Flying collection, 1919-1946.

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Flying collection, 1919-1946.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47225886

The Flying collection, 1914-1946, undated, includes: clippings from newspapers and magazines; photographs; brochures; information about Dr. Hugo Eckener; Charles Lindberg and his flight to Paris; Admiral Byrd's flight to the South Pole; women pilots; zeppelins; plane crashes; various companies that manufactured planes or plane parts, including Buhl Aircraft Co., Fokker, Ford Motor Co., Kohler Corp.; and airlines, such as Detroit-Grand Rapids Air Line, Furniture Capital Air Service (Grand Rapids, Mich.), and Stout Airlines or Air Services, Inc. (Grand Rapids, Mich.). Also included are materials related to the Grand Rapids Air Fair of 1927; the Grand Rapids airport; the history of aviation in general; Heagle's pilot log book, 1927-1931; and Heagle's lessons from the Furniture Capital Air School (Grand Rapids, Mich.).

1.25 cubic ft. (in 2 boxes) : ill.

Clarke Historical Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7577220

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Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974

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Eckener, Hugo, 1868-1954

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Byrd, Richard Evelyn Jr., 1888-1957

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Ford motor company

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Heagle, Donald E.

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Heagle (Dec. 8, 1911-July 10, 1997) was a pilot and mechanic with Stout Air Services, Inc. (Grand Rapids, Mich.). From the description of Flying collection, 1919-1946. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 47225886 ...

Furniture Capital Air School (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

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