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Names:
Convair (Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp)  Search this
Fairchild Aircraft Corp  Search this
General Electric Company  Search this
Grumman Aerospace Corporation  Search this
Lockheed Aircraft Corp  Search this
Republic Aviation Corporation  Search this
United Aircraft Corporation  Search this
Extent:
1.31 Cubic feet (3 boxes, 1 map folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Technical drawings
Technical manuals
Newsletters
Photographs
Date:
1941-1977
bulk 1954-1977
Summary:
This small collection consists of material relating to various aircraft companies including Fairchild Corporation, Lockheed Corporation, Grumman Corporation, Republic Aviation Corporation, United Aircraft Corporation, General Electric, and Convair.
Scope and Contents:
This small collection consists of material relating to various aircraft companies including Fairchild Corporation, Lockheed Corporation, Grumman Corporation, Republic Aviation Corporation, United Aircraft Corporation, General Electric, and Convair. Materials include employee newsletters, annual reports, technical manuals and reports, technical drawings, and published materials. There are also two black and white photographs in the collection, one of the Grumman G-44 (Widgeon) and one of the Republic P-47 (F-47) Thunderbolt. Other specific aircraft mentioned in the collection include the Convair 440 Metropolitan, Republic F-105 Thunderchief, Fairchild F-27 Friendship, Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II, Republic RF-84F Thunderflash, and the Lockheed L-2000 (SST Proposal).
Arrangement:
Arranged by size and grouped by manufacturer. A few materials have been scanned and made available online.
Provenance:
Jim Iannuzzi, gift, 2017, NASM.2018.0023
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Genre/Form:
Technical drawings
Technical manuals -- 20th century
Newsletters
Photographs
Citation:
Aircraft Industry Materials, Acc. NASM.2018.0023, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.2018.0023
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg214fa4589-63c0-4c70-8b68-6a0a447c900b
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-2018-0023