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Olympia Beer cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1934
Boeing constructed a supersonic twin sphere wind tunnel in the mid-1950s for the Dyna-Soar X-20, the SST (Supersonic Transport), and other projects. When the spheres were being demolished, they discovered over 3 million of these tin cans. They were used to help with temperature control in the giant spheres as air was pumped in and rushed out. This process was…
ID Number:2017.6.4
Date:1934
Collection of five Shasta soda cans from the Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s
These five Shasta soda cans were part of a large collection of cans discovered in the Boeing Wind Tunnel. Boeing constructed a supersonic twin sphere wind tunnel in the mid-1950s for the Dyna-Soar X-20, the SST (Supersonic Transport), and other projects. When the spheres were being demolished, they discovered over 3 million of these tin cans. They were used to…
ID Number:2017.6.5
Date:Circa 1950
Pair of Bardahl cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s
Boeing constructed a supersonic twin sphere wind tunnel in the mid-1950s for the Dyna-Soar X-20, the SST (Supersonic Transport), and other projects. When the spheres were being demolished, they discovered over 3 million of these tin cans. They were used to help with temperature control in the giant spheres as air was pumped in and rushed out. This process was…
ID Number:2017.6.6
Date:Circa 1950
Collection of various cans from the Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s
This assortment of cans were part of a large collection of cans discovered in the Boeing Wind Tunnel. Boeing constructed a supersonic twin sphere wind tunnel in the mid-1950s for the Dyna-Soar X-20, the SST (Supersonic Transport), and other projects. When the spheres were being demolished, they discovered over 3 million of these tin cans. They were used to help…
ID Number:2017.6.7
Date:Circa 1950
Boeing flight suit worn by Jean Chamberlin, 2008
Jean Chamberlin was the Vice President and Program Manager of Boeing’s C-17 Globemaster III—a military transport aircraft. Chamberlin wore this jumpsuit during a 2008 mission to bring supplies and parts to bases in Turkey and Germany. During the long flight, she slept on the floor next to piles of CH-47 Chinook helicopter blades. Upon arrival in Germany, the aircraft was…
ID Number:2017.24.1.1
Date:2008
Boeing leather jacket worn by Jean Chamberlin, 2008
Jean Chamberlin was the Vice President and Program Manager of Boeing’s C-17 Globemaster III—a military transport aircraft. Chamberlin wore this jumpsuit during a 2008 mission to bring supplies and parts to bases in Turkey and Germany. During the long flight, she slept on the floor next to piles of CH-47 Chinook helicopter blades. Upon arrival in Germany, the aircraft was…
ID Number:2017.24.1.2
Date:2008
Tan boots worn by Jean Chamberlin, 2008
Jean Chamberlin was the Vice President and Program Manager of Boeing’s C-17 Globemaster III—a military transport aircraft. Chamberlin wore these boots during a 2008 mission to bring supplies and parts to bases in Turkey and Germany. During the long flight, she slept on the floor next to piles of CH-47 Chinook helicopter blades. Upon arrival in Germany, the aircraft was…
ID Number:2017.24.1.4
Date:2008
Black gown from evening ensemble, 1996
This black gown (worn with a matching tuxedo jacket 2017.24.2.2) was worn by Jean Chamberlin soon after she became Program Manager of the B-2 program at Boeing. She wore it for a formal dinner that preceded the Naming Ceremony for the B-2 Spirit of Kitty Hawk. It was the first formal outfit she had purchased for a work function and…
ID Number:2017.24.2.1
Date:1996
Tuxedo jacket from from evening ensemble, 1996
This tuxedo jacket (worn with a matching dress 2017.24.2.1) was worn by Jean Chamberlin soon after she became Program Manager of the B-2 program at Boeing. She wore it for a formal dinner that preceded the Naming Ceremony for the B-2 Spirit of Kitty Hawk. It was the first formal outfit she had purchased for a work function and wanted…
ID Number:2017.24.2.2
Date:1996
Black high heel sandals, 1996
The donor of these shoes, Jean Chamberlin, was the Program Manager of the B-2 program at Boeing. These shoes, and the gown she wore with it, were the first formal clothes she purchased for a work function. She wore them to a formal dinner in 1996 that preceded the naming ceremony for the B-2 Spirit of Kitty Hawk.
ID Number:2017.24.2.3
Date:1996