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Ralph S. Johnson, Aviation History, circa 1930 - 2005

 File — Box: 26, Folder: 6, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, File 8

Scope and Contents

Twenty photos on CD, jpegs, 35.3 mb, along with a sheet with notations on the significance of each photograph. Includes:

B-18 Loading Up: taken in the mid-1950s

Captain Ralph, United Airlines: taken in the late 1930s early 1940

Douglas DC-5: Ralph test flew this aircraft while on loan from United, undated

Flight Deck Coordinator: Ralph’s Master Equipment Company manufactured thousands of these scrolling checklist aids for the airlines and military from the 1950s to the 1970s

Firebomber test: one of Ralco’s PV-2 Harpoons converted to borate bomber use, undated

Flight Safety Foundation citation – Ralph was honored with the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award in November, 2005

Long Island Newsday Zero Vix Landing Spread, undated

Dates

  • circa 1930 - 2005

Access Information

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the File: 1.50 Cubic Feet (Three legal-size full-width manuscript boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository

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