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James H. Platt oral history interview (Item)

Born-digital video recording of an oral history with James H. Platt and interviewer John Barth, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, May 4, 2018.

A brief history of airplane surface controls and the means of actuation at Boeing by W. H. Cook, August 30, 1985 (Item)

Manuscript titled "A brief history of airplane surface controls and the means of actuation at Boeing," written by William H. Cook, Jr., August 30, 1985. Addresses different flight control surfaces used at Boeing and the development of new ones over the course of Cook's career. References a number of aircraft, including the Lockheed Constellation, the Boeing 307 Stratoliner, the Boeing 707 and 727,…

[Boeing 367-80 in flight and aerial refueling scenes, circa 1950s-1960s] (Item)

Film footage of the Boeing 367-80 in flight and aerial refueling scenes, circa 1950s-1960s. The first segment features several shots of the Boeing 367-80 (also known as the Dash 80) in flight near Mount Rainier (Washington). This is followed by several aerial refueling scenes of Boeing B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, filmed from the tanker aircraft (possibly a Boeing KC-135) as the boom is lowered…

[1959 World Congress of Flight, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1959] (Item)

Film footage of the 1959 World Congress of Flight, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1959. The footage contains brief clips of military aircraft and spectators at the event. Scenes include aircraft taking off, in flight, demonstrating weapons, and performing aerial refueling maneuvers. Also featured are aerobatic performances by the U.S. Air Force's Thunderbirds in F-100 Super Sabres, and the U.S. Navy's Blue…

[United States Air Force Boeing B-52 Stratofortress family aircraft] (Item)

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 KC-135 aerial refueling scenes, circa 1950s-1960s] (Item)

Film footage of Boeing KC-135 aerial refueling scenes, circa 1950s-1960s. The footage is comprised of scenes filmed from an unidentified U.S. Air Force aircraft, showing a Boeing KC-135 in flight and aerially refueling a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. Several aerial views are also included, showing an airfield runway, roads, and mountains. The footage concludes with the filming aircraft landing. The…

[Aerial refueling of Boeing B-52 Stratofortress and views of terrain and other aircraft, circa 1950s-1960s] (Item)

Film footage of an aerial refueling of a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress and views of terrain and other aircraft, circa 1950s-1960s. The footage begins with aerial views filmed from an unidentified aircraft, showing an airfield, Mount Mazama, Crater Lake, and other terrain. The next segment, beginning at 00:02:10, depicts an aerial refueling of a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, filmed from the tanker…

Jim Farmer oral history interview (Item)

Born-digital video recording of an oral history with James "Jim" Farmer and interviewer Jim Farmer, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, October 26, 2017.

Brien Wygle oral history interview (Item)

Born-digital video recording of an oral history with Brien Wygle and interviewer Dan Hagedorn, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, November 13, 2013.

David Hallman oral history interview (Item)

Born-digital video recording of an oral history with David Hallman and interviewer Ted Young, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, April 28, 2017.

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