Photographic postcard of Howard Hughes, his flight crew and associates, and his Lockheed Model 14-N2 Super Electra aircraft (tail number NX 18973) at Floyd Bennett Field, New York, circa July 1938. The postcard caption identifies the men (Edwin Lund,…
Memorandum to Clyde Pangborn from the Commandant from the Third Naval District, May 31, 1940. Notes that Pangborn did not report for his quadrennial physical examination and requests that he address the issue. One (1) typed page, one (1) carbon…
Memorandum to Clyde Pangborn from the Commandant of the Third Naval District, June 18, 1940. Notes that Pangborn did not report for his quadrennial physical examination and requests that he address the issue. One (1) typed page, one (1) carbon…
Booklet titled "Around the World Night of the Circumnavigators Club," Ford Motor Company, June, 27, 1940. Souvenir passport and program for an event at the New York World's Fair. Includes a list of guests and speakers, a menu, and lyrics for the…
Photograph of Clyde Pangborn standing next to a Douglas A-26 (B-26) Invader aircraft at a snow-covered airfield, circa 1940s. A heater is attached to the aircraft’s engine.
Inscription on verso: "Pangborn and B-26."
Photograph of an unidentified man attaching a heater hose to the engine of a Douglas A-26 (B-26) Invader aircraft at a snow-covered airfield, circa 1940s.
Inscription on verso: "Warming up a B-26."
Photograph of Clyde Pangborn (center), Vincent J. Burnelli (right), and an unidentified man standing next to a Burnelli (CanCargo) CBY-3 aircraft, designated "The Loadmaster," circa 1940s. The text on the fuselage reads: "The Loadmaster. CanCargo…