Dalton B. Suggs had an extensive career designing and testing aircraft power plants and engines. He began as an aircraft mechanic and barnstormer in Ft. Worth Texas, and most of his career was spent with General Dynamics, under the Convair Division in both Ft. Worth, and San Diego, California. He was an inventor with many patents and also proposed ideas for city infrastructure like a Coronado Bridge cable car. One of the most famous aircrafts he worked on was the Pogo (or XFY-1) which was the first aircraft with vertical takeoff.

After years spent focusing on aircraft, Suggs, eventually worked in Missile and Space programs, working for the Astronautics Missile Division of general Dynamics and the Atlas program.

The collection contains materials collected by and related to Dalton B. Suggs during his career as an aerospace engineer. The material includes his work history, as well as patents and inventions. The collection includes documents, correspondence, design drafts, news articles and clippings, and photographs. 

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