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News clippings, photocopies, manuscripts, and other materials maintained by Captain William B. Voortmeyer.

Identifier

NASM.2010.0006

Creator

Voortmeyer, William B.

Date

bulk 1927-1952

Provenance

Carol Voortmeyer Nickisher, Gift, 2009, NASM.2010.0006.

Extent

.07073 Gigabytes

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

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of Captain William B. Voortmeyer: newspaper clippings; photocopies of four photographs; a CD copy of Voortmeyer's unpublished manuscript, "The Rise of Air Power Over the Pacific," 1941; Air Navigation, textbook for the Air Training Center by Voortmeyer; manuscript of "The Modern Air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.

Arrangement note

Unarranged. File inventory listed.

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

Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Citation

Captain William B. Voortmeyer Papers, NASM.2010.0006, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Navigation (Aeronautics)
Navigation -- History
Aeronautics
Transpacific flights

Type

Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Gigabytes
Manuscripts
Publications
Periodicals
Digital images