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[Flight attendant Thelma Irene "Tim" McGraw and chef holding cake while aboard Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser]
Photograph of United Air Lines flight attendant Thelma Irene "Tim" McGraw and a chef holding a cake while aboard a Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser aircraft, circa 1951. The cake commemorates a transpacific yacht race. A UAL memo and routing form is attached to verso.Memorandum message on verso: "Route to: Thelma McGraw - LAXSS. Dear Rosie: You may not have received a copy of this, and since I have…
[Northwest Airlines aircraft at unidentified airfield and aircraft crash site, circa 1950s]
Film footage of Northwest Airlines aircraft at an unidentified airfield, possibly at Minneapolis Airport (Minnesota), and at aircraft crash site, circa 1950s. The footage is mostly comprised of scenes of NWA aircraft landing, taxiing, taking off, and being towed. One segment, which begins at 00:01:38, features scenes from the crash site of an unidentified NWA flight, showing debris in a field and…
[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 'Stratocruiser.' Portland, Ore. from Seattle, Wa. / Johnny had been project pilot for 'Stratocruiser.' John Fornasero, Chief of Flight Test for Boeing,…
[Flight attendant Thelma Irene "Tim" McGraw in cabin of Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser aircraft]
Photograph of United Air Lines flight attendant Thelma Irene "Tim" McGraw in the cabin of a Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser aircraft, December 1, 1950. Photograph was taken while en route from Los Angeles, California to Honolulu, Hawaii.Stamped on verso: "Dear 'Tim' - This picture was snapped 12-1-50 aboard United Air Lines Stratocruiser enroute Los Angeles-Honolulu. Would appreciate your…
[Flight attendant Thelma Irene "Tim" McGraw handing parcel to another flight attendant]
Photograph of United Air Lines flight attendant Thelma Irene "Tim" McGraw (right) handing a parcel to another flight attendant on the stairs outside a Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser aircraft, circa 1940s-1950s.Stamped on verso: "United Air Lines photo by Will Dale Auerbach."
[Souvenir passenger list for United Air Lines' Trans-Pacific Yacht Race Special Flight, July 13, 1951]
Souvenir passenger list for United Air Lines' Trans-Pacific Yacht Race Special Flight aboard the Boeing Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser "Oahu," July 13, 1951. Includes text noting that this is United's 10,985th crossing between the Mainland and the Hawaiian Islands.
[Commemorative menu for in-flight meal served on United Air Lines' Trans-Pacific Yacht Race Special Flight, July 13, 1951]
Commemorative menu for the in-flight meal served on United Air Lines' Trans-Pacific Yacht Race Special Flight, Los Angeles (California) to Honolulu (Hawaii), July 13, 1951. Includes text welcoming families and friends of participants in the 17th Biennial Trans-Pacific Yacht Race and notes that this is United's 10,985th crossing between the Mainland and the Hawaiian Islands.
Dick Taylor oral history interview
Born-digital video recording of an oral history with Richard W. "Dick" Taylor and interviewer Dan Hagedorn, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, February 13, 2014.