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Statement of the causes which led to the accident which caused the death of Lieutenant L. B. Evans (Item)

Military report by Jules Verne (J. V.) Hyde titled "Statement of the causes which led to the accident which caused the death of Lieutenant L. B. Evans," circa 1918-1919. Describes the events which led to an airplane crash. One typed page.

Kansas Cityan tells of fall in airplane [Clipping] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Kansas Cityan tells of fall in airplane," from an unidentified newspaper, circa 1918-1919. Gives Lieutenant Jules Verne Hyde's first-hand account of an airplane crash at Brooks Field that resulted in the death of one of his students.

Wreckage of Col. Hartney's plane [Clipping, circa 1920s] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Wreckage of Col. Hartney's plane," from an unidentified publication, circa 1920s. Reports on Hartney's crash in a Thomas-Morse aircraft. Includes a photograph of the wrecked aircraft.

[Memorial program for Boeing 307 Stratoliner crash victims, March 22, 1939] (Item)

Program for a memorial service honoring the victims of a Boeing 307 Stratoliner crash, March 22, 1939. The crash occurred on March 18, 1939 during a test flight in Washington State. The program lists the ten victims: Julius Augustus Barr, Albert G. von Baumhauer, Ralph L. Cram, William C. Doyle, Earl A. Ferguson, Pieter Guillonard, Harlan Hull, John Kylstra, Benjamin J. Pearson, and Harry T. West.…

[Telegram to William H. Cook, Jr. from William H. Cook, Sr., March 19, 1939] (Item)

Telegram to William H. Cook, Jr. from his father, William H. Cook, Sr., March 19, 1939. Requests a response from Cook, Jr. following the crash of a Boeing 307 Stratoliner during a test flight on March 18, 1939. Cook, Jr. was supposed to be aboard the plane and did not notify his parents when he was bumped from the flight. Record includes the Western Union telegram received by Cook, Jr. and the…

[Telegram to William H. Cook, Sr. from William H. Cook, Jr., March 19, 1939] (Item)

Telegram to William H. Cook, Sr. from his son, William H. Cook, Jr., March 19, 1939. Responds to Cook, Sr.'s previous telegram about the crash of a Boeing 307 Stratoliner during a test flight on March 18, 1939. Cook, Jr. states that he is okay, as he was not on the flight, but that his boss, William Doyle, was killed. He also references two "KLM men" that took his spot on the flight, likely…

[Letter to Mr. and Mrs. William H. Cook, Sr. from William H. Cook, Jr., March 27, 1939] (Item)

Letter to Mr. and Mrs. William H. Cook, Sr. from their son, William H. Cook, Jr., March 27, 1939. Addresses the crash of a Boeing 307 Stratoliner during a test flight on March 18, 1939 and describes the ongoing investigation and impact; Cook's boss, William Doyle, died in the crash. Other topics including his work at Boeing, his continuing education, and other personal news. Three (3) handwritten…

Baltimorean, 21, dies in Texas plane crash [Clippng, circa June 1927] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Baltimorean, 21, dies in Texas plane crash," from an unidentified newspaper, circa June 1927. Reports on the death of Cadet Morris B. Robinson Jr. in an aircraft accident at Brooks Field, Texas. Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's flight training with the U.S. Army Air Corps at Brooks Field and Kelly Field, Texas, circa 1926-1927.

Flier misses hurts in fall [Clipping, circa 1927] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Flier misses hurts in fall," from an unidentified newspaper, circa 1927. Reports on Cadet Julius A. Barr's wreck in a training plane at Brooks Field, Texas. Inscription on album page: "Nuf' said." Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's flight training with the U.S. Army Air Corps at Brooks Field and Kelly Field, Texas, circa 1926-1927.

Thru the night U.S. investigators hunt cause of crash [Clipping, 1936] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Thru the night U.S. investigators hunt cause of crash," from The Press-Scimitar (Memphis, Tennessee), January 18, 1936. Reports on an investigation of an airplane crash. Includes a photograph of the investigators, which includes Colonel Harold E. Hartney [misspelled as "Heartney" in the caption].