Box 46
Container
Contains 32 Collections and/or Records:
Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 6
Scope and Contents
The Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers document the extensive Air Force and NASA career of Roy D. Bridges Jr.The papers include but are not limited to, artifacts, audio visual material, awards, books, briefs and records, certificates, clippings, clothing, correspondence, diaries, documents, flight logs, flight checklists and data files, along with Bridges' pilot kneeboard notes, medals, mementos, papers, photographs, scrapbooks, textbooks, research papers, and working paper...
Dates:
1950 - 2013
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
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
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
Autographed photograph, Purdue alumni astronauts with President Steven Beering, 1985
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 3, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 4, File 1, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the File:
See Box 46, Folder (Binder) three.
Dates:
1985
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
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MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
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Career Scrapbooks
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Air Force
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Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
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Photographs, correspondence, articles, and miscellaneous items during Bridges' tour as the Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
Program and invitation, Eastern Space and Missile Center Change of Command Ceremony, (Colonel John R. Wormington vice Colonel Roy D. Bridges, Jr., January 27, 1990
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 3, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 4, File 1, Item 2
Scope and Contents
From the File:
See Box 46, Folder (Binder) three.
Dates:
January 27, 1990
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
Air Force
/
Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
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Photographs, correspondence, articles, and miscellaneous items during Bridges' tour as the Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
"Jail Break" Party invitation and note by Bridges explaining the occasion, October 1989
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 3, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 4, File 1, Item 5
Scope and Contents
From the File:
See Box 46, Folder (Binder) three.
Dates:
October 1989
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
Air Force
/
Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
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Photographs, correspondence, articles, and miscellaneous items during Bridges' tour as the Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
Autographed photographs of STS-33 crew, September 1989
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 3, Item: 6
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 4, File 1, Item 6
Scope and Contents
From the File:
See Box 46, Folder (Binder) three.
Dates:
September 1989
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
Air Force
/
Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
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Photographs, correspondence, articles, and miscellaneous items during Bridges' tour as the Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
Invitations, STS-33 pre-launch coffee and launch, November 1989
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 3, Item: 7
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 4, File 1, Item 7
Scope and Contents
From the File:
See Box 46, Folder (Binder) three.
Dates:
November 1989
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
Air Force
/
Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
/
Photographs, correspondence, articles, and miscellaneous items during Bridges' tour as the Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
Photographs and itinerary from Admiral William J. Crowe, Jr.'s visit to Eastern Space and Missile Center, May 1989
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 3, Item: 12
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 4, File 1, Item 12
Scope and Contents
From the File:
See Box 46, Folder (Binder) three.
Dates:
May 1989
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
Air Force
/
Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
/
Photographs, correspondence, articles, and miscellaneous items during Bridges' tour as the Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
Photograph from Christmas party, Colonel Bridges, Colonel Schultz, Mr. Ullian and Mrs. Restivo, 1989
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 3, Item: 13
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 4, File 1, Item 13
Scope and Contents
From the File:
See Box 46, Folder (Binder) three.
Dates:
1989
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
Air Force
/
Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
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Photographs, correspondence, articles, and miscellaneous items during Bridges' tour as the Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
Photographs from Space Congress Opening, Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 1989
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 3, Item: 16
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 4, File 1, Item 16
Scope and Contents
From the File:
See Box 46, Folder (Binder) three.
Dates:
April 1989
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
Air Force
/
Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
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Photographs, correspondence, articles, and miscellaneous items during Bridges' tour as the Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
Slides and negatives, Eastern Space and Missile Center, 1989 - 1990
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 3, Item: 17
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 4, File 1, Item 17
Scope and Contents
From the File:
See Box 46, Folder (Binder) three.
Dates:
1989 - 1990
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
Air Force
/
Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
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Photographs, correspondence, articles, and miscellaneous items during Bridges' tour as the Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
Program, Dr Holiday Social, Andrews AFB Officers' Open Mess, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland , November 30, 1990
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 3, Item: 21
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 4, File 1, Item 21
Scope and Contents
From the File:
See Box 46, Folder (Binder) three.
Dates:
November 30, 1990
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
Air Force
/
Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
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Photographs, correspondence, articles, and miscellaneous items during Bridges' tour as the Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
Pamphlet, "The Contributions of Purdue Engineering Graduates", 1989
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 3, Item: 22
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 4, File 1, Item 22
Scope and Contents
From the File:
See Box 46, Folder (Binder) three.
Dates:
1989
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
Air Force
/
Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
/
Photographs, correspondence, articles, and miscellaneous items during Bridges' tour as the Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
Photograph, Department of the Air Force, Foreign Liaison Division, 1989
Item — Box: 46, Folder: 3, Item: 24
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Sub-Group 4, File 1, Item 24
Scope and Contents
From the File:
See Box 46, Folder (Binder) three.
Dates:
1989
Found in:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
/
MSA 6, Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
/
Career Scrapbooks
/
Air Force
/
Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
/
Photographs, correspondence, articles, and miscellaneous items during Bridges' tour as the Commander, Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida