Aircraft Industry Materials
Identifier
NASM.2018.0023
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of approximately 1.15 cubic feet of material relating to various aircraft companies including Fairchild Corporation; Lockheed Corporation; Grumman Corporation; Republic Aviation Corporation; United Aircraft Corporation; General Electric; and Convair. The types of material in this collection 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 F-84 (P-84) Thunderjet; and the Lockheed L-2000 (SST Proposal).
Genre/Form
Technical drawings
Technical manuals -- 20th century
Newsletters
Photographs
Date
bulk 1942-1977
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
Provenance
Jim Iannuzzi, Gift, 2017
Names
Convair (Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp)
Fairchild Aircraft Corp
General Electric Company
Grumman Aerospace Corporation
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Republic Aviation Corporation
United Aircraft Corporation
Extent
1.31 Cubic feet ((4 boxes))
Citation
Aircraft Industry Materials, Acc. 2018-0023, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Technical drawings
Technical manuals
Newsletters
Photographs
