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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.…

List of personnel in the Flight and Aerodynamics Division, October 1, 1942. Notable names include Edmund T. Allen, William H. Cook, Jr., Lloyd T. Goodmanson, and George S. Schairer. Two (2) typed pages. Inscription in top-left corner: "W.H.C."

Tracking chart for a flight test program, circa 1940-1942. Tracks aircraft part installations and flights in various aircraft, including the Boeing B-17C, Boeing B-17E, Fairchild PT-19A, and Boeing XPBB. "W. Cook" [William Cook] is written on page 1.…

Technical report titled "Notes on the sound suppressor reverser," prepared by William H. Cook, Jr. on behalf of the Boeing Airplane Company, June 1956. Discusses possible improvements and test programs for the exit nozzle and sound suppressor…

Patent documents for jettisonable fuel tanks (2,764,374), designed by Roy H. Anderson, William H. Cook, Jr., and David L. Dunn, September 25, 1956. Includes a written description of the mechanism, diagrams, and a list of related patents. Seventeen…

Patent documents for an airfoil control apparatus responsive to aircraft speed (patent no. 2,696,355), filed by Thorvold H. Larson, John D. Mayer, Calvin E. Pfafman, William H. Cook Jr., and John F. Kirkbride, December 7, 1954. Includes a written…

Patent documents for an airplane yaw damper (patent no. 2,672,307), designed by William H. Cook, Jr., Calvin E. Pfafman, and George S. Schairer, March 16, 1954. Includes a written description of the mechanism, diagrams, and a list of related patents.…

Patent documents for an airplane flap control mechanism (patent no. 2,620,147), designed by Van B. Butler and William H. Cook, Jr., December 2, 1952. Includes a written description of the mechanism, diagrams, and a list of related patents. Seven (7)…

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…

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…