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Fairchild Industries, Inc. Collection, 1919-1980

Summary

Collection ID:: NASM.1989.0060
Creators:: Fairchild Aircraft Corp
Dates:: 1919-1980
Languages:: English
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Physical Description:: 277.95 Cubic feet
255 records center boxes
Repository:: National Air and Space Museum Archives

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

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

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

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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

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

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,

British Naval Aircraft 1912-1958

, Putnam: London, 1958

Truitt, Robert Wesley,

Fundamentals of Aerodynamic Heating

, 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

, Twelfth Edition, Marquis Who's Who: Chicago, 1961

Who's Who in the East

, Volume 6, Marquis Who's Who: Chicago, 1957

Wilkinson, Paul H.,

Aircraft Engines of the World 1945

, New York: 1945

Wilkinson, Paul H.,

Aircraft Engines of the World 1946

, New York: 1946

Wilkinson, Paul H.,

Aircraft Engines of the World 1947

, New York: 1947

Wilkinson, Paul H.,

Aircraft Engines of the World 1948

, New York: 1948

Wilkinson, Paul H.,

Aircraft Engines of the World 1949

, New York: 1949

Wilkinson, Paul H.,

Aircraft Engines of the World 1950

, New York: 1950

Wilkinson, Paul H.,

Aircraft Engines of the World 1951

, New York: 1951

Wilkinson, Paul H.,

Aircraft Engines of the World 1952

, New York: 1952

Wilkinson, Paul H.,

Aircraft Engines of the World 1953

, New York: 1953

Wilkinson, Paul H.,

Aircraft Engines of the World 1954

, New York: 1954 (2 copies)

Wilkinson, Paul H.,

Aircraft Engines of the World 1955

, New York: 1955

Wilkinson, Paul H.,

Aircraft Engines of the World 1956

, New York: 1956 (2 copies)

Wilkinson, Paul H.,

Aircraft Engines of the World 1957

, Washington DC: 1957 (2 copies)

Wilkinson, Paul H.,

Aircraft Engines of the World 1958/59

, Washington DC: 1959

Wilkinson, Paul H.,

Aircraft Engines of the World 1959/60

, Washington DC: 1960 (2 copies)

Wilkinson, Paul H.,

Aircraft Engines of the World 1960/61

, Washington DC: 1961 (2 copies)

Wilkinson, Paul H.,

Aircraft Engines of the World 1961/62

, Washington DC: 1942 (2 copies)

Wilkinson, Paul H.,

Aircraft Engines of the World 1962/63

, Washington DC: 1963

Wilkinson, Paul H.,

Aircraft Engines of the World 1964/65

, Washington DC: 1965

Williams, Charles M.,

Cumulative Voting for Directors

, Harvard University, The Andover Press, Andover, Massachusetts: 1951

Williams, Samuel C.,

Report of the Helicopter: The Helicopter and Its Role as a Transport Vehicle

, Edwards Brothers, Inc.: Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1956

Wood, Karl D.,

Technical Aerodynamics

, McGraw-Hill: New York and London, 1935

Worley, Marvin L. Jr.,

A Digest of New Developments in Army Weapons

, Tactics, Organization and Equipment, The Military Service Publishing Company: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1958

Weapons Systems Fundamentals: Analysis of Weapons

, published by Direction of the Chief of the Bureau of Naval Weapons, NAVWEPS OP 3000, Volume 2

Annual Reports of Aircraft Companies for 1952

, 1953, 1954, 1955 and 1956 (bound)

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