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[Certificate of achievement issued by American Airlines to Norman G. Stromer, February 12, 1971] (Item)

Certificate of achievement issued by American Airlines to Norman G. Stromer, February 12, 1971. Certifies that Stromer completed the Boeing 747 Pilot and Flight Engineer ratings conducted by the Flight Academy at Forth Worth, Texas.

[Commemorative menu for in-flight meal served on United Air Lines' Trans-Pacific Yacht Race Special Flight, July 13, 1951] (Item)

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.

[Tracking chart for flight test program] (Item)

Tracking chart for a flight test program, circa 1940-1942. Tracks aircraft part installations and flights in various aircraft, including the Boeing B-17C, Boeing B-17E, Fairchild PT-19A, and Boeing XPBB. "W. Cook" [William Cook] is written on page 1. Six (6) pages.

[Teletype printout of news story about Tokyo bombing mission, November 24, 1944] (Item)

Teletype printout of a news story by Mac R. Johnson, United Press war correspondent, describing a bombing mission against Tokyo, Japan on November 24, 1944. Johnson accompanied the crew of "Little Gem," a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, during the mission and recounts his experiences.

[Grade report issued to Sergeant Fred Thibodeaux] (Item)

Grade report issued to Sergeant Fred Thibodeaux, U.S. Army Air Forces, by the B-29 Division of the Flying Fortress School, September 17, 1943. One typed page with envelope.

[Notebook used by Clayton D. Bowyer, containing notes about bomb doors on Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircraft] (Item)

Notebook used by Boeing employee Clayton D. Bowyer, containing handwritten notes about the installation of bomb doors on Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircraft, circa 1939-1945.

[Flight cover commemorating Friendship One's around-the-world flight] (Item)

Philatelic cover commemorating Friendship One's around-the-world flight, postmarked January 28, 1988. Includes an accompanying notecard with information about the flight and the Mission Control Center at The Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington. Inscription on verso of envelope: "Moya / Thanks for coming / I am honored. / Clay Lacy."

[Letter to A. S. Menasco from from Ben Howard, April 20, 1937] (Item)

Letter (photographic reproduction) to A. S. Menasco, President of the Menasco Manufacturing Company, from Ben Howard, President of the Howard Aircraft Corporation, April 20, 1937. Discusses the reliability and performance of the Model B6 engines. One typed page on Howard Aircraft Corporation letterhead.

[Cacheted philatelic cover commemorating 50th anniversary of Calbraith Perry Rodgers' transcontinental flight] (Item)

Cacheted philatelic cover commemorating the 50th anniversary of Calbraith Perry Rodgers' transcontinental flight across the United States, September 17, 1961. Features an image of the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft. Addressed to Mrs. Cal Rodgers Wiggin in Pasadena, California.Text: "50th anniversary of 'Cal' Rodgers / 1st Transcontinental Flight / 1911 - 1961 / After 16 'crashes' / 4231 miles…

Pilot training manual for the Mustang P-51. (Item)

Prepared for Headquarters, AAF Office of Assistant Chief of Staff, Training by Headquarters, AAF, Office of Flying Safety.

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