National Air and Space Museum Archives

George A. Page Jr. Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.XXXX.0126
Creators:
Page, George Augustus, Jr., 1892-1983
Dates:
1921-1977
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.45 Cubic feet
(1 legal document box)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the following material documenting Page's aviation career: membership cards and licenses; log books; newspaper and magazine articles; biographical material; and photographs.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
George Augustus Page (1892-1983) was an Early Bird and a pioneer aircraft designer. Page was issued his pilot's license in 1914 and went on to became an aeronautical engineer despite the fact that he had no formal training. Page began his aeronautical design career by working for small aviation companies -- Aeromarine Plane and Motor Co., Heinrich Aeroplane Company, Inc, and Moisant. Besides a brief time in 1919-1921, when Page was a mechanic and pilot for American Trans Oceanic Co. -- an early airline operation between Miami and Cuba, Page worked for Curtiss-Wright Air Plane Division from 1917 to 1951. Curtiss-Wright hired Page as director of engineering and in this position he directed production of 130 types of aircraft. One of Page's most famous designs was the C46 cargo plane use in the India-Burma-ChinaTheater during World War II. Page left Curtiss-Wright in 1951 to work for Aeronca, Inc.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Estate of George Page, Gift, unknown, XXXX-0126

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
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

Keywords

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Aircraft industry -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aircraft industry Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Airplanes -- Design and construction Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics, Commercial Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics -- 1903-1916 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Periodicals Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Logs (records) Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Page, George Augustus, Jr., 1892-1983 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeromarine Plane & Motor Co. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Early Birds of Aviation (Organization). Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Heinrich Aeroplane Co, Inc. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Moisant Monoplane Co. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
American Trans Oceanic Co. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronca (Aeronautical Corp of America) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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