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Captain William B. Voortmeyer Papers

Creator:
Voortmeyer, William B.  Search this
Extent:
0.36 Cubic feet ((1 letter document box))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Publications
Periodicals
Date:
bulk 1927-1952
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of the following items documenting the career of Captain William B. Voortmeyer: newspaper clippings; photocopies of four photographs; a CD copy of Voortmeyer's unpublished manuscript, "The Rise of Air Power Over the Pacific," 1941; Air Navigation, textbook for the Air Training Center by Voortmeyer; manuscript of "The Modern Air of Pilotage;" manuscript of a Navy Address, by Lt. W. B. Voortmeyer, 1936; manuscript of talk given on Oakland radio station KYA by Voortmeyer to Junior Birdmen, 1935; promotional flyer for "A Practical Course of 12 Lessons in Aerial Navigation and Meteorology" by Captain W. B. Voortmeyer, 1933; a card of the flag signaling system developed by Voortmeyer, signed July 1, 1927; and Oakland City Resolution No. 2337 in honor of Voortmeyer.
Biographical / Historical:
William Bertus Voortmeyer (1891-1952) was a master maritime navigator who developed many early aerial navigation systems, including a numerical signal code by which ships at sea were able to advise pilots of their position by hoisting numerical flags to indicate the distance to a destination. Voortmeyer was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and at age 13 went to sea as a cabin boy on the sailing ship of which his father was captain. Voortmeyer spent the next twenty years at sea, earning a Master Mariners License. During World War I, he was a navigating officer in the transport service. When he left the sea, he held several Civil Aeronautics and Administration (CAA) and California State teaching credentials and was a certified instructor of hulls, an aviation cadet instructor, a pilot, and a Tug Master. He taught classes in marine navigation, writing books on navigation including Guide to Air Pilotage and Meteorology, and Air Navigation. During the late 1920s, he was a navigation adviser on several pioneering flights, including the first successful flight across the Pacific ocean by Ernie Smith, the Dole Flight and the pioneering flight of Charles Kingsford-Smith in 1928. Voortmeyer was also a navigation consultant for Amelia Earhart and for pioneering flights to the Arctic. From 1930 to 1935 he was with the Port of Oakland as a nautical consultant. In 1928, Voortmeyer developed an internationally adopted Numerical Flag Code, a numeral signal code which made it unnecessary for air navigators to master the international semaphore signaling code, by designing pennants with the number from one to ten that ships would hoist when aircraft were flying over head so that the aircraft could confirm their position. During WWII, Captain Voortmeyer was an aviation ground instructor in Navigation at the Pensacola Naval Training Station, Florida. He returned to the sea in command of various transport ships, including the Liberty ship, the Henry Hoyt. In 1946 he was captain of the Benjamin Warner and in 1947 was appointed as a pilot of one of Oakland's fireboats.
Provenance:
Carol Voortmeyer Nickisher, Gift, 2009
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
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Navigation -- History  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Transpacific flights  Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuscripts
Publications
Periodicals
Citation:
Captain William B. Voortmeyer Papers, Accession 2010-0006, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.2010.0006
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2c9290e03-7be7-4ef2-9465-2f48df76e51e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-2010-0006

Southern Four-Course Radio Range Charts

Creator:
United States. Civil Aeronautics Authority  Search this
Extent:
0.12 Cubic feet ((1 flat box))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Charts
Date:
bulk 1940
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of sixteen charts that were part of the production process for four-course radio range routings. As the routings shown are outside of the original airway system developed in 1930, it is assumed that these charts represent a substantive expansion of the airway system, rather than a simple updating of existing infrastructure. The following areas are represented in Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Louisiana: Big Spring; Corpus Christi; Abilene; El Paso; Dallas, Ft. Worth, San Antonio; Fort Worth; San Antonio; Houston; Birmingham; Tampa; Atlanta; Miami; Mobile; Jacksonville; Shreveport; and New Orleans.
Biographical / Historical:
Beginning in the 1930s, visual guidelines for navigation were replaced by the four-course radio range station system. The radio range station emitted a directional signal, forming four beacons aligned with a compass, each defining a course. Pilots listened to the radio receiver and followed the radio beams from station to station along a particular route. This system had a total of 378 stations before becoming phased out during the 1950s
Provenance:
Barbara Walsh, Gift, 2004
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
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this
Genre/Form:
Charts
Citation:
Southern Four-Course Radio Range Charts, Accession 2005-0001, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.2005.0001
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2990139e0-80d1-4d42-ab59-1154763eb933
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-2005-0001

Teach yourself air navigation, by "Kaspar" [pseud.] late chief ground instructor, A. O. N. S

Author:
Millard, S R  Search this
Physical description:
3 p. l., 9-186 p. illus. (incl. maps) diagrs. 18 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1942
[1942]
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Call number:
TL586 .M49X
TL586.M49X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_76991

Air navigation, by E. R. Hamilton

Author:
Hamilton, E. R. - (Eric R.) 1893-  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 17-175, [1] p. incl. front., diagrs. fold. chart (in pocket) 19 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1942
[1942]
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Call number:
TL586 .H33 1942X
TL586.H33 1942X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_77133

RTCA membership directory 2005 [electronic resource]

Title:
Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics membership directory
Author:
Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (U.S.)  Search this
Subject:
Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
1 CD-ROM ; 4 3/4 in
Type:
Electronic resources
Directories
Date:
2005
Topic:
Radio in aeronautics--Societies, etc  Search this
Air traffic control--Societies, etc  Search this
Navigation (Aeronautics)--Societies, etc  Search this
Call number:
TL693 .R34 2005
mrdf 000575
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_786665

Flugzeugkompasswesen und Flugsteuerkunde, von W. Immler, mit 53 Abbildungen un 6 Tabellen einschliesslich 3 Tafeln

Author:
Immler, Werner 1882-  Search this
Former owner:
Burden, William A. M (William Armistead Moale) 1906-1984 DSI  Search this
Physical description:
2 p. l., [ix]-xvi, 141 p. illus., fold. tables, diagrs. 17 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1918
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Compass  Search this
Call number:
TL586 .I47X
TL586.I47X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_76124

Radius of action of aircraft, by Mary Tornich

Author:
Tornich, Mary  Search this
Physical description:
5 p. l., 168 p. front. (port.) illus., diagrs. 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1940
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Call number:
TL586 .T68
TL586.T68
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_85832

Astronomical navigation made easy, by G. W. Ferguson

Author:
Ferguson, George William 1891-  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 70 p. diagrs. 22 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1938
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Navigation  Search this
Call number:
TL586 .F395X
TL586.F395X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_78994

Manual of air pilotage. Air ministry

Author:
Great Britain Air Ministry  Search this
Physical description:
1 v. illus., fold. plates, maps (part fold.) charts (part fold.) tables, diagrs. 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
1930
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Call number:
TL586 .G7 1930X
TL586.G7 1930X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_77994

The air almanac / issued by the Nautical Almanac Office, United States Naval Observatory under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy

Author:
United States Naval Observatory  Search this
United States Naval Observatory Nautical Almanac Office  Search this
Great Britain Her Majesty's Stationery Office  Search this
Physical description:
v. : ill. ; 26 cm
Type:
Tables
Periodicals
Tables (Data)
Date:
1953
2007
2006
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Nautical almanacs  Search this
Call number:
TL587 .A298
TL587.A298
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_80309

Manual of air navigation. Vol. I. Air ministry. Reprinted April, 1938

Author:
Great Britain Air Ministry  Search this
Physical description:
1 v. illus., fold. plates, maps (3 fold.) charts (1 fold.) facsims., tables (1 fold.) diagrs. 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
1938
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Call number:
TL586 .G7 1938X
TL586.G7 1938X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_78007

The problem of air navigation / by R.H. Thurston

Author:
Thurston, Robert Henry 1839-1903  Search this
Physical description:
p. [542]-554 ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1890
1890?]
Topic:
Aerodynamics  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Gliding and soaring  Search this
Call number:
TL570 .T54 1890
TL570.T54 1890
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_341323

Practical air navigation

Author:
Lyon, Thoburn C (Thoburn Cassady) 1896-  Search this
Physical description:
vi, 351 p. incl. illus., tables, forms, fold. pl., charts (4 fold.) diagrs. 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1945
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Call number:
TL586 .L83 1945X
TL586.L83 1945X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_32536

An elementary course of air navigation, by Flight-Lieut. C. W. Hewitt

Author:
Hewitt, Charles William  Search this
Physical description:
127 p. illus., plates, diagrs. 20 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1935
[1935]
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Call number:
TL586 .H48X
TL586.H48X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_79908

Air navigation

Author:
United States War Department  Search this
Physical description:
298 p. illus., charts, 21 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1940
1940]
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Call number:
TL586 .U58 1940
TL586.U58 1940
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_323548

Aids to air navigation in Southeast Asia; Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam

Author:
United States Federal Aviation Administration  Search this
United States Civil Aeronautics Board  Search this
United States Department of Transportation Office of International Programs  Search this
United States Agency for International Development  Search this
Physical description:
237 p. illus. 26 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1971
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Call number:
TL745 .U58 1971
TL745.U58 1971
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_338642

Airline transport pilot rating / by Charles A. Zweng and Allan C. Zweng

Author:
Zweng, Charles A (Charles Alfonso) 1893-  Search this
Zweng, Allan C  Search this
Pan American Navigation Service  Search this
Physical description:
354 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm
Type:
Examinations, questions, etc
Place:
United States
Date:
1956
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Air traffic control  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Call number:
TL712 .Z97 1956
TL712.Z97 1956
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_309601

Most probable position; a history of aerial navigation to 1941, by Monte Duane Wright

Author:
Wright, Monte D. 1930-  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 280 p. illus. 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1972
[c1972]
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)--History  Search this
Call number:
TL586 .W75X
TL586.W75X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_32233

Air navigation for beginners, by A. W. Siddons

Author:
Siddons, A. W (Arthur Warry)  Search this
Physical description:
31, [1] p. diagrs. 18 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1942
[1942]
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Call number:
TL586 .S47X
TL586.S47X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_79034

Manual of air navigation

Author:
Great Britain Air Ministry  Search this
Physical description:
1 p. l., [v]-xviii, 363 p. illus. (incl. charts) diagrs. (2 fold.) forms (1 fold.) 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
1941
Topic:
Navigation (Aeronautics)  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Call number:
TL586 .G7 1941X
TL586.G7 1941X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_78008

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