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Category Archives: Aviation
New Collection: Cincinnati Parachute Club Collection
The Cincinnati Parachute Club was one of the first parachute clubs in the country. Their jumps were mostly at Western Hills Airport in Cincinnati, Ohio. The collection focuses on one member of the club, Quentin Honnert. The collection is composed … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, Collections
Tagged aviation, aviation history, collections, MS-525, new collections
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Item of Interest: Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Employee Badge
A researcher visited us today seeking information about an item in his private collection: a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company employee badge. We were not able to find any information about the badge. If you are able to share any insights into … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, Collections, SC&A
Tagged artifacts, aviation, aviation history, collections, CORE Scholar, digital collections, MS-152, outreach, SC-150, World War I, WWI, WWI100
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Papers of Rudi Berndt, WPAFB Engineer via Operation Paperclip, Now Open for Research
We are pleased to announce that MS-632: Rudi Berndt Papers is now open for research. Rudi Julius Berndt (1921-2004) was a German engineer who came to the United States as part of Operation Paperclip (or Project Paperclip), a secret program … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, Collections, Local History, SC&A
Tagged aviation, aviation history, Cold War, collections, local history, MS-632, new collections, news, WWII
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