John "Jack" B. Jaynes papers, 1906-1985 1918-1960.

United States. Civil Aeronautics Board

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On November 3, 1958 the six airlines filed an agreement with the Civil Aeronautics Board which provided for certain mutual assistance in the event of a strike against one of them. The carriers still operating would make monthly payments of the increased revenues (less added direct expense) to the carrier which was shut down. Formal objections to the agreement were filed by the International Association of Machinists, the Brotherhood of Hallway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and ...

International Aeronautic Federation

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Jaynes, Jack B., 1897-

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John "Jack" Belmont Jaynes was born on March 20, 1897, in Cass County, Texas. He attended the Brantley-Draughon Business College in Fort Worth from 1914 until 1916 and the School of Military Aeronautics at The University of Texas in Austin from October 1917 until May 1918 . Upon leaving active service in November 1918, Jaynes opted for a Reserve Commission in January 1919, in which he remained until mandatory retirement in 1957 at the age of sixty. During 1929, Jaynes re...

Pan American Airways Corporation

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Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993

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James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle (December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993) was an American military general and aviation pioneer who received the Medal of Honor for his daring raids on Japan during World War II. He also made early coast-to-coast flights, won many flying races, and helped develop instrument flying. Born in Alameda, California, Doolittle studied as an undergraduate at University of California, Berkeley, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1922. He also earned a doctorate in aero...

United States. Air Force

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At Harris Neck, Georgia, in the remote northern reaches of McIntosh County, the United States government, in the fall of 1942, confiscated the lands along the South Newport and Barbour Island Rivers. Paved runways were constructed for aircraft, and Harris Neck became an air reconnaissance base for the United States Army Air Force during World War II. A number of support buildings were constructed at the Harris Neck Air Base, such as barracks for personnel, an officers club, and PX, to serve the ...

Federal Aviation Administration Academy (U.S.)

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United States. Army Air Forces. Air Transport Command

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American Airlines, inc

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MacCracken, William P. (William Patterson), 1888-1969

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William P. MacCracken, Jr. (1888-1969), first federal regulator of aviation, served as a flight instructor during World War I, and also served on the Chicago Aero Commission and was a member of the board of governors of the National Aeronautical Association (1922-1926) before Herbert Hoover appointed him as the first Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics in 1926. MacCracken left the Commerce Department in 1929 to resume the practice of law. He continued to be actively involved in the g...

Smith, C. R. (Cyrus Rowlett), 1899-

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President of American Airlines, 1934-1968; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1968-1969; and Chairman of the Board of American Airlines, 1973-1974. From the description of Papers, 1926-1979. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 25210469 Aviation company executive. From the description of Reminiscences of Cyrus Rowlett Smith : oral history, 1960. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122512911 ...

Cockrell, E. R.

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