86 results for: Aerospace
Inflight coverall jacket, pants, and boots owned by astronaut Richard Francis Gordon, Jr., 1970-1971
Richard Francis Gordon Jr. (1929-2017) was born in Seattle and attended the University of Washington. He was a pilot for the Navy before being selected in 1963 to be an astronaut for NASA. He was the pilot of the 1966 Gemini 11 mission and orbited the Moon as the command module pilot for the 1969 Apollo 12 mission. These inflight…
ID Number:2017.71.1.ONLINE
Date:1970-1971
West Coast Airlines ditty bag, ca. 1958-1959
The owner of this ditty bag was a public relations assistant for West Coast Airlines, a local service airline that was headquartered at Boeing Field from 1941 to 1968.
ID Number:2018.52.1
Date:Circa 1958-1959
Civil defense sanitation kit from the Everett Boeing Plant, 1966
The Everett Boeing plant was built at the height of the Cold War era and the first of the two utility tunnels were designed to also serve as civil defense bomb shelters. The tunnel ceiling is a over a foot thick of reinforced concrete and every stairwell was stocked with these sanitation and survival kits.
ID Number:2018.80.1
Date:Circa 1966
Civil defense human waste receptacle from the Everett Boeing Plant, 1966
The Everett Boeing plant was built at the height of the Cold War era and the first of the two utility tunnels were designed to also serve as civil defense bomb shelters. The tunnel ceiling is a over a foot thick of reinforced concrete and every stairwell was stocked with these sanitation and survival kits.
ID Number:2018.80.2
Date:Circa 1966
Button pin, "No. 1 Boeing," ca. 1970s
Now one of the world's largest aircraft manufacturers, Boeing was incorporated in Seattle in 1916 by William Boeing.
ID Number:2019.40.11
Date:Circa 1970-1980
Model airplane of the Boeing 737-300 which was first produced in 1984
The Boeing 737-300 jet airliner, entered into service in 1984, was the first model of the second generation of the 737 Classic series (300/400/500), following the 100 and 200 model production that started in 1966. Among other upgrades the 300 featured increased passenger capacity over previous models. This airplane model is part of a set owned by Richard Albrecht who…
ID Number:2019.56.1
Date:Circa 1984
Model airplane of the Boeing 747-400 that was first placed in service in 1989
The Boeing 747-400, first placed in service in 1989, was a wide-body jet airliner that featured numerous technological and structural components to produce a more efficient airframe. This airplane model is part of a set owned by Richard Albrecht who was a top executive at Boeing from 1976 to his retirement in 1997.
ID Number:2019.56.2
Date:Circa 1989
Model airplane of the Boeing 757 produced from 1981 to 2004
The Boeing 757 was a twin-engine airliner produced from 1981 to 2004. Some of the features included a two-crew member glass cockpit, turbofan engines that allowed takeoffs from relatively short runways and higher altitudes, and a wing design that reduced aerodynamic drag. This airplane model is part of a set owned by Richard Albrecht who was a top executive at…
ID Number:2019.56.3
Date:Circa 1981
Model airplane of the Boeing 767-300 which was produced from 1986 to 2000
The Boeing 767 is a twin-engine jet airliner and the 767-300, produced from 1986 to 2000, was the first stretched version of this model aircraft. The 767-300 enterd service with Japan Airlines, and was soon used mostly on Asian and European routes. This airplane model is part of a set owned by Richard Albrecht who was a top executive at…
ID Number:2019.56.4
Date:Circa 1986
Model airplane of the Boeing 777-300 ER, first produced in 2004
The Boeing 777, or "Triple Seven," is a twin-engine jet airline, and the 777-300ER (Extended Range), first produced in 2004, is the B-market version of the 777-300 model. The 777-300ER features specialized wingtips, a strengthened fuselage and wings, and modified main landing gear. This airplane model is part of a set owned by Richard Albrecht who was a top executive…
ID Number:2019.56.5
Date:Circa 2004