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Air mail pilot's certification card issued to Robert L. Simons by Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc., January 1, 1936.

Pilot's logbook belonging to Robert L. Simons, 1936-1939.

Pilot's logbook belonging to U.S. Army Air Corps serviceman Robert L. Simons, 1937-1940.

Film footage of the 1938 National Championship Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio, an air show at Black Hills Airport in South Dakota, and miscellaneous in-flight and airport scenes, circa 1938. The first segment is of the 1938 National Championship Air…

Film footage of a Pennsylvania Central Airlines Boeing 247D and other aircraft, circa 1938. The footage begins with short scenes showing various aircraft landing, taking off, taxiing, and parked at airfields, as well as aerial views taken from…

Identification card issued to Robert L. Simons by the U.S. Bureau of Air Commerce, March 1, 1938.

Film footage of the 1939 National Championship Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1939. The footage includes scenes of aerobatics, formation flying, parachute jumps, air races, officials, and spectators. Identified aircraft include: 00:03:45 - Monocoupe…

Film footage of airport activities and aerial views, circa 1939. The footage is mostly comprised of shots taken at an unidentified airport and aerial views taken from aircraft in flight. The airport scenes show airliners taking off and landing,…

Egyptian ten piastre banknote, circa 1940s.Inscription: "Capt. R. L. Simons, Short snorter #2612."

Pilot's logbook belonging to Robert L. Simons, 1940-1944. Includes a rating certificate issued by the Civil Aeronautics Authority affixed to the last page.