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Accession 19-026
National Air and Space Museum. Aeronautics Department
Correspondence, 1976, 1978, 1981-2016
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of correspondence between Russell Lee, Curator, and historians, museum professionals, corporations, aviation consultants, government agencies, researchers, and the general public, primarily in regard to the history of Horten flying wing gliders that were built in Germany before and during World War II. A small amount of correspondence also documents Lee's effort to publish and promote his book "Only the Wing: Reimer Horten's Epic Quest to Stabilize and Control the All-Wing Aircraft." Earlier correspondence dates back to when the Aeronautics Department was known as the Aeronautics Division and the Department of Aeronautics, respectively. Materials include correspondence, notes, reports, articles, visitor comment forms, photographs, newsletters, clippings, and drawings. Some materials are in electronic format.
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This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Lee, Russell, 1956-
- National Air and Space Museum (U.S.). Aeronautics Division
- National Air and Space Museum (U.S.). Department of Aeronautics
- Germany. Luftwaffe
- Only the Wing: Reimar Horten's Epic Quest to Stabilize and Control the All-Wing Aircraft (Monograph : 2011)
Subject
- World War, 1939-1945
- Airplanes, Tailless
- Aeronautical museums
- Museum publications
- Museum curators
- Aeronautics
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 19-026, National Air and Space Museum. Aeronautics Department , Correspondence