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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,…

The B-29 : airplane commander training manual for the Superfortress. (Item)

AAF Manual No. 50-9. Revised 1 February, 1945. Includes index.

B-29 gunner's information file. (Item)

Manual no. GEJ-1631.

[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.

Familiarization and maintenance manual for the B-29 bomber designed by Boeing Aircraft Company, Seattle, Washington. (Item)