Where Dreams Take Flight City of Lancaster Aerospace Walk of Honor Honoree Video, 4.5 min., 1994
Item — Box: 2, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 315, File 7, Item 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Charles C. Bock, Jr. papers document the vast career of a test pilot. Within the collection, there is material about the Bell X-2, the X-15 (Rocket aircraft), the SR-71 Blackbird (Jet reconnaissance plane), the Rockwell B-1 (Bomber), and many other types of experimental aircraft. Included are photographs of fellow Purdue University alumni and "America's No. 1 Spaceman" Iven C. Kincheloe, Jr. In addition to the thirty-one photographs, the collection consists of nine 16mm films, one of which is of the AC-1 flight with Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater, whose letter about the experience is included as well. Also, in the collection are Bock's step-by-step instructions for President Ford's visit to Rockwell International and his tour of the B-1 bomber, along with corresponding newspaper articles.
Dates
- 1994
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
Collection material is in English.
Access Information
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.438 Cubic Feet (One letter-size full width manuscript box and two small flat boxes)
Creator
- From the Collection: Bock, Charles C., Jr. (Charles Cornelius), 1925- (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Contact:
504 Mitch Daniels Boulevard
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu
504 Mitch Daniels Boulevard
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu