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Vought aircraft

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Aircraft Manufacturer's Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H008-63
Abstract

This collection contains materials related to aircraft built in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Dates: 1903 - 2006

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

Lawrence E. De Leon Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H025-82
Abstract

Lawrence E. De Leon was an Airport Engineer working for a consulting firm. He collected photographs of various aircraft manufacturers.

Dates: 1909 - 1975; Majority of material found within 1919 - 1945

William G. Fuller Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H002-63
Abstract

William G. Fuller was the first manager of Meacham Field in Fort Worth, TX. He was appointed to the post in 1927 and remained active in North Texas aviation throughout his life, from being Vice President of Globe Aircraft Company, to the Director of Aviation of Fort Worth and later Grand Prairie. The collection contains archival material collected by him, including personal and business papers and other materials accrued throughout his career in civil and military aviation.

Dates: 1917 - 1978; Majority of material found within 1927 - 1971

James R. Graham Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H044-14
Abstract

James R. Graham was a pilot of the Aviation Section, Signal Officers' Reserve Corps during World War I. He also served in World War II. The collection contains images and ephemera depicting aviation personalities and various models of Chance Vought aircraft.

Dates: 1910 - 1958; Majority of material found within 1939 - 1945

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

John J. Hospers Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CV016-79
Abstract

John J. Hospers was a field manager, evaluator, and test engineer with Chance Vought and Sikorsky Aircraft. He also served in the United States Merchant Marine.

Dates: 1928 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1962

Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H010-14
Abstract The Institute of Aeronautical Sciences (IAS) was founded in 1932 and merged with the American Rocket Society (ARS) in 1963 to become the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The latter's mission is future-oriented in the realm of aerospace technology and science and thus benifiting humanity as a whole by means of cutting edge science and technology, excellence, and leadership. The images in this collection are a pictorial history of the institute in the years 1945...
Dates: 1946 - 1962; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1954

Brian K. Johnson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CA052-94
Abstract

Brian Keigh Johnson was an Assistant Chief Pilot, rotor wing, for Air America in Saigon from March 3, 1966 through October 1, 1974, when he resigned from the company.

Dates: 1896 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1975

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

David W. Ostrowski Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H052-08
Abstract

David W. Ostrowski has a life-long interest in airplanes and aviation history. He took pictures and collected photos from other photographers of U.S. and non-U.S manufactured military and civilian aircraft from World War I up to the jet age.

Dates: 1918 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1941 - 1945

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

Bob Rousselot Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CA033-92
Abstract

Bob Rousselot was a member of the American Volunteer Group (AVG) in the Chinese Air Force (Flying Tigers). From January 11, 1947, he served as a Chief Pilot and Vice President of Operations for CAT, until his resignation on October 31, 1963.

Dates: 1940 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1967

Arthur L. Schoeni Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CV005-97
Abstract

The Arthur L. Schoeni Papers contain photograph prints, photograph negatives, manuscripts, typescripts, clippings, and scrapbooks collected by the donor.

Dates: 1917 - 1988; Majority of material found within 1971 - 1974

George Alan Starr Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CV046-08
Scope and Content This collection contains documents and records, correspondence, personal journals, manuals and reports, photographs, presentations, transparencies, charts and diagrams, clippings and articles, ephemera and memorabilia, and other materials that were created and/or collected by George Alan Starr during his work for Chance Vought Corporation and Aerospatiale Helicopter Corporation. The George Alan Starr Papers are housed in fourteen manuscript boxes, one half size...
Dates: 1952 - 1988; Majority of material found within 1965 - 1985

Vought Aircraft Company Collection (VACC)

 Collection
Identifier: CV017-82
Abstract The Vought Aircraft Company is the second oldest aircraft manufacturing company in the United States. They were established in 1917 by Chance Milton Vought, a young aeronautical engineer and aviation pioneer. Over the years they have designed and produced many famous and highly successful aircraft. In the late 1940s, the company moved its headquarters to Dallas, Texas. The Vought Company has merged and separated several times with other companies since it first started in the early 1900s....
Dates: 1911 - 2013