Air pilots
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Aeronautics Commission of Indiana, 1945 - 1954
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 323, Series 3, Subseries 3
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes materials related to Cornish's time as the first director of the Aeronautics Commission of Indiana from 1945 to 1953. Included are photographs, clippings, and correspondence. Of note are a desk diary from 1953 and letters of disappointment from friends and colleagues learning of Cornish's replacement as aeronautics director in 1953.
Dates:
1945 - 1954
Aviation Groups and Memberships, 1935 - 1996
Sub-Series — Box 3: Series MSP 323, Series 3; Series MSP 323, Series 4
Identifier: MSP 323, Series 3, Subseries 4
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes photographs, documents, and membership details from the various aviation groups Cornish was a member of throughout his life such as the Quiet Birdmen, OX-5 Aviation Pioneers, and the Indianapolis Aero Club.
Dates:
1935 - 1996
Pilot Records and Anniversary Flights, 1918 - 1995
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 323, Series 3, Subseries 1
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes pilot licenses, records, and information on anniversary flights Cornish partook in yearly to commemorate his first flight. Materials include photographs, clippings, correspondence, artifacts, and documents. Artifacts include two pilot goggles, a pair of pilot gloves, and a pilot's cap autographed by family, friends, and colleagues of Cornish's. Of note are two pilot logs Cornish used while learning to fly during World War I and up until his last flight a few weeks before...
Dates:
1918 - 1995