Aircraft accidents
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Convair Charger, Model 48 Accident Investigation Report Collection Accident Investigation Report
The collection contains reports, correspondences, and photos of the Convair Charger Model 48 crash on October 19, 1965.
William Fark Personal Photo Collection
William E. Fark served in the 461st bombardment wing of the US Airforce.
Grumman F3F-2
The materials in this collection relate to the restoration of a salvaged Grumman F3F-2 that was restored by San Diego Aerospace Museum staff and volunteers in 1990.
Charles Augustus Hill Personal Papers
The Charles A. Hill personal papers contain materials relating primarily to Hill's military career during World War I as an Army Air Service pilot and aviation instructor at the 3rd Aviation Instruction Center.
Tommy Howard Personal Photo Collection
Tommy Howard served in the US Army Air Corps.
Manuscript Collection
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.
Maj. Randolph Schroeder Personal Photo Collection
Major Randolph Schroeder served in the Army Air Corps.
Trudy Jean Smith Collection
The collection contains material related to the career of flight attendant Trudy Smith (1947-2020). It includes material related the crash of Eastern Airlines Flight #401, of which she was a surviving crew member. It also contains papers of Trudy Smith’s later career as a safety consultant.
Texas Terror Digital Image Collection
26 JPG and PDF files stored on the DAMS and Library Server. These files were donated to the Museum and show the history of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator "Texas Terror" which crashed on Hinchinbrook Island in 1942.
Ottom Timm Photo Only Collection
Photographic Prints that have been digitized and placed on the DAMS and Flickr. They have been assigned a 09 Series Number. California-based barnstormer and aircraft manufacturer of German descent. Charles Lindbergh's first flight was flown by Timm. Timm partnered at times with his brother Wally Timm who did a lot of flying for the nascent Hollywood movie industry.