Birdie Draper collection, 1936-1945.

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Birdie Draper collection, 1936-1945.

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Newspaper clippings, photographs, documents, uniforms, and rigging tools. Important personalities and subjects include parachute rigging, stunt flying, automobile stunts, F.F. (Bowser) Frakes, Chuck Doyle, Rip Cord Club, Pioneer Parachute Club, George Griffin, Stub Chrissinger, Buddy Evans, Ryan Aeronautical Company, Dept. of Commerce, and Thrill Day Performers.

2 linear ft.

San Diego Aerospace Museum Library & Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8075744

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Draper, Birdie, 1916-2005

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Birdie Draper was born in 1916 in Minneapolis, Minn. At age twenty, she began training as a parachutist with Stub Chrissinger, an instructor for Hincks flying service. Chrissinger was one of two licensed parachute riggers in Minnesota at the time. After her training, Draper joined a stunt group of Thrill Day Performers traveling to state fairs. She was paired up with Captain F.F. (Bowser) Frakes, who was best known for crashing planes. Draper's stunts included "delayed" parachute drops as well a...

Chrissinger, Stub

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Griffin, George.

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Ryan Aeronautical Company

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United States. Department of Commerce

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Rip Cord Club.

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Doyle, Chuck, 1916-

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Pioneer Parachute Club.

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Thrill Day Performers

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Evans, Buddy

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Frakes, Bowser

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