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James Harvey Hester was a Stunt Flyer who was associated with the famous Hollywood Black Cats. He served in the USAAS at Kelly Field, TX briefly during WWI then returned to Venice. He was a test and stunt pilot in the southern California area between 1919 and 1925

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Barbara Kibbee Jayne was a female test pilot for Grumman in World War Two.

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This collection contains documents relating to the Capistrano Test Site used by Northrop Grumman from 1963.

Abstract The collection contains photographs, negatives, documents, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, maps, patches, postcards, and stickers. Binder titles and description notes were created by the owner. While serving as a Helicopter Rescue Swimmer and Designated Naval Air Crewman in April 1981, Gordon came to volunteer at the “old Aerospace Museum,” and except for short stints at other museums, he had been working and/or volunteering in one department or another for 35 years. His Navy career...

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William H. Renison (October 29, 1906 – May 1, 1955) had a diverse background of aircraft industrial occupations, but mostly within the managerial positions. He attended the University of Michigan in 1928 and graduated with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. Following his graduation, Renison maintained a steady and rising career in aircraft industries for almost three decades.

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Wilhelm Schult was a designer and researcher at Ryan Aeronautical who, in the 1930s, began his own independent research into the flying wing aircraft design.

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Roy Standefer worked on the Lunar Module for the Apollo Program.

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Oscar M. Westover (July 23, 1883 - September 21, 1938) was a major general and fourth chief of the United States Army Air Corps.