Box 46
Container
Contains 22 Collections and/or Records:
Photograph of Bridges in flight suit, circa 1972
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 2, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 1, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
This sub-group consists of photographs, certificates, and clippings from Bridges' time as a test pilot. The last 2/3rds of the binder contains clippings dealing with various aircraft, including Fairchild's A-10, A-7, Northrop A-9A, A-10A, A-7D, and fly-offs, circa 1972-1977.After returning from Vietnam, Bridges was assigned as an instructor pilot with the 3575th Pilot Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, from January 1969 to July 1970. He then attended Test Pilot School at...
Dates:
circa 1972
Certificate of Training, A-10A Flight Training Familiarization (PWI) Course No. 10SC1115-1. , April 14, 1972
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 2, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 1, Item 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
This sub-group consists of photographs, certificates, and clippings from Bridges' time as a test pilot. The last 2/3rds of the binder contains clippings dealing with various aircraft, including Fairchild's A-10, A-7, Northrop A-9A, A-10A, A-7D, and fly-offs, circa 1972-1977.After returning from Vietnam, Bridges was assigned as an instructor pilot with the 3575th Pilot Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, from January 1969 to July 1970. He then attended Test Pilot School at...
Dates:
April 14, 1972
First Flight Certificate - A-10A, "Tiger Works" , June 27, 1972
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 2, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 1, Item 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
This sub-group consists of photographs, certificates, and clippings from Bridges' time as a test pilot. The last 2/3rds of the binder contains clippings dealing with various aircraft, including Fairchild's A-10, A-7, Northrop A-9A, A-10A, A-7D, and fly-offs, circa 1972-1977.After returning from Vietnam, Bridges was assigned as an instructor pilot with the 3575th Pilot Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, from January 1969 to July 1970. He then attended Test Pilot School at...
Dates:
June 27, 1972
Northrop Corporation, envelope with image; First Flight U.S.A.F. A-9A, addressed to Capt. R. Bridges, AFFTC, Weapons Delivery Pilot…, May 30, 1972
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 2, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 1, Item 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
This sub-group consists of photographs, certificates, and clippings from Bridges' time as a test pilot. The last 2/3rds of the binder contains clippings dealing with various aircraft, including Fairchild's A-10, A-7, Northrop A-9A, A-10A, A-7D, and fly-offs, circa 1972-1977.After returning from Vietnam, Bridges was assigned as an instructor pilot with the 3575th Pilot Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, from January 1969 to July 1970. He then attended Test Pilot School at...
Dates:
May 30, 1972
Photograph, Bridges and fellow test pilots training, circa 1972
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 2, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 1, Item 5
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
This sub-group consists of photographs, certificates, and clippings from Bridges' time as a test pilot. The last 2/3rds of the binder contains clippings dealing with various aircraft, including Fairchild's A-10, A-7, Northrop A-9A, A-10A, A-7D, and fly-offs, circa 1972-1977.After returning from Vietnam, Bridges was assigned as an instructor pilot with the 3575th Pilot Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, from January 1969 to July 1970. He then attended Test Pilot School at...
Dates:
circa 1972
Photographs of aircraft marked, "Competition Sensitive," given to Bridges by Major General Peter W. Odgers, April 3, 1987
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 2, Item: 6
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 1, Item 6
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
This sub-group consists of photographs, certificates, and clippings from Bridges' time as a test pilot. The last 2/3rds of the binder contains clippings dealing with various aircraft, including Fairchild's A-10, A-7, Northrop A-9A, A-10A, A-7D, and fly-offs, circa 1972-1977.After returning from Vietnam, Bridges was assigned as an instructor pilot with the 3575th Pilot Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, from January 1969 to July 1970. He then attended Test Pilot School at...
Dates:
April 3, 1987
Certificate (humorous), A-10 pilot, April 27, 1972
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 2, Item: 7
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 1, Item 7
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
This sub-group consists of photographs, certificates, and clippings from Bridges' time as a test pilot. The last 2/3rds of the binder contains clippings dealing with various aircraft, including Fairchild's A-10, A-7, Northrop A-9A, A-10A, A-7D, and fly-offs, circa 1972-1977.After returning from Vietnam, Bridges was assigned as an instructor pilot with the 3575th Pilot Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, from January 1969 to July 1970. He then attended Test Pilot School at...
Dates:
April 27, 1972
Adhesive patch, U.S. Air Force, 30MM GAU-8/A AMMO, undated
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 2, Item: 8
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 1, Item 8
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
This sub-group consists of photographs, certificates, and clippings from Bridges' time as a test pilot. The last 2/3rds of the binder contains clippings dealing with various aircraft, including Fairchild's A-10, A-7, Northrop A-9A, A-10A, A-7D, and fly-offs, circa 1972-1977.After returning from Vietnam, Bridges was assigned as an instructor pilot with the 3575th Pilot Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, from January 1969 to July 1970. He then attended Test Pilot School at...
Dates:
undated
Photograph of Bridges at preflight briefing, A-10 flight test team, in Airman magazine, Volume XVII, Number 7, p. 26, July 1973
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 2, Item: 9
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 1, Item 9
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
This sub-group consists of photographs, certificates, and clippings from Bridges' time as a test pilot. The last 2/3rds of the binder contains clippings dealing with various aircraft, including Fairchild's A-10, A-7, Northrop A-9A, A-10A, A-7D, and fly-offs, circa 1972-1977.After returning from Vietnam, Bridges was assigned as an instructor pilot with the 3575th Pilot Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, from January 1969 to July 1970. He then attended Test Pilot School at...
Dates:
July 1973
Photograph of Bridges in Desert Wings magazine, "Capt. Roy Bridges, A-X Joint Test Force Pilot…," p. 12, August 10, 1973
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 2, Item: 10
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 1, Item 10
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
This sub-group consists of photographs, certificates, and clippings from Bridges' time as a test pilot. The last 2/3rds of the binder contains clippings dealing with various aircraft, including Fairchild's A-10, A-7, Northrop A-9A, A-10A, A-7D, and fly-offs, circa 1972-1977.After returning from Vietnam, Bridges was assigned as an instructor pilot with the 3575th Pilot Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, from January 1969 to July 1970. He then attended Test Pilot School at...
Dates:
August 10, 1973
Front page photograph of Bridges (450th A-10 Flight Test Hour), Thundercraft, Worldwide Report on Fairchild Republic Fighter-Bombers, Vol. 1, No. 5, December 1973
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 2, Item: 11
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 1, Item 11
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
This sub-group consists of photographs, certificates, and clippings from Bridges' time as a test pilot. The last 2/3rds of the binder contains clippings dealing with various aircraft, including Fairchild's A-10, A-7, Northrop A-9A, A-10A, A-7D, and fly-offs, circa 1972-1977.After returning from Vietnam, Bridges was assigned as an instructor pilot with the 3575th Pilot Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, from January 1969 to July 1970. He then attended Test Pilot School at...
Dates:
December 1973
Photographs of Bridges at Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California, circa 1973
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 2, Item: 12
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 1, Item 12
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
This sub-group consists of photographs, certificates, and clippings from Bridges' time as a test pilot. The last 2/3rds of the binder contains clippings dealing with various aircraft, including Fairchild's A-10, A-7, Northrop A-9A, A-10A, A-7D, and fly-offs, circa 1972-1977.After returning from Vietnam, Bridges was assigned as an instructor pilot with the 3575th Pilot Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, from January 1969 to July 1970. He then attended Test Pilot School at...
Dates:
circa 1973
Survey Data, Air Force Flight Test Center, December 9, 1972
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 2, Item: 13
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 1, Item 13
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
This sub-group consists of photographs, certificates, and clippings from Bridges' time as a test pilot. The last 2/3rds of the binder contains clippings dealing with various aircraft, including Fairchild's A-10, A-7, Northrop A-9A, A-10A, A-7D, and fly-offs, circa 1972-1977.After returning from Vietnam, Bridges was assigned as an instructor pilot with the 3575th Pilot Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, from January 1969 to July 1970. He then attended Test Pilot School at...
Dates:
December 9, 1972
Odgers - Report Source 22, circa 1972
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 2, Item: 14
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 1, Item 14
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
This sub-group consists of photographs, certificates, and clippings from Bridges' time as a test pilot. The last 2/3rds of the binder contains clippings dealing with various aircraft, including Fairchild's A-10, A-7, Northrop A-9A, A-10A, A-7D, and fly-offs, circa 1972-1977.After returning from Vietnam, Bridges was assigned as an instructor pilot with the 3575th Pilot Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, from January 1969 to July 1970. He then attended Test Pilot School at...
Dates:
circa 1972
Fact Sheet, United States Air Force, Office of Information, Air Force Systems Command, Andrews AFB, Maryland, September 1974
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 2, Item: 15
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 1, Item 15
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
This sub-group consists of photographs, certificates, and clippings from Bridges' time as a test pilot. The last 2/3rds of the binder contains clippings dealing with various aircraft, including Fairchild's A-10, A-7, Northrop A-9A, A-10A, A-7D, and fly-offs, circa 1972-1977.After returning from Vietnam, Bridges was assigned as an instructor pilot with the 3575th Pilot Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, from January 1969 to July 1970. He then attended Test Pilot School at...
Dates:
September 1974
Patches, GUA-8/A, (cloth and adhesive), AOMA GUA-8 AMMO, and A-10 (adhesive), circa 1973
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 2, Item: 16
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 1, Item 16
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
This sub-group consists of photographs, certificates, and clippings from Bridges' time as a test pilot. The last 2/3rds of the binder contains clippings dealing with various aircraft, including Fairchild's A-10, A-7, Northrop A-9A, A-10A, A-7D, and fly-offs, circa 1972-1977.After returning from Vietnam, Bridges was assigned as an instructor pilot with the 3575th Pilot Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, from January 1969 to July 1970. He then attended Test Pilot School at...
Dates:
circa 1973
Clipping, A-X gun shoot-off begins , circa 1972
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 2, Item: 17
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 1, Item 17
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
This sub-group consists of photographs, certificates, and clippings from Bridges' time as a test pilot. The last 2/3rds of the binder contains clippings dealing with various aircraft, including Fairchild's A-10, A-7, Northrop A-9A, A-10A, A-7D, and fly-offs, circa 1972-1977.After returning from Vietnam, Bridges was assigned as an instructor pilot with the 3575th Pilot Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, from January 1969 to July 1970. He then attended Test Pilot School at...
Dates:
circa 1972
Cover page of Aviation Week & Space Technology, photograph, USAF/Fairchild A-10A first flight, July 3, 1972
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 2, Item: 18
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 1, Item 18
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
This sub-group consists of photographs, certificates, and clippings from Bridges' time as a test pilot. The last 2/3rds of the binder contains clippings dealing with various aircraft, including Fairchild's A-10, A-7, Northrop A-9A, A-10A, A-7D, and fly-offs, circa 1972-1977.After returning from Vietnam, Bridges was assigned as an instructor pilot with the 3575th Pilot Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, from January 1969 to July 1970. He then attended Test Pilot School at...
Dates:
July 3, 1972
Northrop Streamlines A-9A Management, Aviation Week & Space Technology, p. 107, June 26, 1972
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 2, Item: 19
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 1, Item 19
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
This sub-group consists of photographs, certificates, and clippings from Bridges' time as a test pilot. The last 2/3rds of the binder contains clippings dealing with various aircraft, including Fairchild's A-10, A-7, Northrop A-9A, A-10A, A-7D, and fly-offs, circa 1972-1977.After returning from Vietnam, Bridges was assigned as an instructor pilot with the 3575th Pilot Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, from January 1969 to July 1970. He then attended Test Pilot School at...
Dates:
June 26, 1972
Clippings, dealing with various aircraft, including Fairchild's A-10, A-7, Northrop A-9A, A-10A, A-7D, and flyoffs (the last 2/3rds of the binder consists of clippings), circa 1972 - 1977
File — Box: 46, Folder: 2, Item: 20
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 1, Item 20
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
This sub-group consists of photographs, certificates, and clippings from Bridges' time as a test pilot. The last 2/3rds of the binder contains clippings dealing with various aircraft, including Fairchild's A-10, A-7, Northrop A-9A, A-10A, A-7D, and fly-offs, circa 1972-1977.After returning from Vietnam, Bridges was assigned as an instructor pilot with the 3575th Pilot Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, from January 1969 to July 1970. He then attended Test Pilot School at...
Dates:
circa 1972 - 1977
Congressional Record - Senate (copies) dealing with funding for development of Air Force fighter planes, September 21, 1973; June 3, 1973; June 5, 1973; September 20, 1973 (also included are articles about procurement issues), 1973
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 2, Item: 21
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 2, Item 21
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
This sub-group consists of photographs, certificates, and clippings from Bridges' time as a test pilot. The last 2/3rds of the binder contains clippings dealing with various aircraft, including Fairchild's A-10, A-7, Northrop A-9A, A-10A, A-7D, and fly-offs, circa 1972-1977.After returning from Vietnam, Bridges was assigned as an instructor pilot with the 3575th Pilot Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, from January 1969 to July 1970. He then attended Test Pilot School at...
Dates:
1973
Test pilot, Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California, 1972 - 1987
Sub-Group — Box: 46, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 2, File 1
Scope and Contents
This sub-group consists of photographs, certificates, and clippings from Bridges' time as a test pilot. The last 2/3rds of the binder contains clippings dealing with various aircraft, including Fairchild's A-10, A-7, Northrop A-9A, A-10A, A-7D, and fly-offs, circa 1972-1977.After returning from Vietnam, Bridges was assigned as an instructor pilot with the 3575th Pilot Training Squadron at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, from January 1969 to July 1970. He then attended Test Pilot School at...
Dates:
1972 - 1987