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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Federal Aviation Administration Aircraft Registration Files
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0512
- Creators:
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Allen, RichardHagedorn, Dan
- Dates:
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1926-1946
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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10.8 Cubic feet(24 legal document boxes)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The aircraft registration cards include the following types of information: serial number, model and engine information, license number, who the aircraft was sold to, subsequent history and final deposition of the aircraft.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The Federal Aviation Administration possesses documents and records relating to aircraft registered in the United States between 1926-1946. NASM wanted a Master Historical Listing of all aircraft registered in the United States, and so an agreement between the FAA and NASM allowed for a contractor, Mr. Richard Allen, to prepare this Master Listing for NASM from FAA records. Allen ended his affiliation with this project circa 1993, when there was no more money for a contractor. However, Dan Hagedorn, Archives Division, has continued the project from where Allen left off. However, instead of transcribing the information from the FAA records to cards, the information is now being entered into a database.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Available in electronic and hard copy.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Federal Aviation Administration, gift, XXXX-0512, Public Domain
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
More Information
General
General
NASMrev
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Airplanes -- Registration and transfer | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Electronic records (digital records) | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Allen, Richard | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Hagedorn, Dan | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Federal Aviation Administration | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division. | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Air and Space Museum Archives
14390 Air & Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151
NASMRefDesk@si.edu
