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Former Ryan Chief Test Pilot to Head Boeing Flight Section [ clipping]
Newspaper clipping, "Former Ryan Chief Test Pilot to Head Boeing Flight Section," from an unknown publication, circa 1940s. Discusses Fornasero's promotion to chief of the flight test section at Boeing.Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from…

[Envelope addressed to John Fornasero with "Spirit of St. Louis" stamp]
Envelope addressed to John Fornasero in San Diego, California, postmarked February 10, 1931. The 10-cent stamp, which features an image of Charles Lindbergh's "Spirit of St. Louis" aircraft, commemorates the first solo trans-Atlantic flight in…

[Boeing XC-97 Stratofreighter refueling Boeing B-47 Stratojet aircraft]
Photograph of a Boeing XC-97 Stratofreighter aircraft (tail number 92592) refueling a Boeing B-47 Stratojet aircraft (tail number 91902), circa 1950s-1960s. Inscription on verso: "FTW 732."Stamped on verso: " Neg. No.: [blank] / Airplane: [blank] /…

[United States Air Force Boeing B-52 Stratofortress family aircraft]
Photograph of a U.S. Air Force Boeing B-52 Stratofortress aircraft in flight, circa 1950s-1960s. Stamped on verso: "K6951."Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Boeing Company, 1944-1953.

[Boeing Model 707 and Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser aircraft in flight]
Photograph of a Boeing Model 707 and Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser aircraft in flight, circa 1950s-1960s. Both aircraft have Pan American Airways livery.Inscription on verso: "Hi John, / Thought you might like to see one of your old birds. /…

[John Fornasero and others seated at table]
Photograph of John Fornasero (fourth from left) and others seated at a table, circa 1940s-1950s. Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Boeing Company, 1944-1953.

[Test pilots Marvin Michael and John Fornasero at airfield]
Photograph of Boeing test pilots Marvin Michael (left) and John Fornasero (right) at an airfield, circa 1940s-1950s. Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Boeing Company, 1944-1953.

[John Fornasero and another man with aircraft model]
Photograph of John Fornasero (right) and another man with an aircraft model, circa 1940s-1950s.Inscription on verso: John B. Fornasero / Center.

[Boeing flight crew with Boeing XB-29 Superfortress aircraft]
Photograph of a Boeing flight crew with a Boeing XB-29 Superfortress aircraft (designation "Flying Guinea Pig"), circa 1944. Identified individuals: Bob Robbins (seated, far right) and John Fornasero (seated, second from right). The aircraft's nose…

[John Fornasero delivering Pan American Airways' first Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser aircraft]
Photograph of John Fornasero (right) delivering Pan American Airways' first Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser aircraft to pilot Scott Flower (left), Portland, Oregon, January 31, 1949.Inscription on verso: "Jan. 31, 1949 / Delivering first PAA…
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