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Photograph of Hugh Herndon (right) and Clyde Pangborn (left, standing on airplane) working on "Miss Veedol," a Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 aircraft (tail number NR796W), in a hangar in Japan, circa 1931. Inscription on verso: "No 1. Upper – Pangborn.…

Photograph of several people, including Hugh Herndon, Clyde Pangborn, and Opal Pangborn, at a formal dinner party, circa October 1931. The event celebrates Pangborn and Herndon's trans-Pacific flight from Japan to Washington State. Stamped on verso:…

Illustration of an airplane underneath Clyde Pangborn's name, September 20, 1950. Hand-colored with crayon and signed on verso by Clyde Pangborn and several members of the Wings Club.

Invitation to the Clyde E. Pangborn Testimonial Dinner, held at the Hotel Manhattan in New York City, New York, March 20, 1958.

Photograph of (from left to right) Flight Engineer James Bow, Second Radio Officer Kenneth Hoorn, Captain Clyde Pangborn, Navigator Bernt Balchen, and First Radio Officer Arthur Finch, April 1941. Inscription on verso: "1) James Bow. 2) Kenneth…

Letter to Colonel Theodore Roosevelt Jr. from Ray W. Clark, February 23, 1934. Describes Clyde Pangborn's achievements in aeronautics and requests that he be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. One (1) typed page.

Letter to Congressman Sam Hill from Ray W. Clark, February 22, 1934. Requests that steps be taken to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Clyde Pangborn for his feats in aeronautics. One (1) typed page.

Letter to Elliott N. Couden from Carl Cleveland, circa 1979. Notes that Cleveland is forwarding clips of news stories regarding Clyde Pangborn's induction into the OX5 Aviation Pioneers Hall of Fame. One (1) typed page.

Letter to Elliott N. Couden from Oliver V. Phillips, National Secretary of the OX-5 Aviation Pioneers, September 5, 1979. Informs Couden that his nominee, Clyde Pangborn, has been accepted for induction into the OX5 Hall of Fame. One (1) typed page.

Letter to Harry H. Blee, Chairman of the Committee of Civil Aeronautics, from Ray W. Clark, February 22, 1934. Discusses Clark's efforts to convince Congress that Clyde Pangborn should be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his feats in…