National Air and Space Museum Archives

Fairchild Industries, Inc. Collection, 1919-1980

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.1989.0060
Creators:
Fairchild Aircraft Corp
Dates:
1919-1980
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
277.95 Cubic feet
255 records center boxes
Repository:
This collection consists of historical files on FI, its predecessors, and subsidiaries. The material consists primarily of historical/public relations material, including photographs and brochures, but also includes significant amounts of business records for FEAC, Kreider-Reisner, Hiller, Republic, Ranger, Stratos, and Swearingen. The collection also documents Fairchild's joint ventures with Fokker, Pilatus, and other aircraft manufacturers. The material also includes an extensive negative collection as well as film and videotape libraries.

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Sherman Mills Fairchild (1896-1971) founded Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation (FAEC) in 1920. FAEC was incorporated in New York State for the purpose of developing, manufacturing and selling aerial photographic equipment. It went through many changes over the course of its existence. By 1971, FAEC was called Fairchild Industries, Inc. and had become an enormous corporation that produced such famous and history making aircraft as the Model 24 and A-10 as well as acquired other aviation industry giants such as Republic Aviation and Hiller Aircraft Company.
The Fairchild Industries, Inc. Collection, accessions 1989-0060 and 1990-0047, was donated to the Archives Division of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution in 1989 and 1990. The collection consists of printed and photographic materials. The subject matter of the material has a wide scope that includes, but is not restricted to, the following subject areas: public relations, legal matters, production photography, aircraft drawings and manuals, company published materials such as brochures and press releases, and history files. This collection does not contain the engineering files or the complete photo holdings or corporate records of Fairchild Industries, Inc or any of its predecessors.
The collection was maintained for many years by Theron Rinehart, a Fairchild Industries employee. Due to the large size and lack original order, the Archives Division decided to create a database as well as a traditional finding aid for access to the collection. Access to the Fairchild Docs database is available from the Archives Division by appointment. Aircraft types and designations are listed in the database and finding aid as they are in The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Directory of Airplanes Their Designers and Manufacturers, edited by Dana Bell, 2002 (Greenhill Books: London). Folder titles are those that appeared on the original folders and dates are provided for those materials that had them. The material was rehoused by the Archives Division and is now in acid free folders and boxes. There are few instances of water damage; these materials are indicated in the finding aid and database.
This finding aid contains a corporate history and chronology of the companies owned by of Fairchild Industries, Inc and a list of the Fairchild, Hiller, Republic and Swearingen aircraft documented in this collection. The books, periodicals and artifacts that were part of this collection have been removed. This finding aid contains a list of these materials. Please ask for assistance in contacting the NASM Branch and Smithsonian Libraries and the NASM Aeronautics Division.
Sherman Mills Fairchild's personal papers, The Sherman Fairchild Papers, can be found in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
The following information was taken from The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Directory of Airplanes: Their Designers and Manufacturers, edited by Dana Bell, 2002 (Greenhill Books: London).
"In 1924, Sherman Fairchild established the Fairchild Aviation Corp as the parent company for his many aviation interests. In 1930, The Aviation Corp (AVCO) purchased Fairchild Aviation and its subsidiaries, initially operating the various companies under their original names. The following year, Sherman Fairchild repurchased Fairchild Aviation Corp and began repurchasing the subordinate companies. In a December 1936 reorganization, Fairchild Aviation Corp divested itself of all aircraft manufacturing interests, placing them under a new Fairchild Engine and Airplane Co.
The original aircraft manufacturing subsidiary of Fairchild Aviation Corp was Fairchild Airplane Manufacturing Co; it was created in 1924 to design and build aircraft as platforms for Fairchild's aerial survey cameras. Fairchild Airplane Manufacturing was one of the subsidiaries purchased by AVCO in 1930, but not one of the first companies repurchased by Sherman Fairchild. In 1931 AVCO combined the aircraft company with Fairchild Engine Co, forming American Airplane and Engine Corp. Fairchild Aviation Corp bought American Airplane and Engine in 1934, renaming the company the Fairchild Aircraft Manufacturing and Engine Co.
In the 1936 reorganization that divided Fairchild Aviation Corp assets, Fairchild Aircraft Manufacturing and Engine Co became Fairchild Engine and Airplane Co and took charge of all Fairchild aircraft and engine holdings. Fairchild Engine and Airplane Co became Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp in 1950 and Fairchild Stratos Corp in 1961. With the 1964 purchase of Hiller Aircraft Corp, Fairchild Stratos was renamed Fairchild Hiller Corp, then, again, renamed Fairchild Industries after the separation of all Hiller interests in 1973. Although Fairchild Industries closed and sold its military and commercial aircraft manufacturing divisions in 1987, "Fairchild" aircraft continued to be produced through the Swearingen Metro and Fairchild Dornier lines (see below).
Fairchild created, purchased, and merged with several companies during its history. The following are the most important subsidiaries:
Fairchild Aircraft Ltd was created in 1929 as Fairchild Aviation Corp's Canadian subsidiary. The company ended all aircraft production in 1948.
The Kreider Reisner Aircraft Co Inc was formed in 1927. Kreider Reisner became a wholly-owned division of (first) the Fairchild Airplane Manufacturing Co in 1929, (second) AVCO's American Airplane and Engine Corp (which renamed KR aircraft "Pilgrims") in 1931, and (third) Fairchild Aircraft Manufacturing and Engine Co in 1934. Kreider-Reisner was renamed the Fairchild Aircraft Corp in 1935, becoming Fairchild Engine and Airplane Co's principle US aircraft manufacturing subsidiary. Fairchild Aircraft Corp was renamed the Fairchild Aircraft Division in 1939, the Fairchild Aircraft and Missiles Division in 1961, the Fairchild Stratos Aircraft and Missiles Division in 1961, the Aircraft-Missiles Division in 1965, and the Aircraft Division in 1967. With a growing number of aircraft subsidiaries reporting to Fairchild Industries, the Aircraft Division was broken up in a corporate reorganization of the 1970s. While the Kreider Reisner Midget is listed under Kreider Reisner, all Kreider Reisner Challenger series aircraft (designated "KR" biplanes by Fairchild) appear under Fairchild.
In 1936 Fairchild Engine and Airplane Co founded the subsidiary Duromold Aircraft Corp to better account for time spent developing the Duromold wood/resin bonding process and the Model 46 aircraft. In 1938, the majority interest in Duromold was bought by a group of investors (including process inventor Col. Virginius E. Clark), who formed the Clark Aircraft Corp. Fairchild kept a minority interest in Clark, retaining Duromold as a holding company. In September 1938, Fairchild renamed its Duromold division Fairchild Airplane Investment Corp, and Clark created a subsidiary called Duramold Aircraft Corp (note the spelling change). In 1938 Duramold was renamed Molded Aircraft Corp. In 1939, Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp bought back a controlling interest in Clark and renamed Molded Aircraft Duramold Aircraft Manufacturing Corp. The Duramold and Clark companies disappeared during one of Fairchild's World War II reorganizations.
In 1952 Fairchild licensed the rights to Dutch Fokker's F.27 medium-range airliner. In 1953, the USAF transferred production contracts for the Chase Aircraft Co, Inc C 123 to Fairchild. The Chase-built XC 123 and XC 123A appear under Chase, while Fairchild's C-123 production is listed under Fairchild.
In 1954, the American Helicopter Co, Inc (founded 1947) became the Helicopter Division of Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp. The division closed by the end of decade.
In 1964, Fairchild Stratos purchased Hiller Aircraft Corp, and both companies were renamed: Hiller Aircraft Co Inc become a subsidiary of Fairchild Hiller Corp. In the 1973 reorganization of Fairchild Hiller into Fairchild Industries, Hiller helicopter interests passed to an independent Hiller Aviation Inc….
In 1965, the Republic Aviation Corp became Republic Aviation Division (also known as Fairchild Republic) of Fairchild Hiller Corp. In 1987, Republic was shut down when Fairchild Industries ceased building commercial and military aircraft.
Swearingen Aircraft formed in the late 1950s, modifying Beech aircraft for executive transport. In 1965 the company produced its first new design, the Merlin. In 1970 Swearingen began development of the Metro, a joint venture to be marketed by Fairchild Hiller Corp. As a subsidiary of Fairchild Industries, Swearingen became Swearingen Aviation Corp, in 1971, Fairchild Swearingen in 1981, and Fairchild Aircraft Corp in September 1982. When Fairchild Industries closed its aircraft design and production facilities in 1987, Fairchild Aircraft Corp was sold to GMF Investments, Inc; GMF continued to operate the company under the Fairchild name. In 1990, Fairchild Aircraft filed for Chapter 11 protection and was purchased by Fairchild Acquisition Inc as Fairchild Aircraft Inc. Fairchild Aircraft delivered its last aircraft in 2001. Most Swearingen designs are filed under Swearingen; the Metro and Expediter can be found under Fairchild.
In 1996, Fairchild Acquisition became Fairchild Aerospace. While continuing to operate Fairchild Aircraft, the company also purchased 80% of the stock of Germany's Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH (with the remaining 20% of shares held by Daimler Benz Aerospace). Dornier's aircraft manufacturing operations were taken over by Fairchild Dornier Luftfahrt Beteiligungs GmbH. In 2000, Fairchild Aerospace was renamed Fairchild Dornier Aerospace, with corporate headquarters moved to Germany. Dornier designs predating Fairchild's takeover are listed under Dornier. Subsequent designs are found under Fairchild Dornier."
The following lists companies owned by Sherman Fairchild Industries and their years of incorporation. Major divisions of Fairchild are also listed. This list does not include when these entities were divested of or liquidated.
1920
Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation
1922
Fairchild Aerial Surveys (of Canada) Limited
1924
Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Incorporated
1924
S.M. Fairchild Flying Corporation
1925
Fairchild Aerial Camera
1925
Fairchild Caminez Engine Corporation
1925
Fairchild Airplane Manufacturing Corporation
1925
Fairchild Flying Company, Incorporated (name change from S.M. Fairchild Flying Corp.)
1925
Fairchild Aviation Corporation (holding company for Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation, Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc., Fairchild Flying Company, Inc, Fairchild Caminez Engine Corporation, Fairchild Airplane Manufacturing Corporation and Fairchild Aerial Surveys (of Canada) Ltd.)
1925
Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation
1926
Elliot-Fairchild Air Service, Limited
1926
Elliot-Fairchild Air Transport, Limited
1926
Fairchild Aviation, Limited (name change from Fairchild Aerial Surveys (of Canada) Limited)
1926
Fairchild Air Transport, Limited (name change from Elliot-Fairchild Air Transport, Limited)
1927
Fairchild Aviation Corporation (reorganization and refinancing of the following subsidiaries and minority holdings, Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation, Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc., Fairchild Flying Company, Inc, Fairchild Caminez Engine Corporation, Fairchild Airplane Manufacturing Corporation, Fairchild Aviation, Limited, Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. [20% stock] and International Aerial Engineering Company [20% stock])
1928
Faircam Realty Corporation
1928
Fairchild Boats, Incorporated
1928
Fairchild Engine Corporation
1928
V.E. Clark Corporation
1928
West Indian Aerial Express, Incorporated
1928
Fairchild Aviation Corporation of Illinois
1929
Fairchild Shares Corporation
1929
Fairchild Aircraft, Limited
1930
Fairchild-American Photo Aerial Surveys, S.A.
1932
Fairchild Airplane Sales Corporation
1934
Fairchild Aircraft Corporation
1936
Fairchild Aviation, Incorporated
1936
Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation (holding company for Fairchild Aircraft Corporation, Ranger Engineering Corporation and Fairchild Aircraft, Limited [50% stock])
1937
Duramold Aircraft Corporation
1938
Clark Corporation
1938
Fairchild Airplane Investments Corporation
1938
Duramold Aircraft Corporation
1938
Molded Aircraft Corporation (name change from Duramold Aircraft Corporation)
1938
Duramold Aircraft Corporation
1939
Ranger Corporation
1941
AL-FIN Corporation
1941
Stratos Corporation
1945
Fairchild Pilotless Planes Division formed by Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation
1945
Fairchild Personal Planes Division formed by Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation
1946
Fairchild – NEPA (nuclear powered aircraft engines) Division is formed by Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation
1949
Fairchild Guided Missiles Division (name change from Fairchild Pilotless Planes Division)
1953
Fairchild Speed Control Division formed by Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation
1953
Fairchild Aviation, (Holland) N.V.
1954
American Helicopter Division formed by Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation
1954
Fairchild Kinetics Division formed by Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation
1955
Fairchild Armalite Division formed by Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation
1956
Fairchild Electronics Division (name change from American Helicopter Division)
1957
Jonco Aircraft Corporation
1958
Fairchild Arms International, Limited
1958
Fairchild Astronautics Division (name change from Fairchild Guided Missiles Division)
1958
Fairchild Aircraft and Missiles Division (name change from Fairchild Aircraft Division)
1958
International Aluminum Structures Incorporated
1960
Astrionics Division (name change from Electronics Systems Division)
1960
Aircraft Service Division
1961
Fairchild Stratos Corporation (operating division, subsidiaries and affiliates: Aircraft-Missile Division, Aircraft Service Division, Electronic Systems Division, Stratos Division, Fairchild Arms International Ltd, Fairchild Aviation (Holland) N.V., and Aerotest Laboratories, Inc.)
1962
Space System Division formed by Fairchild Stratos Corporation
1962
Data Systems Engineering formed by Fairchild Stratos Corporation
1964
Hiller Aircraft Company, Inc
1964
Fairchild Hiller Corporation (name change from Fairchild Stratos Corporation; division and subsidiaries: Aircraft Missiles Division, Aircraft Service Division, Electronic Systems Division, Data Systems Engineering, Space Systems Division, Stratos Division, Hiller Aircraft Company, Inc., Fairchild Aviation (Holland) N.V. and Fairchild Arms International, Inc.)
1965
Republic Aviation Corporation
1965
Republic Aviation Division
1965
Electronic and Information Systems Division (formed by combining Electronic Systems Division, Data Systems Engineering and similar disciplines from Republic Aviation Corporation)
1966
Burns Aero Seat Company, Incorporated
1966
Fairchild Hiller – FRG Corporation
1966
Aircraft Division (formed by combining Aircraft-Missiles Division and Hiller Aircraft Company, Inc.)
1966
Space and Electronics Systems Division (formed by combining Space Systems Division and Electronic and Information Systems Division)
1966
Industrial Products Division (forms from the Industrial Products Branch of Stratos Division)
1967
S.J. Industries, Inc.
1967
Air Carrier Engine Services, Inc.
1967
Fairchild Chemical Corporation
1967
EWR-Fairchild International
1968
Fairchild Aircraft Marketing Company
1968
FAIRMICCO
1969
Fairchild-Germantown Development Company, Incorporated
1970
Fairchild Aviation (Asia) Limited
1971
Fairchild Industries, Incorporated (name changes from Fairchild Hiller Corporation, division and subsidiaries: Fairchild Aircraft Marketing Company, Fairchild Aircraft Service Division, Fairchild Industrial Products Division, Fairchild Republic Division, Fairchild Space and Electronics Division, Fairchild Stratos Division, Burns Aero Seat Company, Incorporated, Fairchild Arms International, Ltd., Fairchild Aviation (Asia) Limited, Fairchild Aviation (Holland) N.V., Fairchild-Germantown Development Company, Incorporated and S.J. Industries, Inc.)
1971
Fairchild KLIF, Incorporated
1971
Swearingen Aviation Corporation
1972
American Satellite Corporation
1972
Fairchild Minnesota, Incorporated
1972
Fairchild International Sales Corporation
1979
Bunker Ramo Corporation [18.4% interest]
1980
American Satellite Company
1980
Space Communications Company (Spacecom) [25% interest]
1980
VSI Corporation
1980
Saab-Fairchild HB
1981
Fairchild Swearingen Corporation (name change from Swearingen Aviation Corporation)
1982
Fairchild Credit Corporation
1982
Fairchild Control Systems Company (name change from Fairchild Control Systems Company)
1983
Fairchild Space Company and Fairchild Communications and Electronics Company (formed from the Fairchild Space and Electronics Company)
1929
Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Company, Incorporated [82% stock]

Administration

Author
Kristine L. Kaske
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Fairchild Industries, gift, 1989, 1989-0060

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
No restrictions on access

More Information

Fairchild, Hiller, Republic and Swearingen Aircraft documented in this collection

Fairchild, Hiller, Republic and Swearingen Aircraft documented in this collection
  • Fairchild
  • Fairchild A 10 Thunderbolt
  • Fairchild YA 10 Thunderbolt II
  • Fairchild A 10A Thunderbolt II
  • Fairchild YA 10B Thunderbolt II (N/AW, Night/Adverse Weather)
  • Fairchild XAT 13 Yankee Doodle
  • Fairchild XAT 14 Gunner
  • Fairchild XAT 14A Gunner
  • Fairchild AT 21 Gunner
  • Fairchild XBQ 3
  • Fairchild XC 8
  • Fairchild C 8
  • Fairchild C 8A
  • Fairchild (American) Y1C 24 (C 24) Pilgrim
  • Fairchild XC 31 Pilgrim
  • Fairchild UC 61 Forwarder
  • Fairchild UC 61A Forwarder
  • Fairchild UC 61K Forwarder
  • Fairchild XC 82 Packet
  • Fairchild C 82A Packet
  • Fairchild UC 86
  • Fairchild UC 96
  • Fairchild C 119A (XC 82B) Flying Boxcar
  • Fairchild C 119B Flying Boxcar
  • Fairchild C 119C Flying Boxcar
  • Fairchild C 119F Flying Boxcar
  • Fairchild C 119G Flying Boxcar
  • Fairchild AC 119G Shadow Gunship
  • Fairchild YC 119H Skyvan
  • Fairchild C 119J Flying Boxcar
  • Fairchild YC 119K Flying Boxcar
  • Fairchild AC 119K Stinger Gunship
  • Fairchild C 119L Flying Boxcar
  • Fairchild XC 120 Packplane
  • Fairchild XC 123 Avitruc
  • Fairchild XC 123A Avitruc
  • Fairchild C 123B Provider
  • Fairchild (Stroukoff) YC 123E Provider (Pantobase)
  • Fairchild YC 123H Provider
  • Fairchild C 123J Provider
  • Fairchild C 123K Provider
  • Fairchild NC 123K (AC 123K) Provider
  • Fairchild UC 123K Provider
  • Fairchild VC 123K Provider
  • Fairchild (Stroukoff) YC 134A (BLC, Pantobase)
  • Fairchild YF 1 (F 1, C 8)
  • Fairchild F 27 Friendship
  • Fairchild F 27A Friendship (Fokker F.27 Series 200)
  • Fairchild F 27B Friendship (Fokker F.27 Series 300)
  • Fairchild F 27E Friendship
  • Fairchild F 27F Friendship
  • Fairchild F 27G Friendship
  • Fairchild F 27J Friendship
  • Fairchild F 27M Friendship
  • Fairchild F 27 (M 258) Military Configuration
  • Fairchild FH 227 Friendship
  • Fairchild FH 227B Friendship
  • Fairchild FH 227C Friendship
  • Fairchild FH 227D Friendship
  • Fairchild FH 227E Friendship
  • Fairchild F 47
  • Fairchild F 78 (M 82) Packet
  • Fairchild FB 3 (Special Flying Boat Monoplane)
  • Fairchild FC 1
  • Fairchild FC 2L
  • Fairchild FC 2W
  • Fairchild FC 2W, NASM
  • Fairchild FC 2W2
  • Fairchild FC 2W2 Stars and Stripes
  • Fairchild FC 2W2 City of New York
  • Fairchild GK 1
  • Fairchild JK 1
  • Fairchild J2K 1
  • Fairchild J2K 2
  • Fairchild XJQ 2 (XRQ 2, FC 2)
  • Fairchild KR 21 (Challenger C 6)
  • Fairchild KR 31 (Challenger C 2)
  • Fairchild KR 34 (Challenger C 4)
  • Fairchild M 62
  • Fairchild M 84
  • Fairchild M 186
  • Fairchild M 225
  • Fairchild M 253
  • Fairchild M 270D
  • Fairchild M 288
  • Fairchild (Swearingen) Metro
  • Fairchild (Swearingen) Metro II
  • Fairchild (Swearingen) Metro III
  • Fairchild (Swearingen) Metro IV
  • Fairchild (Swearingen) Metro 23
  • Fairchild XNQ 1
  • Fairchild (American) Pilgrim 100
  • Fairchild (Pilatus) Porter (Heli Porter, Turbo Porter)
  • Fairchild PT 19
  • Fairchild PT 19A
  • Fairchild PT 19B
  • Fairchild PT 23
  • Fairchild PT 23A
  • Fairchild PT 26 Cornell
  • Fairchild XR2K 1 (F 22)
  • Fairchild R4Q 1 Packet
  • Fairchild SF 340
  • Fairchild T 46 NGT
  • Fairchild AU 23A Peacemaker (Armed Pilatus Turbo Porter)
  • Fairchild VZ 5 Fledgling (M 224 1)
  • Fairchild 21 (FT 1)
  • Fairchild 22
  • Fairchild 24
  • Fairchild 24R40
  • Fairchild 34 42 Niska
  • Fairchild 41
  • Fairchild 42
  • Fairchild 45 (F 45)
  • Fairchild 45 80 Sekani Floatplane
  • Fairchild 46
  • Fairchild 51
  • Fairchild 51A
  • Fairchild 71
  • Fairchild 71A
  • Fairchild 71B
  • Fairchild 71C
  • Fairchild 71CM
  • Fairchild Super 71
  • Fairchild 91 Baby Clipper (942, XA 942A, XA 942B)
  • Fairchild 125
  • Fairchild 135
  • Fairchild 140
  • Fairchild 150
  • Hiller
  • Hiller YOH 5 (YHO 5, Model 1100)
  • Hiller H 23A (Model UH 12A) Raven
  • Hiller H 23B (Model UH 12B, OH 23B) Raven
  • Hiller H 23C (OH 23C) Raven
  • Hiller H 23D (OH 23D) Raven
  • Hiller H 23F (Model 12E 4, OH 23F) Raven
  • Hiller YH 32 (Model HJ 1 Hornet)
  • Hiller YH 32A (Sally, 3 Seat)
  • Hiller Model XH 44
  • Hiller Copter
  • Hiller Model XH 44
  • Hiller Copter, NASM
  • Hiller Model HJ 1 (Model J 1) Hornet
  • Hiller HOE 1 (Model HJ 1 Hornet)
  • Hiller HTE 1 (Model UH 12A)
  • Hiller HTE 2 (Model UH 12B)
  • Hiller Model J 5
  • Hiller XROE 1 Rotorcycle
  • Hiller YROE 1 Rotorcycle
  • Hiller STORC (Self Ferrying Trans Ocean Rotary Wing Crane)
  • Hiller Model UH 4 Commuter
  • Hiller Model UH 5
  • Hiller Model UH 12 (Model 12) Family
  • Hiller Model UH 12E 4 (E 4)
  • Hiller Model UH 12L 4 (L 4, SL 4)
  • Hiller VZ 1 Pawnee (YHO 1E, Flying Platform)
  • Hiller Model X 2 235
  • Hiller X 18 Propelloplane
  • Hiller Model 360
  • Hiller Model Ten99
  • Hiller Model 1100 (FH 1100)
  • Republic
  • Republic (Sud) Alouette II
  • Republic AT 12
  • Republic EP 1
  • Republic XF 12 (R 12) Rainbow
  • Republic XF 84 (XP 84) Thunderjet
  • Republic YF 84A (YP 84A) Thunderjet
  • Republic F 84B (P 84B) Thunderjet
  • Republic F 84E Thunderjet
  • Republic YF 84F (YF 96A) Thunderstreak
  • Republic F 84F Thunderstreak
  • Republic YRF 84F Thunderflash
  • Republic RF 84F Thunderflash
  • Republic F 84G Thunderjet
  • Republic XF 84H Thunderjet
  • Republic XF 91 Thunderceptor
  • Republic XF 103
  • Republic YF 105B Thunderchief
  • Republic F 105B Thunderchief
  • Republic YP 43 Lancer
  • Republic P 43 Lancer
  • Republic XP 44 (AP 4J, AP 4L) Rocket (Warrior)
  • Republic P 47B Thunderbolt
  • Republic P 47C Thunderbolt
  • Republic P 47D (F 47D) Thunderbolt
  • Republic TP 47G Thunderbolt
  • Republic XP 47J Thunderbolt
  • Republic XP 47K Thunderbolt
  • Republic P 47M Thunderbolt
  • Republic P 47N (F 47N) Thunderbolt
  • Republic XP 72
  • Republic RC 2 Airliner
  • Republic RC 3 Seabee
  • Swearingen
  • Swearingen Excalibur (Modified Beech Twin Bonanza)
  • Swearingen Merlin I
  • Swearingen Merlin II
  • Swearingen Merlin IIA
  • Swearingen Merlin III
  • Swearingen Merlin IV

List of Artifacts

List of Artifacts
  • Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Co., Inc, 1925, corporate stamp
  • Dummy 30mm canon round (used on A-10)
  • Cork screw
  • Brief case with map holder detached
  • Bronze Plaque, William Preston Lane, Jr., 189 --1967, Attorney, Publisher, Governor of Maryland 1947 --1951, Director of Fairchild Hiller Corporation 1951 - 1966
  • Fairchild flag 1964-71

List of Books

List of Books
The 1967 Aerospace Year Book
, 45th Edition, Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc.
The 1968 Aerospace Year Book
, 46th Edition, Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc.
Air Power in Action: Korea 1950-1951
, reprint from the Pegasus, October --December 1951
The Airbourne Story
, reprint from the Pegasus, June --August 1954 (3 copies)
American Aviation Publications Inc.,
Who's Who in World Aviation
, Vol. 1, Washington DC: 1955
American Aviation Publications Inc.,
Who's Who in World Aviation
, Vol. 2, Washington DC: 1958
Anthony, Robert N., Richard P. Irwin, Inc.,
Management Accounting: Test and Cases
, Homewood, Illinois, 1960
Archer, Robert D.,
The Republic F-105
Aviation Fact and Figures
, 1958, 1959 (2 copies), 1964, 1966, 1967, 1973/1974 and 1974/1975
Bainbridge, John,
Biography of an Idea: The Story of Mutual Fire and Casualty Insurance
, Doubleday & Co., Inc., Garden City, New York: 1952
Benecke, Th.and A.W. Quick,
History of German Guided Missiles Development
, Verlag E. Appelhans & Co., Brunswick, Germany: 1957
Bonney, Walter T.,
Chiefs of the Army Air Forces 1907-1957, A Supplement to the Pegasus
(3 copies)
Bowman, Norman, J., Ph.D.,
The Handbook of Rockets and Guided Missiles
, Second Edition, Perastadion Press: Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, 1963
Cleveland, Reginald M.and Frederick P. Graham,
The Aviation Annual of 1946
, Doubleday & Co., Inc., Garden City, New York: 1946
Cross, Roy,
Supersonic Aircraft
, Hanover House, New York
Diehl, Walter Stuart,
Engineering Aerodynamics
, Ronald Press Company: New York, 1936
Dorville Corporation,
The Story of the 82nd Airbourne Division in the Year 1948
, 1949
Fairchild Aircraft Division
, February 1950 --June 1951 (bound)
Fairchild Aircraft Division
, February 1951 --June 1951 (bound)
Fairchild Aircraft, CR Report No. 24, details and specifications on the C-119C, C-119F, C-119G, C-119H, YC-119E, M-168, M-167 and XC-120
(2 copies)
Fairchild Hiller Corporation, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: 50 Years of Fairchild Aviation
, 1970
Fogg, Robert S., William D. Strohmeier, Daniel J. Brimm, Jr.,
Seaplane Flying and Operations
, Pitman Publishing Corp.: New York, 1949
Gardner, Erle Stanley,
Hunting Lost Mines by Helicopter
, William Morrow & Company: New York, 1965
Green, William and Gerald Pollinger,
The Observer's Book of Aircraft
, Frederick Warne & Co. LTD: London and New York, 1956
International Air Transport Association and British Petroleum, Book of Airlines
, The Aviation Service of the British Petroleum Company Limited, London: 1958
International Air Transport Association and British Petroleum, Book of Airlines
, The International Aviation Service of the British Petroleum Company Limited, London: 1962
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1932
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1936
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1937
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1938
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1933
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1940
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1941
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1942
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1943-1944
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1948
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1950-51
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1949-1950
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1952-1953
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1953-1954
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1954-1955
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1955-1956
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1956-1957
(2 copies)
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1957-1958
(2 copies)
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1958-195)
(2 copies)
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1959-1960
(2 copies)
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1960-1961
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1961-1962
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1962-1963
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1963-1964
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1965-1966
Jane's All The World's Aircraft: 1966-1967
Jane's Fighting Ships 1956-1957
, Jane's Fighting Ships Publishing Co., LTD, London
Jane's Surface Skimmer Systems: 1967-1968
, compiled and edited by Roy McLeavy, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1967
Jordanoff, Assen,
Jordanoff's Illustrated Aviation Dictionary
, New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1942
Millikan, Clark B., PhD,
Aerodynamics of the Airplane
, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York: 1941
Modley, Rudolf and Thomas J. Cawley editors,
Aviation Facts and Figures 1953
, Lincoln Press Inc.: Washington DC, 1953
Murphey, Robert W.,
How and Where to Look It Up
, McGraw-Hill: New York,1958
Peifer, William H.,
Supply by Sky: The Quartermaster Airborne Development, 1950-1953
, QMC Historical Studies Seris II, No. 2, Historical Branch Office of the Quartermaster General, Washington DC: 1957
Raymond, Charles Harlow,
A Book of English
, Ginn and Company, Boston: 1936
Savage, Winfield A.,
Graphic Analysis for Executives
, Codex Book Company, Inc., New York: 1924
S.D. Warren Company,
Facts and Views of Papermaking at Cumberland Mills and the Central Mill of S.D. Warren Company
, S. D. Warren Company: Boston, Massachusetts, 1961
Sears, William R. Ph.D.,
The Airplane and its Components
, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1942
Simon, Oliver,
Introduction to Typography
, Penguin Books: Harmondsworth, Middlesex, UK, 1954
Smith, G. Geoffrey, M.B.E.,
Gas Turbines and Jet Propulsion for Aircraft
, Fourth Edition, Aircraft Books, Inc: New York, 1946
Smith, Maurice A., editor,
Flight Handbook: The Theory and Practice of Aeronautics
, Fifth Edition, Iliffe & Sons, LTD, London and New York, 1954
Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc,
S.A.E. Handbook
, New York: 1930
Straubel, John F.,
One Way Up
, Hiller Aircraft, Inc., 1964 (5 copies)
Titterton, George F.,
Aircraft Materials and Processes
, Pitman Publishing Corporation: New York and Chicago, 1937
Thetford, Owen,
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, Putnam: London, 1958
Truitt, Robert Wesley,
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, The Ronald Press Co., New York: 1960
Turabian, Kate L.,
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses and Dissertations
, Third Edition, Revised, Phoenix Books: Chicago and London, 1967
TRW Space Log
, Winter, 1967-1968, Vol. 7, No. 4
TRW Space Log
, Summer/Fall 1969
United States Air Force,
Foundations of Air Power
, Headquarters Air Force ROTC, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 1958
United States Air Force,
THUD! The USAF F-105 Thunderchief
, (post-Vietnam publication) (3 copies)
Uvarov, E.B. and D.R. Chapman,
A Dictionary of Science
, Penguin Books, Baltimore: 1952
Who's Who in Commerce and Industry
, Eleventh International Edition, Marquis Who's Who: Chicago, 1959
Who's Who in Commerce and Industry
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Aircraft Engines of the World 1945
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Aircraft Engines of the World 1946
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Wilkinson, Paul H.,
Aircraft Engines of the World 1947
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Wilkinson, Paul H.,
Aircraft Engines of the World 1948
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Wilkinson, Paul H.,
Aircraft Engines of the World 1949
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Wilkinson, Paul H.,
Aircraft Engines of the World 1950
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Wilkinson, Paul H.,
Aircraft Engines of the World 1951
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Wilkinson, Paul H.,
Aircraft Engines of the World 1952
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Wilkinson, Paul H.,
Aircraft Engines of the World 1953
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Wilkinson, Paul H.,
Aircraft Engines of the World 1954
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Wilkinson, Paul H.,
Aircraft Engines of the World 1955
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Wilkinson, Paul H.,
Aircraft Engines of the World 1956
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Wilkinson, Paul H.,
Aircraft Engines of the World 1957
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Wilkinson, Paul H.,
Aircraft Engines of the World 1958/59
, Washington DC: 1959
Wilkinson, Paul H.,
Aircraft Engines of the World 1959/60
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Wilkinson, Paul H.,
Aircraft Engines of the World 1960/61
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Wilkinson, Paul H.,
Aircraft Engines of the World 1961/62
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Wilkinson, Paul H.,
Aircraft Engines of the World 1962/63
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Wilkinson, Paul H.,
Aircraft Engines of the World 1964/65
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List of Periodicals

List of Periodicals
Air Warfare in Jet Age, Aviation Journal Cyclone
, No. 12, 1978
Air World
, 1978, No. 2 and 4
Aviation Journal
, 1974, No. 8
Aviation Journal
, 1975, No. 1--, 6 and 8-12
Aviation Journal
, 1976, No. 1-- and 10-12
Aviation Journal
, 1978, No. 1-12
Aviation Journal
, 1979, No. 1-3, 5-10 and 12
Aviation Journal
, 1980, No. 1, 3-5 and 9-12
Aviation Journal
, 1981, No. 1-12
Aviation Journal
, 1982, No. 1-6, 9 and 11-12
Aviation Journal
, 1983, No. 3 and 5-12
Aviation Journal
, 1984, No. 1
Aviation Journal Annual
, 1975
Aviation Journal Annual
, 1976 (2 versions)
Aviation Journal Annual
, 1977
Aviation Journal's Military Aircraft of the World
, 1976
Aviation Journal's Military Aircraft of the World
, 1978
Aviation Journal's Military Aircraft of the World
, 1979
Aviation Journal's Military Aircraft of the World
, 1982
Aviation Journal's Military Aircraft of the World
, 1984
Aviation Journal's Civil Aircraft of the World
, 1979
Aviation Journal's USAF Aircraft Today
, 1980
Great American Aircraft Series
, No. 3
KoKu-Fan
, 1975, No. 5
KoKu-Fan
, 1976, No. 8 and 9
KoKu-Fan
, 1977, No. 1--0
Pegasus
, 1951 (bound)
Pegasus
, 1952 (bound, 3 copies)
Pegasus
, 1953 (bound, 2 copies)
Pegasus
, 1954 (bound, 3 copies)
Pegasus
, 1947 (bound, 2 copies)
Pegasus
, 1949 (bound, 3 copies)
Pegasus
, 1951 (bound, 2 copies)
Pictorial History of US Jet Fighter
Wings of USAF
, 1978


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