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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 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 depicting aerial views of the Alaskan landscape, circa 1930s-1940s. The footage begins with shots of a harbor, then transitions to aerial views filmed from an unidentified aircraft, showing mountains, tundra, buildings, and clouds,…

Film footage of aerial views of Hawaii, circa 1948. The footage is mostly comprised of aerial views filmed from an unidentified aircraft, showing coastlines, cliffs, harbors, and islands, as well as shots of the city of Honolulu. No exterior shots of…

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

Airline pilot rating certificate issued to Robert L. Simons by the U.S. Bureau of Air Commerce, circa 1930s.

Airline transport pilot rating certificate issued to Robert L. Simons by the Civil Aeronautics Authority, circa 1940s.

Airline transport pilot's license issued to Robert L. Simons by the Civil Aeronautics Administration, originally issued May 6, 1933, reissued December 28, 1950.

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,…

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