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Collection Creator:

Revista Aérea Latinoamericana  Search this

Extent:

1 Folder

Container:

Box 36, Folder 36

Type:

Archival materials

Arrangement:

photos

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Collection Rights:

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.

Collection Citation:

Revista Aérea Collection Collection, Acc. 2003-0028, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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Revista Aérea Collection

Revista Aérea Collection / Series A: Aircraft / A.1: Aircraft

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg26811203d-e914-4a65-adeb-4a008fa038fb

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-2003-0028-ref2478

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AD-760228-01

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft D / Douglas (Santa Monica, CA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2436c2583-b585-4894-a38e-08b6fed84866

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref18162

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AD-760228-85

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft D / Douglas (Santa Monica, CA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2f6e68320-d7ab-44c6-823a-d4ab67cc32cf

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref18165

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AD-760228-80

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft D / Douglas (Santa Monica, CA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg25cb7b48a-3c40-4ea2-9c72-f22bb2f7bb9b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref19677

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AD-760229-NF

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft D / Douglas (Santa Monica, CA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2ce9a9bd5-da4e-4ccf-96b1-13a05d31509d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref74518

Manufacturer:

Douglas Aircraft Company  Search this

Materials:

All-metal, semi-monocoque structure.

Dimensions:

3-D: 1226.8 × 457.2cm, 2297kg, 8.077m (40 ft. 3 in. × 15 ft., 5064lb., 26 ft. 6 in.)

Type:

CRAFT-Aircraft

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Date:

1954

Credit Line:

Transferred from the United States Navy

Inventory Number:

A19760757000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv95f94d758-4c65-48e6-b781-7f0eab44fd2b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19760757000

Creator:

Smerdon, John Earl, Jr.  Search this

Extent:

0.28 Cubic feet ((2 containers))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Logbooks

Date:

bulk 1945-1963

Scope and Contents:

EThis collection consists of papers relating to John Earl Smerdon, Jr.'s military career including log books, pilot's licenses, photographs, correspondence, military records, and newsclippings. The log books cover the years of 1945-1963. The photographs are almost exclusively black and white and range in size from 3.5 by 2.5 inches up to 8 by 10 inches. The photographs include various views of Smerdon in uniform as well as in the cockpits of various aircraft including the North American FJ-4B (AF-1E) Fury; North American SNJ Texan; Curtiss SB2C Helldiver; Vought (RF-8A) F8U-1P Crusader; Douglas A3D (A-3) Skywarrior (photograph also includes McDonnell F3H-2N (F-3C) Demon, Douglas F4D (F-6) Skyray, North American FJ-4 (F-1E) Fury, Grumman F11F-1 (F-11A) Tiger, and Douglas A4D-1 (A-4A) Skyhawk); and the Douglas AD-5N (A-1G) Skyraider.

Biographical / Historical:

John Earl Smerdon, Jr. (1925-2000) was a naval aviator and test pilot who flew numerous aircraft, including the National Air and Space Museum's Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver (BuNo 83479). Smerdon enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1943 at the age of 17. In 1946, Smerdon was designated as a naval aviator. Smerdon served with the reserves until being transferred to the Regular Navy at the rank of Lieutenant (junior grade) in March 1949. Smerdon later served as a test pilot at Naval Air Station Patuxent River and Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. Smerdon retired from the Navy in 1963 as a Commander. During Smerdon's service with the U.S. Navy he flew numerous aircraft including the Stearman (1927) N2S-3 Kaydet (Model B75N1); North American SNJ Texan; Douglas SBD Dauntless; Curtiss SB2C Helldiver; Beech SNB-2C, SNB-3, and SNB-4 Navigator; Douglas R4D Skytrain; Douglas AD (A-1, BT2D) Skyraider; Grumman F6F Hellcat; Vought F4U Corsair; Boeing 767 Tanker Transport (KC-767); North American T-28 Trojan; Grumman S-2 (S2F) Tracker; Martin (Glenn L.) P5M (P-5) Marlin; Douglas F3D (F-10) Skyknight; Grumman TF-1 (C-1A) Trader; Lockheed P2V (P-2) Neptune; Douglas R5D Skymaster; Douglas A3D (A-3) Skywarrior; Martin (Glenn L.) P4M Mercator; McDonnell F2H (F2D, F-2) Banshee; Lockheed WV Super Constellation; Vought F7U Cutlass; Grumman F11F (F-11) Tiger; Grumman F9F Panther (Straight-Wing); Fairchild R4Q-2 (C-119F) Packet; Vought F-8 (F8U) Crusader; Grumman UF-1 (HU-16C) Albatross; Lockheed TV-2 (TO-2, T-33B) Shooting Star; Lockheed T2V Seastar; North American FJ-4B (AF-1E) Fury; Douglas A4D-2N (A-4C) Skyhawk; Beech TC-45J Expeditor; and the Piper UO-1 (U-11A).

Provenance:

David Smerdon, Gift, 2013

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Rights:

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

Topic:

Aeronautics  Search this

Naval aviation  Search this

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Family  Search this

North American FJ-4B (AF-1E) Fury  Search this

Douglas A3D-1 (A-3A) Skywarrior  Search this

Douglas AD-4NA (A-1D) Skyraider  Search this

Vought (RF-8A) F8U-1P Crusader  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Logbooks

Citation:

John Earl Smerdon, Jr. Papers, Accession 2013-0035, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2013.0035

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2f6b1137d-f4a6-4741-89d5-41a88ad077e5

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2013-0035

Creator:

Chapple, Ross  Search this

Names:

National Air and Space Museum -- Exhibitions  Search this

National Air and Space Museum. Space Hall  Search this

Chapple, Ross  Search this

Rogers, Buck (Fictitious character)  Search this

Extent:

0.1 Cubic feet ((2 folders))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

1996-1997

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists primarily of camera duplicates of 4x5" color transparencies of images taken by contract photographer Ross Chapple for possible inclusion in 1997 book, Air and Space. All images are of aircraft or artifacts in NASM collections. Folder one includes images of: Convair XFY-1 Pogo (4 dupes), Douglas A-4C Skyhawk (5 dupes), Grumman G-21 Goose cockpit (8 dupes), Martin B-26B Flak Bait nose interior (8 dupes), different view of same with negative number noted as 97-15364 and photographer listed as Avino/Long (1 transparency) and Sikorsky JRS-1 (S-43) (5 dupes). Folder two includes images of: Supermarine Spitfire (10 dupes), view of NASM Air Transport Gallery (7 dupes), view of NASM Space Hall (5 dupes), view of Lunar Lander (3 dupes), close-up of Pan Am memorabilia with Boeing 314 model (6 dupes) and close-up of Buck Rogers artifacts including books and toys (5 dupes).

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

NASM contract, contract, 1997, 1997-0046, NASM

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

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

Topic:

Convair XFY-1 (Pogo)  Search this

Douglas A4D-2N (A-4C) Skyhawk  Search this

Grumman G-21 Goose Family  Search this

Martin B-26B Marauder (Model 179B) "Flak Bait"  Search this

Sikorsky (USA) JRS-1  Search this

Supermarine Spitfire Family  Search this

Apollo Lunar Module  Search this

Pan American World Airways, Inc. -- Memorabilia  Search this

Boeing 314 Clipper Family  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Identifier:

NASM.1997.0046

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg203991d25-743f-47d9-85ba-ac930d67ba9c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1997-0046