Items from Box Nineteen, Folder 4 of the William Hough "Bill" Cook Jr. Papers, circa 1947. Folder contains correspondence, reports, charts, diagrams, notes, and blueprints related to the Boeing XB-47 Stratojet aircraft. 125 pages of documents.
Program for a memorial service honoring the victims of a Boeing 307 Stratoliner crash, March 22, 1939. The crash occurred on March 18, 1939 during a test flight in Washington State. The program lists the ten victims: Julius Augustus Barr, Albert G.…
Program for the rollout ceremony for the Boeing YC-14 prototype, June 11, 1976. The program includes a drawing of the YC-14 on the cover. Listed participants include Colonel Lloyd W. Lyngdal, Chaplain; Oliver C. Boileau, President of the Boeing…
Photograph of William H. Cook, Jr.'s Grumman G-44 Widgeon aircraft on the bank of an unidentified body of water, circa 1970s. The inscription notes that Cook is in the aircraft.
Inscription on verso: "Circa 1970s. Bill Cook in his Grumman Widgeon."
Photograph of Richard L. "Dick" Rouzie, Guy M. Townsend, and William H. "Bill" Cook, Jr. posing with fish during a fishing trip at Rivers Inlet, British Columbia, circa late 1950s-1960s. Cook's Grumman G-44 Widgeon aircraft is visible behind…
Photograph of Richard "Dick" Nelson, William H. "Bill" Cook, Jr., and Wheeler Warren standing in front of Cook's Grumman G-44 Widgeon aircraft, British Columbia, circa 1950s-1960s.
Inscription on verso: "1960s or 1950s. 3 Friends: (all Boeing…
List of personnel in the Flight and Aerodynamics Division, October 1, 1942. Notable names include Edmund T. Allen, William H. Cook, Jr., Lloyd T. Goodmanson, and George S. Schairer. Two (2) typed pages.
Inscription in top-left corner: "W.H.C."
Tracking chart for a flight test program, circa 1940-1942. Tracks aircraft part installations and flights in various aircraft, including the Boeing B-17C, Boeing B-17E, Fairchild PT-19A, and Boeing XPBB. "W. Cook" [William Cook] is written on page 1.…
Technical report titled "Notes on the sound suppressor reverser," prepared by William H. Cook, Jr. on behalf of the Boeing Airplane Company, June 1956. Discusses possible improvements and test programs for the exit nozzle and sound suppressor…