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Photograph of a Boeing Model 707 and Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser aircraft in flight, circa 1950s-1960s. Both aircraft have Pan American Airways livery.Inscription on verso: "Hi John, / Thought you might like to see one of your old birds. /…

Photograph of John Fornasero (right) delivering Pan American Airways' first Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser aircraft to pilot Scott Flower (left), Portland, Oregon, January 31, 1949.Inscription on verso: "Jan. 31, 1949 / Delivering first PAA…

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…

Born-digital video recording of an oral history with Richard W. "Dick" Taylor and interviewer Dan Hagedorn, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, February 13, 2014.

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…

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…

Photograph of a United Air Lines Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser aircraft parked at an unidentified airport, circa 1940s-1950s.

Photograph of a group of women looking at a United Air Lines Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser aircraft, circa 1940s-1950s.

Photograph of United Air Lines flight attendant Thelma Irene "Tim" McGraw (right) handing a parcel to another flight attendant on the stairs outside a Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser aircraft, circa 1940s-1950s.Stamped on verso: "United Air Lines…

Photograph of United Air Lines flight attendant Thelma Irene "Tim" McGraw in front of a Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser aircraft, circa 1940s-1950s.Inscription on verso: "Stewardess Thelma McGraw."Stamped on verso: "United Air Lines. Photo No. SF4216.…