National Air and Space Museum Archives

Edgar J. Wynn Collection

Summary

Collection ID:: NASM.1993.0029
Creators:: Wynn, Edward J., 1914-
Dates:: 1939-[ca. 1940s]
Languages:: English
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Physical Description:: 0.23 Cubic feet
1 flatbox; 1 folder
Repository:: National Air and Space Museum Archives

Edgar J. Wynn (1913--1947) was a barnstormer and civilian air transport pilot who served in both the Royal Canadian Air Force and later the US Air Force. This collection consists of several copies of a publication written by Wynn as well as a photo album.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of several copies of Edgar J. Wynn's

So You're Going to Fly the Big Stuff

and a photo album. The album measures approximately 10 x 11 inches and contains images dating mainly from 1939 to 1941, many taken in Canada or New York. The album also contains extensive captioning by Wynn. Aircraft shown in the album include the Luscombe Model 8; Waco F-2; Douglas DC-3; Consolidated B-24 Liberator; North American Harvard; and the Sikorsky S-42 Clipper.

Arrangement

Collection is arranged by type of material.

Biographical / Historical

Edgar J. Wynn (1913--1947) learned to fly at age 16, and barnstormed in the east and middle west of the United States until the outbreak of World War II. In 1940 Wynn joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, where he was an instructor. After a few months, however, Wynn resigned his commission to take a job as a civilian ferry pilot. After forty-odd flights across the North Atlantic as a ferry pilot, he shifted to Pan American Airways (Pan Am) where he ferried bombers to Africa by the South Atlantic Route. He later switched to Trans World Airlines (TWA) where he had the privilege of piloting Eleanor Roosevelt. After his stint with TWA he became a captain in the US Air Force Air Transport Command. Wynn wrote several books about flying transport aircraft including

Bombers Across

and

So You're Going to Fly the Big Stuff

Administration

Author

Patricia Williams and Jessamyn Lloyd

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gardette L. Cumpston, Gift, 1993, NASM.1993.0029.

Processing Information

Arranged and described by Patricia Williams, 1993. Updated and encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2023.

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Preferred Citation

Edgar J. Wynn Collection, NASM.1993.0029, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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Keywords

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Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Aeronautics, Military	Topical	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics	Topical	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Air pilots	Topical	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Airplanes -- Ferrying	Topical	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics, Commercial	Topical	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics -- Exhibitions	Topical	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
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Wynn, Edward J., 1914-	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc.	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Royal Canadian Air Force	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Transport Command	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Pan American World Airways, Inc.	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

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