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Newspaper clippings about Julius A. Barr glued to a piece of board, circa 1938-1939. Articles include two obituaries and a clipping about the first flight of the Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner.
Newspaper clipping, "Stratoliner in 1st Test Flight," from unidentified newspaper, circa December 1938 or January 1939. The article describes the first test flight of the Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner, piloted by Edmund "Eddie" Allen with Julius Barr, Earl Ferguson, Harry West, and Arthur Gaylord as crewmembers.
Newspaper clipping, "J. A. Barr, Stratoliner Victim, Flew Madam Chiang's Plane," from unidentified newspaper, circa March 1939. Obituary for Julius A. Barr, who died in a test flight crash of a Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner on March 18, 1939. The article describes Barr's aviation career, including his time as a personal pilot to Chang Hsueh-liang and to Chiang Kai-shek and his wife.