Abstract Dwight Henry Bennett was an aeronautical engineer for Convair, Rockwell, and McDonnell Aircraft. The collection contains correspondence, research, engineering data, and compiled publicity relating to design concepts and proposals of aerospace engineer Dwight Henry Bennett. Through his career, Bennett researched and proposed applying delta wing configurations and fixed canard Kreuger flap configurations to short-haul transport aircraft. He proposed applying these designs to Cessna and Douglas...

Abstract Philip Bono worked as a research and systems analyst for North American Aviation. His first "tour" with Douglas Aircraft Company was from 1949 to 1951, doing structural layout and detail design. From 1951 to 1960, he worked primarily in structures design at Boeing. Between 1947 and 1949, he worked at Northrop Aircraft R&D. From 1984-1986, he was general manager of Cal-Pro Engineering Consultants doing structures integration and subsystems stress analysis. From 1966 to 1988, he again...

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Walt Calverie was a pioneer aviator.

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Edward Henry Heinemann, (14 March 1908 – 26 November 1991) was a noted military aircraft designer for Douglas Aircraft.

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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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The owner of the photographs worked at Douglas Aircraft Co. as an engineer, and acquired these negatives and photographs in the early 1950s.

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Photographic Prints that have been digitized and placed on the DAMS and Flickr. They have been assigned a 09 Series Number. Bill Holder was a former Douglas employee.