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Richard Friel took photos of his flight in a DC-3

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This collection contains papers relating to A.P. Keith. The papers include documents about a patent Keith received in 1870 for a flying machine.

Abstract The collection covers aviation history dating back to the first flights and includes extensive background and research material. It was the personal collection of Ed Leiser. It focuses on the History of Aviation in San Diego.Ed Leiser wrote World War I aviation history for the journal Cross & Cockade until about 1974 and then began researching San Diego Aviation History. He composed many volumes detailing San Diego's rich history in aviation. He theorized that aviation...

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Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974), was an American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist. The collection contains information about Charles Lindbergh and people related to him, either through business or family. The majority of the collection regarding any biographical or historical information directly related to Lindbergh and his flight has been arranged by publishing date, starting from 1926, and ending in the 2000s.

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The collection contains 92 manuscripts, written/compiled between the early twentieth century and early twenty-first century. These manuscripts range from television and movie scripts to flight logs, accident report, personal recollections, and biographies/memoirs. Subjects include (but are not limited to) early flight, World War I, World War II, women avioators, air ships, and flight testing.

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Images of NAS North Island from 1900-2000. Many of these images were scanned by Mark Aldrich and other sources. Many scanned from the NAS North Island Archives.

Abstract On Saturday, August 16, 2003, the San Diego Aerospace Museum’s Spirit of St. Louis replica departed the Museum’s Gillespie Field facility for Lindbergh Field as part of the events commemorating the 75th anniversary of Lindbergh Field at San Diego International Airport. After its 27-minute flight, the aircraft remained on display for several hours at an open house hosted by the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority. The day’s activities included the flight and landing of the...

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1100 digital image files that were scanned and donated by the Tailhook Association. They show the history of Naval Aviation, but many are from NAS North Island.