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Film footage of aircraft, aerial views, and travel scenes, circa 1940s-1950s. The footage contains several segments filmed at unidentified airfields showing various aircraft, mostly commercial airliners, parked, taxiing, and taking off. Airline…

Born-digital video recording of an oral history with Anne Simpson and interviewer Dan Hagedorn, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, January 13, 2016.

Tony Jannus Award. Wood plaque with raised bronze circular casting at top and three smaller plates beneath it. The circular top plate depicts the Wright Flyer on a blue background and has two leaf accents below. Each of the three plates is inscribed.…

Certificate of achievement issued by American Airlines to Norman G. Stromer, February 12, 1971. Certifies that Stromer completed the Boeing 747 Pilot and Flight Engineer ratings conducted by the Flight Academy at Forth Worth, Texas.

Paper placemat used on United Air Lines' Trans-Pacific Yacht Race Special Flight, July 13, 1951. Includes an illustration of the route between California and Hawaii and lists members of the flight crew, including flight attendant Thelma Irene "Tim"…

Souvenir passenger list for United Air Lines' Trans-Pacific Yacht Race Special Flight aboard the Boeing Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser "Oahu," July 13, 1951. Includes text noting that this is United's 10,985th crossing between the Mainland and the…

Passenger manifest for United Air Lines Flight 35, Los Angeles (California) to Honolulu (Hawaii), July 13, 1951.

Commemorative menu for the in-flight meal served on United Air Lines' Trans-Pacific Yacht Race Special Flight, Los Angeles (California) to Honolulu (Hawaii), July 13, 1951. Includes text welcoming families and friends of participants in the 17th…

Film footage of Northwest Airlines aircraft at an unidentified airfield, possibly at Minneapolis Airport (Minnesota), and at aircraft crash site, circa 1950s. The footage is mostly comprised of scenes of NWA aircraft landing, taxiing, taking off, and…

Film footage of Mid-Continent Airlines aircraft at an unidentified airfield, possibly at Minneapolis Airport (Minnesota), circa 1950s. Douglas DC-2s and other aircraft are shown taxiing on the runway and taking off. The footage focuses predominantly…