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Aeronautical engineers

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 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

J. Russell Clark Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CV008-91
Abstract

For over fifty years, John Russell Clark dedicated his many and varied talents to the advancement of the field of aviation. He received well-deserved recognition for his many significant contributions.

Dates: 1920 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1970

C. Roger Cripliver Papers

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Identifier: H018-03
Abstract Cripliver worked for the engineering department of the Fort Worth Division of Convair. There he wrote and edited modification instructions for the B-36 Peacemaker, SC-54, and B-58 Hustler aircraft. He later moved to the Logistics Support Division and worked on contracts and negotiations for the F-111 program. In 1993, Cripliver retired from what had become the Fort Worth Division of Lockheed Martin. During his long tenure with Convair, Cripliver became known as the unofficial historian for...
Dates: 1921 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1996

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

Emmit A. Koelle, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TB146-13
Abstract

Emmit Koelle worked as an Air Force officer and as a civilian engineer. As a civilian, he worked for Boeing/Vertol in Philadelphia, PA as an aero engineer and at Bell Helicopter, as Chief of Systems Engineering, in Fort Worth, TX.

Dates: 1955 - 1990; Majority of material found within 1957 - 1960

Al Mooney Papers

 Collection
Identifier: H081-86
Abstract

Al Mooney is famous for his aeronautical designs of the Mooney Mite and other aircraft he manufactured in his Mooney Aircraft Corporation at Kerrville, Texas. The collection contains archival material collected by him, both personal papers and materials assembled during his career in the fields of civil and military aviation.

Dates: 1900 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1990

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