One first glance, this document might look like a mess, but it is actually an incredibly historic artifact. This booklet from the Annual Banquet of National Aeronautic Association from 1925 contains signatures from some of the most significant figures in aviation history. Included are the signatures of Eddie Rickenbacker, Rene Fonck, Billy Bishop, William A. Moffett, Anthony Fokker and Glenn Martin.
Now on display in the San Diego Air & Space Museum’s Modern Jet Gallery is a true example of a unique combination of aircraft and automotive technology.
The San Diego Air & Space Museum curatorial collection houses an artifact that tells a triumphant story of with a dark ending.
Hanging from the ceiling inside the Museum’s Library is a beautiful model of a Beechcraft A-36TC Bonanza turboprop plane, built by volunteers in the Museum’s Model Shop who often produce models for display in the museum. This particular model is of special endearment. Constructed by Ron Peterka, Bill Simmons, and Gayle Boddy, it commemorates an around-the-world flight undertaken by a very special Library volunteer, Dennis Stewart.
Blanche Stuart Scott, also known as Betty Scott, may have been the first female aviator in the United States. The San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives houses many rare photos of Blanche.
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