Air pilots--Indiana
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Aereco Flying Service, 1925 - 1936
Sub-Series — Box 2: Series MSP 323, Series 2; Series MSP 323, Series 3
Identifier: MSP 323, Series 3, Subseries 2
Scope and Contents
This subseries encompasses Cornish's work as the manager of the aircraft division and as a flight instructor for Aereco Flying Service from 1928 to 1934. Materials include clippings, photographs, and correspondence.
Dates:
1925 - 1936
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 Career, 1918 - 1997
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 323, Series 3
Scope and Contents
This series encompasses Cornish's extensive career in aviation following World War One with his work at Aereco Flying Service, manager of the Paul Baer Municipal Airport in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and after World War Two as the first director of the Aeronautics Commission of Indiana. Also included are events Cornish participated in, aviation groups he was a member of, anniversary flights, and awards and accolades. Types of materials include photographs, correspondence, documents, clippings,...
Dates:
1918 - 1997
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
Aviation History of Indiana, 1920 - 1995
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 323, Series 4
Scope and Contents
This series includes materials on the aviation history of Indiana that Cornish was heavily involved in throughout his extensive career. Materials include clippings, photographs, and correspondence related to early Indiana pilots such as Art Smith and Roscoe Turner, the start of Airmail service in Indiana, early airlines and aircrafts, and Indiana airports such as the Paul Baer Municipal Airport (now the Fort Wayne International Airport) and the now defunct Guy Means Airport in Fort Wayne,...
Dates:
1920 - 1995
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
Pilots, 1930 - 1995
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 323, Series 4, Subseries 2
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes clippings and photographs of prominent pilots in Indiana in the early 20th century such as Art Smith, Roscoe Turner, Paul Baer, and the Foellinger family.
Dates:
1930 - 1995