National Air and Space Museum Archives

United States Army Around the World Trip (Leslie Arnold) Collection

Summary
[Leslie Arnold Around the World 1924 Diary, Folder 1 of 4]
[Leslie Arnold Around the World 1924 Diary, Folder 1 of 4]
Collection ID:
NASM.XXXX.0518
Creators:
Arnold, Leslie P.
Dates:
1924
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1.32 Cubic feet
2 legal document boxes and 1 flatbox
Repository:
In 1924, as a lieutenant in the Army Air Service, Leslie P. Arnold was a crew member in one of the three Army planes that flew 27,000 miles around the world in 175 days. This collection consists of Leslie Arnold's handwritten diary and annotated navigational charts of the journey as well as a scrapbook with images of the trip including the aircraft, gasoline tanks, pilot crew, and air-to air shots.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of Leslie Arnold's handwritten diary and annotated navigational charts of the journey. The collection also contains the following: an autographed photograph; a Signal Corps message; an advertisement for Mobil oil; a page from 'Illustrated Current News;' and a black scrapbook with images of the trip including the aircraft, gasoline tanks, pilot crew, and air-to air shots. Some of the photographs in the scrapbook are snapshots while others were taken by news agencies.
Arrangement
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by type of material.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
In 1924, as a lieutenant in the Army Air Service, Leslie P. Arnold was a crew member in one of the three Army planes that flew 27,000 miles around the world in 175 days. Arnold joined the Army in 1917 where he served for eleven years. During his service, he spent time in France during World War I and was part of General William Mitchell's group that conducted tests to prove that battleships could be sunk by aerial bombardment. After the 1924 trip, Arnold worked for a variety of airlines: Transcontinental Air Transport; Pennsylvania Central Airlines and Eastern Air Lines.
Administration
Author
Patricia Williams
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Leslie Arnold?, Gift?, unknown, NASM.XXXX.0518.
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Patricia Williams in 2002. Encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd in 2019.
Using the Collection
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
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Preferred Citation
United States Army Around the World Trip (Leslie Arnold) Collection, NASM.XXXX.0518, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Endurance flights Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics -- Records Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Arnold, Leslie P. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Repository Contact
National Air and Space Museum Archives
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