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Flight logbook No. 10 used by John B. Fornasero, November 1954 to January 1957. Includes flight records and receipts for aircraft refueling.

Photographic group portrait of people with an unidentified aircraft, circa 1920s-1930s. Tubal Claude Ryan is center front, pinning something to a man's shirt.Stamped on verso: "McDonough Photo Service / Photographs for all purposes / [address in San…

Photographic group portrait of people with an unidentified aircraft, circa 1920s-1930s. Identified individuals are Tubal Claude Ryan (standing, fifth from left) and John Fornasero (front row, far left). The verso includes a few signatures.Stamped on…

Newsletter published by students of the Ryan School of Aeronautics, edited by "the Firm of Riz, Riz, and Razz," circa 1928-1937. Includes articles about pilots and news at the airfield. Four typed pages.

Mailing list for a Ryan School of Aeronautics reunion, August 1968. Three typed pages and envelope addressed to Elouise Fornasero.Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Ryan Company, 1928-1937.

Brochure for the Ryan School of Aeronautics, circa 1934. Features photographs and information about the school. 33 pages.

Brochure for the Ryan School of Aeronautics, circa 1936. Features photographs and information about the school. 33 pages.

Brochure for the Ryan School of Aeronautics, circa 1937. Features photographs and information about the school. 34 pages.

Holiday greeting card from the Ryan Family (Claude, Gladys, David and Jerry), 1938. Features an image of the family in an unidentified aircraft decorated with a wreath. Card was likely sent to John Fornasero.Text: "The Ryans / Claude, Gladys, David,…

Newspaper clipping, "Fornasero Rites Set; Ex-test Pilot," from The San Diego Union Tribune, July 8, 1967. Obituary for John Fornasero.Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Ryan Company, 1928-1937.