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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Edgar J. Wynn Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1993.0029
- Creators:
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Wynn, Edward J., 1914-
- Dates:
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1939-[ca. 1940s]
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.23 Cubic feet1 flatbox; 1 folder
- Repository:
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
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
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by type of material.
Biographical / Historical
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.
Digital Content
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No restrictions on access
Preferred Citation
Edgar J. Wynn Collection, NASM.1993.0029, 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
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