| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Corporations, 1920s-1940s
(continued) |
|
ITEM 2 |
French brochure encouraging people to consider aircraft travel
rather than vehicle travel. Title reads, “The road is crowded; the sky is
free ...” |
|
ITEM 3 |
Program for the 11th annual French Aero-Club’s Grand Prix for
Balloons, 1922.
|
|
ENVELOPE 4 |
Advertisements for Air Shows. |
|
ITEM 1 |
Poster for French Balloon show. |
|
ITEM 2 |
Postcard for 1909 French Air Show. |
|
ENVELOPE 5 |
Advertisements for Air Shows (Italy). |
|
ITEM 1 |
Poster advertising Italian air show sponsored by the Naples’ Aero
Club. |
|
ENVELOPE 6 |
Advertisements for Air Shows (Spain). |
|
ITEM 1 |
Two posters for Ibero-American air show (1929), sponsored by the
Real Aero Club of Andalusia. |
|
ENVELOPE 7 |
Air Transport (Clipping). |
|
ITEM 1 |
Photograph of cargo of pineapples. |
|
ENVELOPE 8 |
R. Alkan & Cie. |
|
ITEM 1 |
Blueprints for engine parts. |
|
ITEM 2 |
One unidentified mounted photograph. |
|
ENVELOPE 9 |
Anniversary notices for balloonists Charles, Montgolfieres, Duro.
|
|
ITEM 1 |
Small brochure shaped and colored like a balloon for the 1951
Festival celebrating Paris’ bi-millennium and the story of the
Montgolfiers. |
|
ITEM 2 |
Invitation to centenary celebration of physicist Jaques Alexander
Charles sponsored by the Aero-Club of France, 1923.
|
|
ITEM 3 |
Invitation to a dinner to honor the anniversary of the traverse
of Jesus-Pernandez Duro, 1907.
|
|
ENVELOPE 10 |
Aviation Events 1948 #1. |
|
ITEM 1 |
Photo release for XB-45 which could reach speeds of over 480
miles/hour. More than 100 were being built for the Air Force at the time.
|
|
ITEM 2 |
Two photographs of special aides at the technical conference of
IATA (International Air Transport Association), 1948.
|
|
ITEM 3 |
Two photographs of R.E. Bishop, Chief designer of the de
Havilland Aircraft Company (right), Major Sir Miles Thomas, Deputy
Chairman of the British Overseas Airway Cooperation (center), Frank B.
Halford, Chairman and Technical director of the Havilland Engine Company
(left, discussing the progress of the de Havilland D.H. 106 jet airliner
project. |
|
ITEM 4 |
Photograph of W/Cdr. A.N. (Bill) Kingwill, veteran aeronautical
training expert, who had at the time, over 30 years of flying experience.
He demonstrated the Prentice in the Argentine and was planning to test
fly the first machine to be handed over at Cordoba. |
|
ITEM 5 |
Photograph of prentices destined for the Argentine Air Force on
the production line in Percival’s Luton factory. |
|
ITEM 6 |
Photograph of a Percival Prentice three seat Basic Trainer
wearing the Argentine colors awaits shipment to South America where it
will form part of the equipment of the Argentine Air Force Flying
Training Schools, introducing to that country the most modern methods of
flying instruction. |
|
ITEM 7 |
Photograph of an Argentinean man buying The Percival Prentice:
the first Prentice packed for shipment to Argentina. |
|
ITEM 8 |
Press release from Huntington Aviation Group noting a British
Trainer adopted by the Argentine Air Force. |
|
ITEM 9 |
Two photographs of a First Convair-Liner with the markings of a
foreign airline in flight. |
|
ITEM 10 |
Photograph of the world’s then-smallest and largest flying
planes, the 360-pound Wee Bee and Consolidated Vultee’s giant XC-99
military troop transport and cargo plane, respectively. |
|
ITEM 11 |
Photograph of “Bristol” Theseus, which successfully completely
the 500-hour endurance test. Shown is a front 3/4 view of the Theseus,
which was the first gas turbine of its type to be successfully type
tested. |
|
ITEM 12 |
Photograph of the “Bristol” Theseus, which was installed in the
Avro Lincoln. As part of the flight development program Lincoln aircraft
at the time had flown many hours with Theseus turbines in the outboard
positions. |
|
ITEM 13 |
A photograph of the Theseus taken during one of the stop periods
that punctuated the test. |
|
ITEM 14 |
Another view of the Theseus during a stop period. |
|
ITEM 15 |
Photograph of Mr. John Freeman pulling the lever that brought the
Theseus turbine to a stop at the end of its 500-hour endurance test.
|
|
ITEM 16 |
Photograph of Freeman and two other men with the Theseus turbine.
|
|
ITEM 17 |
Photograph of the Curtiss XP-87, the US Air Force’s newest long
range fighter airplane and the first ever powered by four jet engines,
takes off. |
|
ITEM 18 |
Photograph of John Corby, who was appointed on May 12, 1948 de
Havilland Area Manager for the Far East. |
|
ITEM 19 |
Photograph of the ruggedly constructed Ryan Navion in flight,
used for personal flying in high-altitude countries like Switzerland.
|
|
ITEM 20 |
Photograph of the four-place Navion, a spacious, conveniently
loaded personal-business plane, which packs a load of 1020 pounds.
|
|
ITEM 21 |
Photograph of a tan 1948 model Ryan Navion, flown by Mademoiselle
Jean Guinand of Geneva, Switzerland. The plane had the ability to fly in
and out of small fields with ease and had a high, sturdy tricycle landing
gear with large, steerable nose-wheel, an important asset in a region
where operations were frequently made from rough, unprepared landing
strips. |
|
ITEM 22 |
Photograph of Navion fliers in India. Mr. Sing is shown; he was
an aerodrome officer at Wellington Airport and a member of the Delhi
Flying Club. The pictured aircraft was to be a practical tool for
business, industrial and government purposes. |
|
ITEM 23 |
Photograph of the 3-place Piper Cub Super Cruiser, at the time,
the most inexpensive personal airplane in its class. |
|
ITEM 24 |
Release from Henry J. Kaufmann & Associates announcing the
prize awarded to Rev. Norman E. Kuck, a then-36-year old pastor from
Boyne City, Mich. The Reverend received a brand new 1948 Ercoupe for
winning first prize in a Mutual network quiz show jungle contest.
|
|
ITEM 25 |
Bundle of papers and photographs issued by The Press Office of
the Bristol Aeroplane Company LTD. England giving the complete
description and technical data of the New Type 170 Military Version.
Items 26-46 are from the bundle. |
|
ITEM 26 |
Booklet detailing the complete performance and operating date in
graph form for the New Type 170. |
|
ITEM 27 |
Photograph of the New Type 170 in flight. |
|
ITEM 28 |
Two photographs of the Military version of the “Bristol” New Type
170 aircraft. |
|
ITEM 29 |
Photograph of the control cabin of the dual-controlled New Type
170. |
|
ITEM 30 |
Photograph of the equipment hold of the Military New Type 170.
|
|
ITEM 31 |
Photograph of a Ordnance QF 17-pounder being loaded into the hold
of the Military Type 170 Aircraft. |
|
ITEM 32 |
Photograph of Nose-opening doors of the New Type 170 Military
Transport. |
|
ITEM 33 |
Photograph of a 40 M.M. A.A. Bofors Gun being winched into the
equipment hold of the military version of the “Bristol” New Type 170
Aircraft. |
|
ITEM 34 |
Photograph of a 60-CWT truck emerging form the hold of the New
Type 170 Military Aircraft. |
|
ITEM 35 |
Photograph of supply dropping with the Military version of the
“Bristol” New Type 170. |
|
ITEM 36 |
Collection of four photographs supporting the claim that the New
Type 170 can easily be adapted to accommodate the very latest survey and
photographic reconnaissance equipment. |
|
ITEM 37 |
Photograph of the “Bristol” Hercules 672 Engine, a 14 cylinder,
two-row, sleeve-valve, air-cooled engine. |
|
ITEM 38 |
Photograph of an advanced airfield. |
|
ITEM 39 |
Packet of information describing the “Bristol” New Type 170
Military Transport Version. |
|
ITEM 40 |
Series of blueprints showing the New Type 170 fitted as an
ambulance, troop transport, paratroop transport, proposed typical loads.
|
|
ITEM 41 |
Diagram of General arrangement freighter – Military version.
|
|
ITEM 42 |
Diagram of “Freighter” Fuselage Type 170. |
|
ITEM 43 |
Diagram of Bristol Type No. 170 – Military Freighter.
|
|
ITEM 44 |
Photograph of the Hercules 672 “Free-Exit” cowl Engine
Installation. |
|
ITEM 45 |
Series of three photographs showing (clockwise from top left)
ample tying-down rings, a Dodge 3⁄4 ton 4 x 4 Truck with winch is
positioned at the read of the aircraft, near the port elevator and a 25
pounder gun/Howitzer shackled in position in the cargo hold of The New
Type 170. |
|
ITEM 46 |
Papers about the “Bristol” New Type 170 Military Transport
Version. |
|
ITEM 47 |
Four unidentified photographs. |
|
ENVELOPE 11 |
Aviation Events 1948 #2. |
|
ITEM 1 |
Collection of items, numbered 1-5, from brown envelope with the
address, “Miss Santi, “L’Aerophile”, 7, Rue Saint Lazare, Paris 9,
FRANCE. Return address, “Bristol.” |
|
ITEM 2 |
Photograph of three young heifers posing for the camera before
getting on the Freighter. |
|
ITEM 3 |
Photograph of the first heifer who must climb on board is led
towards the loading ramp. |
|
ITEM 4 |
Photograph of the first loaded animals eating their food quickly.
|
|
ITEM 5 |
Press release from the Bristol Aeroplane Company announcing the
transportation of English livestock from Blackbushe to Malta.
|
|
ITEM 6 |
Collection of items numbered 7-8 from a previously sealed
envelope from North American Aviation, Inc. to L’Aerophile, Attn. M.S. La
Rougery. Opened 7/1/09. |
|
ITEM 7 |
Press release form the North American Aviation, Inc. Municipal
Airport in Los Angeles, California announcing the addition of a new
two-place Air Force trainer to the company’s model catalog. The trainer
was to be used for both primary and basic flight instruction and was to
be conventional in design except for its tricycle landing gear – the
first primary-basic trainer to be designed to use a tricycle landing gear
in the United States. |
|
ITEM 8 |
Two photo releases for the T-28 Air Force all purpose trainer,
which was to be used to prepare pilots for ultra-high speed jet aircraft.
An artist’s sketch is shown. |
|
ITEM 9 |
Booklet titled “Avro on the Airlift,” an account of a visit to
Germany, for the purpose of studying the contribution made by two Avro
Aircraft on the Berlin Air Lift. Includes pictures numbered 10-15.
|
|
ITEM 10 |
Photograph of A.V.M D.C.T. Bennett leaving his Avro Tudor 5 at
Gatow (1949). 1,500 gallons of diesel oil are being discharged through
the pipe leading out the door. |
|
ITEM 11 |
Photograph of two Avro Tudors ls, operated by British South
American Airways on the Berlin Airlift since October, are shown proving
their weight carrying capabilities and reliability. |
|
ITEM 12 |
Tissue paper insert with “AVRO” logo. Paper reads: “A.V. Roe %
Co. Limited with Compliments. Greengate, Middleton, Manchester.”
|
|
ITEM 13 |
Photograph of the manifest sheet which gave the Avro Tudor 1 load
of 20.645 lbs. Photograph shows two Avro Tudors carrying a larger load
than any other aircraft on the Airlift. |
|
ITEM 14 |
Photograph taken at Gatow shows a line of Avro Yorks on the
unloading strip. |
|
ITEM 15 |
Photograph of Avro York load of beef fillets and butter occupying
the full length of the fuselage and weighing nearly 16,500 lbs.
|
|
ITEM 16 |
Envelope containing a collection of releases. Envelope is from
The De Havilland Aircraft Co., LTD address to L’Aerophile in Paris. Items
17-19. |
|
ITEM 17 |
Release from The De Havilland Enterprise announcing Release of
information by the British Government, Ground-attack version,
Higher-powered versions. |
|
ITEM 18 |
Release from The De Havilland Enterprise announcing Significant
Vampire Developments; New marks show an indication of the high
development potentially of an aircraft already unequalled in fighting
effectiveness at altitude. The trend of improvements in both airframe and
engine. The photograph attached to the last page is of a Vampire
aircraft. |
|
ITEM 19 |
Blueprint of Vampire MK. 5 with typical war load. |
|
ENVELOPE 12 |
Autographs and Business Cards. |
|
ITEM 1 |
Business card from Mademoiselle S. Deutsch (de La Meurthe), 4.
Place des Etats-Unis. |
|
ITEM 2 |
Business card from Le Général Cheutin, former commander of
Moroccan Air Force. Card was presented as a gift in 1936. |
|
ITEM 3 |
Two business cards from Maurice Bellonte, given as a souvenir.
|
|
ITEM 4 |
Business card from A. Brocard, Deputy of the Seine and commander
of the Legion of Honor. |
|
ITEM 5 |
Business card from Colonel De Goÿs, Cabinet chief of Secretary of
the State of Aeronautics. |
|
ITEM 6 |
Business card from Madame Louise Faure-Favier. |
|
ENVELOPE 13 |
French Aviation Maps. |
|
ITEM 1 |
Map of the study voyages of Noguès in the Mediterranean and the
Middle East in 1925 and 1926. |
|
ITEM 2 |
Bird’s eye view of the swelling park for “La Coupe
Gordon-Bennett” in Genève, August 2-6, 1922.
|
|
ITEM 3 |
Two maps of the Bourget Air Port. Line at the bottom reads, “A
dépense égale, l’Aviation la plus forte fait la plus forte Armée.”
|
|
ITEM 4 |
Map documenting 65,000 kilometers, 420 flight hours without a
single engine or landing issue. On opposite side is a series of four
photographs documenting the sudden return from Tokyo to Paris in 6.5
days. |
|
ITEM 5 |
Map from the Italian Air National League, showing an aircraft
route map. |
|
ITEM 6 |
Map on wax paper of South American, European, North African and
Middle East flight routes. |
|
ITEM 7 |
Map of English towns. |
|
ITEM 8 |
Map of Puteaux, France and surrounding areas. |
|
ENVELOPE 14 |
French Aviation Letters, Announcements and Invitations. |
|
ITEM 1 |
Note from Lieutenant Captain Flemming, the author of the article
and the conductor of Z.R. III in America. He made a voyage of more than
100 hours and was known as the most experienced captain in the world.
|
|
ITEM 2 |
Invitation from the President and the members of the organization
committee of the National Congress of Colonial Aeronautics. |
|
ITEM 3 |
Invitation from the “Master” and the little lady wanted to share
the joy and happy landing of their son Pierre. |
|
ITEM 4 |
Invitation from Madame Jacques Bellonte to the marriage of her
son, Monsieur Maurice Bellontte, Officer of the Honorable Legion with
Mademoiselle Raymonde Lafon, 1932.
|
|
ITEM 5 |
Marriage announcement of Sadi-Lecointe, Officer in the Legion of
Honor and Madame Sadi-Lecointe, 8 October 1924.
|
|
ITEM 6 |
Invitation to the inauguration of the House of Wings by Paul
Doumer, then the President of the Republic. Guests were invited to arrive
by car, train or plane. |
|
ITEM 7 |
Tag from the Aero-Club of France’s First Congress. Tag was that
of an auditor (18-22 December 1922, Grand Palace, Paris). |
|
ITEM 8 |
Invitation to the National Colonial Exhibition, Aeronautics
section, held in Marseille, 1922.
|
|
ITEM 9 |
Monsieur Léon Bailby, director of the French newspaper,
l’Intransigeant, invited Monsieur and Madame Bloudel la Rougery to attend
an event at the Hotel of l’Intransigeant. |
|
ITEM 10 |
Blank invitation for two persons to attend the Sport
Aeronautique’s Aeronautic celebration, 22 March 1885.
|
|
ITEM 11 |
Blank invitation to an inauguration of the monument erected in
memory of Jacques Aumont-Thiéville, Captain Clavenad, Captain De Noüe,
Lieutenant Vasselot de Régné and Sergeant Richy, who dies in a spherical
balloon catastrophe on 17 April 1913. |
|
ITEM 12 |
Note from the Ministry of War, Department of Aeronautics – Civil
Aeronautics, 10 April 1919.
|
|
ITEM 13 |
Note to Monsieur Edouard Blondel la Rougery promoting the
magazine, L’Aerophile. |
|
ITEM 14 |
Invitation from the President of the Members of the
Administration Council of the French Aero-Club to Monsieur Bloudel La
Rougery to the event honoring President Paul Doumer at the occasion of
the inauguration of the Hotel of the French Aero-Club. |
|
ITEM 15 |
Three Releases from the French Aero-Club – , July 1916,
December 1929, September 1931.
|
|
ITEM 16 |
Two unidentified items. |
|
BOX 41 |
Test bombing of ships by U.S. planes.
1921.
|
|
ENVELOPE 1 |
Bombing Tests. |
|
ITEM 1 |
Photograph of Bombing G-102, bombing tests of 1921. |
|
ITEM 2 |
Photograph of Salvo bombing by 19th and 7th groups in close
formation. |
|
ITEM 3 |
Photograph of the wreckage of USS Virginia – with hold in aft
deck from the bombing tests of 1923. |
|
ITEM 4 |
Photograph of bombing tests of 1921, from the US Army Air Service
photographic school. |
| Next Page » |
