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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,…

[Certificate of technical aircraft training issued to Sergeant Fred Thibodeaux] (Item)

Certificate of technical aircraft training issued to Sergeant Fred Thibodeaux by the Boeing Flying Fortress School, September 17, 1943.

[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.

History 1 July 1944 to 31 August 1944 : 3711th AAF Base Unit (Factory School) Boeing Aircraft Corporation, Seattle 8, Washington. (Item)