Donald Leroy Garrett was born on October 24, 1917 in Franklin, Nebraska. Little information has been found about his education and early years. He was qualified as a pilot and was a civilian flight instructor for the U.S. Army Air Force.
An aviation pioneer, builder and pilot, Donald Gordon was actually the first person west of the Mississippi River to successfully fly a powered aircraft.
A collection of rare photos of Douglas Aircraft taken in Southern California.
Douglas Norris was an advanced flight instructor on the eve of World War Two.
Dwight Henry Bennett was an aeronautical engineer for Convair, Rockwell, and McDonnell Aircraft. The collection contains correspondence, research, engineering data, and compiled publicity relating to design concepts and proposals of aerospace engineer Dwight Henry Bennett.
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