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Aeronautics Awards.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:

Karl Baur Papers

 Collection
Identifier: H060-01
Abstract Karl Baur is most known for having been the chief test pilot for the Messerschmitt Company, in Germany in the late 1930s until the end of the Second World War. He test piloted such famous aircraft as the Me-109, the Me-262 jet fighter, and the Me-163 rocket plane. After a brief stay in United States in the later part of 1945, Baur returned to Germany. In 1954, Baur accepted a position as an engineer at the Chance Vought Aircraft Corporation in Dallas, Texas, where he worked until his death...
Dates: 1921 - 1982; Majority of material found within 1931 - 1946

Richard E. Cole Papers

 Collection
Identifier: D026-07
Abstract

The collection contains material presented to Richard Cole at the 2007 reunion of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders. It includes proclamations made by the officials of Bexar County, Texas honoring both the Doolittle Raiders and Richard E. Cole.

Dates: 2007

James H. Doolittle Papers

 Collection
Identifier: D022-84
Abstract

James H. Doolittle is most famous for the planning and implementation of the Tokyo Raid in April 1942, after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. After World War II, he graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a PhD. He was instrumental in founding the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Association. The James H. Doolittle Papers reflect his activities after the Second World War.

Dates: 1913 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1925 - 1996

Richard P. Duiven Papers

 Collection
Identifier: F016-10
Abstract

Richard Duiven was a well-known scholar of World War I aviation, writing several books and articles on the German Air Service in World War I, as well as serving as editor/author of the "Mentioned in Dispatches" column for the journal Over the Front.

Dates: 1914 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1972 - 2005

C. V. Glines, Jr. Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: H030-07
Abstract

C. V. Glines, Jr. was an internationally renowned aviation authority and historian, and author of thirty-six books and over eight hundred periodical articles. The hallmarks of his writings are his personal experiences in the field of aviation and his personal acquaintance with the subjects or those close to the subjects of his writings, all interwoven with extensive research. An "Honorary Doolittle Raider," Glines was the official historian for the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders.

Dates: 1873 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1945 - 2002

Frank N. Graves Papers

 Collection
Identifier: H012-82
Abstract Frank N. Graves enlisted in the United States Army in 1939 and trained as a pilot, receiving his wings at Kelly Field, Texas, later the same year. Graves initially served in the First Photo Group, Charting, a component of the First Mapping Squadron. In late 1944, Graves was part of a B-29 squadron—he joined the East China wing of Major General Claire Lee Chennault’s 14th Air Force. After the creation of the United States Air Force in 1947, Graves continued his military service to...
Dates: 1917 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1933 - 1957

Warren H. Gustafson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CA030-90
Abstract

Captain Warren Harry Gustafson was a fixed-wing pilot stationed in Saigon from July 13, 1966 through December 24, 1971, when he resigned from Air America.

Dates: 1911 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1981

Richard L. Haller Papers

 Collection
Identifier: H024-18
Abstract

Richard L. Haller was an aerospace engineer. This collection includes materials Haller collected and created during his career with General Dynamics, Fort Worth Division.

Dates: 1937 - 2017; Majority of material found within 1964 - 1975

History of Aviation Small Collections

 Collection
Identifier: H-Small Collections
Abstract

The History of Aviation Small Collections is comprised of collections of material that are too small to warrant individual arrangement. It is an artificial collection containing 183 collections identified by the collection subject’s name.

Dates: 1909 - 2022; Majority of material found within 1941 - 2003

Link Luckett Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CA020-90
Abstract

Captain Link Luckett flew as a helicopter pilot for Air America, Inc. beginning in the late sixties, in both Laos and South Vietnam. Prior to this, he established Hill-I-Copters, Inc., a helicopter charter and contract service. These records also detail his 1960 rescue of climbers trapped on Denali (Mt. McKinley).

Dates: 1956 - 1975; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1972

DeLong Mills Papers

 Collection
Identifier: H044-85
Abstract

The collection contains photographs, personal correspondence, certificates, books, log books, memorabilia, and ephemera.

Dates: 1914 - 1971; Majority of material found within 1939 - 1947

National Business Aviation Association Collection (NBAA)

 Collection
Identifier: H024-07
Abstract

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) was founded in order to represent the interest of business flying and aircraft operators in the United States. The NBAA collection contains mostly publications such as brochures, pamphlets, bulletins, guides, policies, minutes, reports, programs, press releases as well as correspondence, and photographs.

Dates: 1957 - 2002; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1984

William A. Ong Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H041-83
Abstract

The collection contains books, trophies, documents, magazines, memorabilia, business records, ephemera and photographs.

Dates: 1931 - 1970

Tony Page Papers

 Collection
Identifier: H011-81
Abstract Tony Page, whose given name was Ellen Antoinette Mills, began her writing career in 1940. Her interest in aviation let her to the decision to pursue a career as an aviation journalist. Hagmann started working for Flight Magazine, owned by George Haddaway in Dallas, Texas using the male name Tony Page. Page acquired the Cross Country News magazine located at Meacham Field in Fort Worth, Texas. She was the publisher and editor for this...
Dates: 1906 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1980

Charles W. Penry Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H013-84
Abstract

Charles W. Penry was an Aeronautical Engineer working for the Chance Vought Aircraft, Inc. company. The collection contains clippings, photographs, military records, ephemera, memorabilia, narratives, reports, and charts.

Dates: 1915 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1918 - 1956

Vice Admiral Apollo Soucek Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H010-81
Abstract

The collection contains clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera.

Dates: 1920 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1925 - 1940

Burrell Tibbs Papers

 Collection
Identifier: H001-66
Abstract

Burrell Tibbs is well known for his contributions to the early aviation period in the United States. Having been an apprentice to Benoist and working with Lester Miller on building an airplane, Tibbs was also a barnstormer and a pilot instructor in Oklahoma before and during World War II. He worked at the Boeing plant in Wichita, Kansas and celebrated the 50th anniversary of powered flight by flying a World War I Jenny from Bloomington, Illinois to Grand Prairie, Texas in seven days.

Dates: 1860 - 2005; Majority of material found within 1909 - 1965

H. Hugh Wynne Collection

 Collection
Identifier: F070-94
Abstract

H. Hugh Wynne collected about 22,500 ft. of rare and unique World War I 16mm movie films over a period of fifty years.

Dates: 1914 - 1996; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1936