Aviation mechanics (Persons) -- Training -- United States

Content Description This collection consists of a single letter (two sheets plus envelope) from Everett B. Graf to his sister-in-law Fay (Mrs. Otto J. Graf). The letter, dated August 10, 1929, is written on letterhead from Johnson Flying Service, Inc., at Vandalia, Ohio. The Johnson Flying Service, founded in the early 1920s by E. A. Johnson, was in charge of the management and operation of the recently constructed Dayton Airport. In fact, the airport's dedication, as well as the one-year anniversary of air...

Abstract William Laufer was an aviation mechanic for the Southern Ohio Aviation Company and later, an instructor for the Miami Valley Career Technology Center teaching in their FAA Certified Aircraft Mechanic's program. The collection contains aircraft maintenance training material, general federal aviation maintenance guidance, and a variety of aircraft maintenance manuals including manuals for Beechcraft, Cessna, Douglas, and WACO airplanes. The collection also includes parts catalogs and sales...