| Title: |
Reminiscences of Francis T. Evans
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP88-A158
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Aviation Project
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| Description: |
Stunt flying in 1915 San Francisco Exposition; first seaplane flight, 1915 Pensacola; structure and faults of early planes; submarine spotting; K-3 balloon adventures, 1916; looping the Curtiss N-9; World War I: Curtiss factory in Buffalo, training in Newport News, establishment of Naval Air Training Station, Cape May 1917, by ship to Sea Plane Base 13 in Azores, 1918, sub chasing and depth bombing, training recruits in Miami; Quantico; 1925 flight over continental divide and crash landing; 1928 crash in Haiti, consequences; jet flight in 1950s; theory of harmonic flight.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 37 leaves
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1975. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information. Microfiche copy available for purchase. (Columbia University oral history collection, part II, published by Meckler Publishing, Westport, CT).
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1960 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Evans, Francis T., -1974
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker occupation: |
Marine Corps aviator
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| Document date: |
1960
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| Interviewer: |
Leish, Kenneth W.
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| Organizations discussed: |
U.S. Marine Corps
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| Historical events discussed: |
World War I, 1914-1918
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Aeronautics; Aeronautics, Military; Air pilots; North America; Oral history; U.S. Marine Corps; United States; World War I, 1914-1918
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Aeronautics--Accidents; Evans, Francis T., d. 1974; World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations, American
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0019445-14888
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