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Air Force Association, Wright Memorial Chapter Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-351
Abstract
This collection documents a civilian aerospace organization that promotes public understanding of aerospace power and national defense. The collection includes newspaper clippings, magazines, awards, correspondence, meeting minutes, national, regional, and state conference materials, community events, photographs, certificates, reports, financial records, and general Air Force information. Most items deal with events and overall activities of the Wright Memorial Chapter. Several items in the...
Dates:
1953-2014
Found in:
Special Collections
Wilbur F. H. Bigelow, Sr., Dayton Wright Company Collection (SC-347)
Collection
Identifier: SC-347
Scope and Contents
Wilbur F. H. Bigelow, Sr., was a foreman in the Mill department of Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory at Moraine (Plant 1), during World War I. The collection consists primarily of 28 photographs, most of which relate to Bigelow’s work at the factory, including DH-4 aircraft, employees and factory scenes, air demonstration shows, and aerial photographs captured during a test flight. Photos unrelated to Dayton-Wright Airplane include: one photo depicts the Wright Brothers’ Homecoming in...
Dates:
1909-1941; Majority of material found within 1917-1919
Found in:
Special Collections
Dr. Hans von Ohain Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-335
Abstract
Dr. Hans von Ohain was the co-inventor of the first successful jet engine. After World War II, he moved to Dayton, Ohio where he was a research scientist at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. His papers contain patents, correspondence, speeches, technical reports, scientific articles, awards, and photographs. Some documents are in German and French, but the majority of the collection is in English.
Dates:
1907-2003
Found in:
Special Collections
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