphis," from the Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee), January 1936. Reports on an investigation of an airplane crash. Includes a photograph of the investigators, which includes Colonel…

Newspaper clipping, "Aviation experts seek clue to fatal crash from witnesses," from the Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee), January 1936. Reports on an investigation of an airplane crash. Includes photographs of the investigators, which includes…

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…

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, 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…