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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Kreider-Reisner / Fairchild Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1988.0134
- Creators:
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Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Co.
- Dates:
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bulk 1929-1958
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.59 Cubic feet(2 boxes)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of various photographs, newsletters and articles relating to Kreider-Reisner and Fairchild Aircraft, including the Fairchild FC-2 Family, and the Fairchild KR (Challenger) Family, specifically the Fairchild KR-34 (Challenger C-4). Information is also included on the OX-5 Club and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1931), as well as documents and photographs on aircraft construction and facilities, including the Kreider-Reisner Factory No.1 in Hagerstown, Maryland.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Amron Kreider and Lewis Reisner co-founded Reisner Aero Service Inc., in 1925, as a fixed base operation (FBO) that operated a flying service and repaired and rebuilt airplanes. Their desire to construct a better airplane resulted in the formation of the Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Company, in 1926, and the development of the Challenger series of three-place, open-cockpit biplanes starting with the C-1 and culminating with the C-4C. In April 1929, the Kreider-Reisner Company became a subsidiary of the Fairchild Airplane Company which then re-designated the C-4C Challenger as the Fairchild KR-34C.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Helenmae Reisner Craig, Gift, 1988
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Kreider-Reisner / Fairchild Collection, Accession 1988-0134, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairchild FC-2 Family | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Fairchild KR (Challenger) Family | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Newsletters | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Fairchild Aircraft Corp | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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