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 Summary

Dale Butler Sigler (1885--1965) joined the US Navy in April 1908 and became part of the Aviation Corps in the summer of 1911 as one of the first group of aviation mechanics. This scrapbook was compiled by Dale Butler Sigler and consists of photographs, drawings, and ephemera regarding the early days of US Naval aviation.

This collection is in English.

 Biographical / Historical

Dale Butler Sigler (1885--1965) joined the US Navy in April 1908 and became part of the Aviation Corps in the summer of 1911 as one of the first group of aviation mechanics. Sigler left the US Navy in April 1912.

 Identifier

NASM.XXXX.0295

Creator

Sigler, Dale Butler, 1885-1965

Date

Circa 1911-1912

Provenance

United States Navy, Gift, 1966, NASM.XXXX.0295.

Extent

0.51 Cubic feet (1 flat box)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This scrapbook was compiled by Dale Butler Sigler prior to his death in 1965, and consists of photographs, drawings, and ephemera regarding the early days of US Naval aviation. In addition to Sigler, prominent figures in naval aviation shown in the scrapbook include John Rodgers; Theodore Gordon "Spuds" Ellyson; John H. Towers; Victor Daniel Herbster; and Glenn Hammond Curtiss. Aircraft shown in the scrapbook include the Wright (Co) Model B, US Navy Aircraft; Curtiss A-1 (AH-1); and Curtiss A-2 (Owl, E-1, AX-1). The scrapbook also includes information on the first two Navy airfields: Greenfield Point, Maryland and North Island, San Diego Bay, California. The scrapbook also contains a four-page biography of Dale B. Sigler and his career in naval aviation.

Arrangement note

Collection is in original order.

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Citation

Dale B. Sigler Early Naval Aviation Scrapbook, NASM.XXXX.0295, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics

Naval aviation

Air pilots

Airplanes

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks