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[People with Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft after crash in Middletown, New York] (Item)

Postcard (reproduction) of people with the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft after its crash in Middletown, New York on September 18, 1911. This postcard was produced in 2011 for the 100th anniversary of Calbraith Perry Rodgers's transcontinental flight across the U.S. in the "Vin Fiz." Also includes a reproduction of the 25-cent "Vin Fiz" stamp and a special postmark.Inscription on image: "Vin…

[Aviation activities at Mitchel Field, New York, 1927] (Item)

Film footage of aviation activities at Mitchel Field, Garden City, New York, 1927. The footage depicts several well-known aviation events and activities by famous aviators, such as Charles Lindbergh taking off in the "Spirit of St. Louis" for his transatlantic flight; the christening of "America," Richard E. Byrd's Fokker C-2; and James Doolittle performing aerobatic maneuvers. More general…

[Julius A. Barr in Guyuan, China] (Item)

Photograph of Julius A. Barr at an airfield in Guyuan, China, circa 1934-1937. A Boeing Model 247D is visible in the background. Photo from album page 45.Inscription on album page: "Barr."Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album containing three hundred and thirty-nine (339) black-and-white photographs, circa 1934-1937. The photos cover Barr's time in China as a personal pilot for both Zhang…

[Concept art of monument to Calbraith Perry Rodgers's transcontinental flight] (Item)

Postcard featuring concept art of a monument to Calbraith Perry Rodgers's transcontinental flight in the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, circa 1910s. A picture of Rodgers is inset on the right. Also included is a piece of matboard from the item's original frame, which includes handwritten names.

[Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, March 31, 1939] (Item)

Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, March 31, 1939. Discusses the death of Julius and others in the crash of a Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner. Includes a handwritten addendum dated April 4th, which relates her plans for the future. Six typed and handwritten pages.

[Ryan School of Aeronautics aircraft in formation flight] (Item)

Photograph of five Ryan School of Aeronautics aircraft, including two Great Lakes Model 2T-1A (back of "V"), in formation flight, circa 1920s-1930s. The verso inscription implies that John Farnasero is one of the pilots.Inscription on verso: "Johnny."Stamped on verso: "Erickson the Flying Photographer."Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Ryan Company,…

[Richard Llewellyn Roger Atcherley with Curtiss Fledgling] (Item)

Photograph of Richard Llewellyn Roger Atcherley, a Royal Air Force flight commander, standing in front of a Curtiss Fledgling (Model 51) aircraft at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931. Atcherly is dressed in formal wear, including a top hat.Caption on adjacent album page: "Flight Commander R. L. R. Atcherley of the Royal Air Force, right from jolly old England, if you please, and would…

[Boleslaw Orlinski, Dorothy Hester, and Ernst Udet] (Item)

Photograph of (from left to right) Boleslaw Orlinski, Dorothy Hester, and Ernst Udet posing with Hester's Great Lakes (1929) Model 2T-1A aircraft (tail number NC 315Y) at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "Captain Boleslaw Orlinski, Dorothy Hester and Major Ernst Udet representing three countries, executed three distinct types of flying and were…

[Airport activities and aerial views, circa 1939] (Item)

Film footage of airport activities and aerial views, circa 1939. The footage is mostly comprised of shots taken at an unidentified airport and aerial views taken from aircraft in flight. The airport scenes show airliners taking off and landing, passengers embarking and disembarking, and flight and ground crews at work. Identified aircraft include: 00:00:20 - Prototype Douglas DC-4E00:03:27 -…

Joseph Kimm oral history interview (Item)

Born-digital video recording of an oral history with Joseph Kimm and interviewer Dan Hagedorn, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, May 31, 2013.