Leo Barnum Kimball papers, 1911-1977.

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Leo Barnum Kimball papers, 1911-1977.

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Kimball genealogy and miscellaneous personal material; "Early Bird" material (national organization of pilots flying in planes or other machines before World War I); materials of Long Island Early Fliers Club, Civil Air Patrol, and other organizations; correspondence, blueprints, and records of Fuel Development Corporation; miscellaneous materials relating to aircraft including records of Kimball Aircraft Corporation and reports of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics; personal and family photographs, photographs of airplanes and airplane factories; and other records.

4 boxes.

New Haven Colony Historical Society Library

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New Haven Colony Historical Society Library

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Kimball family.

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Kimball, Leo B. (Leo Barnum), 1896-1977

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Resident of New Haven, Conn.; served with U.S. Air Corps in France during World War I; from 1926-1940 served as vice-president in charge of research at Fuel Development Corporation in New York City, manufacturers of ANILOL, a fuel additive used for airplanes; from 1928-1929 also served as president of Kimball Aircraft Corporation, Naugatuck, Conn.; during World War II was senior engineer at Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C., and also a member of the Civil Air Patrol; from 1950-1961 worked fo...

Long Island Early Fliers Club

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United States. Civil Air Patrol

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"The first Civil Air Patrol members of 1941... served their country by sinking or chasing away German submarines off America's East and Gulf coasts... Today, CAP handles 90 percent of inland search and rescue missions." -- "Civil Air Patrol: A Proud Legacy Continues." Civil Air Patrol. http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/html/commander.htm (Retrieved June 20, 2009) From the description of U.S. Civil Air Patrol letters, 1942 September. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 42873298...

United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

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Early Birds of Aviation (Organization)

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Kimball Aircraft Corporation (Naugatuck, Conn.)

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Fuel Development Corporation

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