Alexander Perkins Keith patented an airplane in 1870. The collection includes material related to the patent. Some of the material in this collection is believed to be the oldest in the Museum's possession.
Capt. Aram Y. "Dick" Parunak, USN (1910-2007) was a U.S. Navy pilot during WWII, who became the first pilot to land and takeoff on Greenland?s ice cap during the rescue of the crew of a crashed B-17. In just over a month, Parunak was pilot for four such rescues.
This collection contains two boxes of various aeronautical and road maps. Most of the maps cover San Diego, Los Angeles, and Southern California deserts, but the collection also contains maps of Las Vegas, Alaska, Chicago, Seattle, the North Pacific Ocean, Arizona, the Far East, and one world map. The maps were produced by U.S. Government corporations as well as oil companies and various transportation companies. The maps are all formatted with the Lambert Conformal Conic Projection. The collection contains maps from 1934 to 2001, all donated by various donors.
From February to June 1, 1934, the Army Air Corps delivered the nation's mail. Crashes and casualties marred the Army Air Corps Mail Operation (AACMO), but encouraged the Corp to rebuild itself prior to WWII.
The collection contains items reflecting Mr. Bussy's career in aviation as a pilot, air race contestant, barnstormer, and test pilot for several aviation companies.
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