Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0017
- Creators:
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Sweet, George C., 1877-1953
- Dates:
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1918-1961
bulk 1938-1954
- Languages:
-
- Physical Description:
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0.45 Cubic Feet
(1 legal document box)
- Repository:
-
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, armed service memorabilia, invitations and one large photograph of Commander Sweet. The clippings are about Commander Sweet and also about the Wright Brothers.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Commander George C. Sweet (1877-1953) was a US Navy officer significant in promoting the early use of aircraft by the Navy. In September 1908, Commander Sweet, serving as a Naval observer, reported favorably on the Wright Brothers airplane demonstration at Fort Meyer, near Washington, DC. Following his appointment to the Naval Aeronautical Board, Commander Sweet received an opportunity to fly with the Wright Brothers, becoming the first Navy officer to travel in an airplane.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
No donor information, Gift, unknown, XXXX-0017, NASM
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