Papers of Charles Ulm, 1934-1951 [manuscript]. 1934-1951.

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Papers of Charles Ulm, 1934-1951 [manuscript]. 1934-1951.

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Newspaper cuttings on the search for Charles Ulm and his crew after his crash landing in the Pacific in 1934. Photographs. Map signed by Ulm, 1931. Souvenir book of flights made by the aircraft "Faith in Australia", 1933-1934. Memorandum from Charles Ulm to G.M. Littlejohn, J.L. Skilling, Ayres and Imperial Oil Ltd. dated 16 Nov. 1934. Plan of airfield. The block of wood and aluminium ferrule used to protect the steel rope used for lifting the plane from the boat (located in pictorial section). Letter from William C. Sloan to the Hon. Francis M. Forde, Director General, Posts and Telegraphs, to the Postmaster, Los Angeles. Also chart prepared by G. I.R. Halligan during the flight Faith in Australia' from Australia to Papua New Guinea by Ulm, signed Lae, 30 July 1934. Covering letter from Halligan donating the chart 20 November 1935.

1 cm. (3 folders)

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Faith in Australia (Airplane)

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Ulm, Charles Thomas Phillippe, 1897-1934

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C. T. P. Ulm, 1897-1934, aviator, was lost near Hawaii on a flight from Oakland, California to Australia. He married Mary Josephine Callaghan in 1927. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225776153 Charles Ulm was a pioneer Australian aviator. Ulm is best known for his partnership with Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, and was Kingsford Smith's copilot on many of his famous flights, including the 1928 first crossing of the Pacifi...

Halligan, G. J. R.

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