Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Clyde Edward Pangborn Collection of Aeronautical Charts and Papers
circa 1930s-1950s
Cage 753
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Pangborn, Clyde Edward, approximately 1893-1958.
- Title
- Clyde Edward Pangborn Collection of Aeronautical Charts and Papers
- ID
- Cage 753
- Date [inclusive]
- circa 1930s-1950s
- Extent
- 10.5 Linear Feet of Shelf Space, 9 boxes
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Clyde Edward Pangborn, was born in Bridgeport, Washington. He enlisted in the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps and was trained as a pilot. When World War II broke out in Europe in late 1939, Pangborn joined the Royal Air Force and assisted in organizing the R. A. F. Ferry Command. From 1941 through the end of the war in 1945, Pangborn served as Senior Captain, Royal Air Force Ferry Command during which time he made approximately 170 trans-ocean flights (crossing both the Atlantic and the Pacific). All of these materials are related to Pangborn's work in aviation, much of it from his time with the R. A. F. Ferry Command during World War II. The collection consists primarily of aeronautical charts, many with Pangborn's annotations, along with a small quantity of technical manuals and other papers.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description] Clyde Edward Pangborn aeronautical charts and papers
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Clyde Edward Pangborn, son of Max Pangborn and Opal Lamb Pangborn, was born in Bridgeport, Washington. His birthdate is uncertain, with various documents indicating 1893, 1894, and 1896. His parents ranched on the upper Columbia River, but when Pangborn was two they separated and he remained with his mother. He grew up in the lumber camps of Idaho and graduated from St. Maries High School in 1914. He continued his education with extension courses in civil engineering from the University of Idaho; this training allowed him to secure a position as assistant to the Chief Engineer with the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining Company. America's entry into the First World War afforded Clyde the opportunity to fulfill his lifelong desire to learn to fly. He enlisted in the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps and was trained as a pilot. Rather than being sent overseas after completing his advanced flight training, Pangborn was assigned to Ellington Field in Houston, Texas, as an instructor. After his discharge from the Army Air Corps, he returned to the Pacific Northwest and performed exhibition flying for Northwest Aircraft Corporation based in Spokane, Washington.
With partner Hugh Herndon, Jr., Pangborn achieved one of aviation's important "firsts," successfully crossing the Pacific Ocean in 1931 in a Bellanca "Skyrocket" aircraft, the Miss Veedol.
When World War II broke out in Europe in late 1939, Pangborn joined the Royal Air Force and assisted in organizing the R. A. F. Ferry Command. He recruited pilots throughout the United States and Canada for the Ferry Command and Eagle Squadron. From 1941 through the end of the war in 1945, Pangborn served as Senior Captain, Royal Air Force Ferry Command during which time he made approximately 170 trans-ocean flights (crossing both the Atlantic and the Pacific).
Pangborn's aviation career spanned 40 years. He held pilot's license number 240 and was at the time of his death instrument-rated to fly single or multi-engine, land or sea planes. He had amassed more than 24,000 flying hours during his lifetime. He died in 1958.
Note: This information is extracted from a more complete biography by Stephen Balzarini, available in the online guide for the Clyde Pangborn papers (Cage 112).
Scope and Content
All of these materials are related to Pangborn's work in aviation, much of it from his time with the R. A. F. Ferry Command during World War II. The collection consists primarily of aeronautical charts, many with Pangborn's annotations, along with a small quantity of technical manuals and other papers.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in two series:
Series 1. Papers and manuals
Series 2. Aeronautical charts. This series includes charts that Pangborn organized into groups, and also maps that were received loose and unsorted. Pangborn's groupings and labels, where available, have been retained. The unsorted maps have been gathered into broad geographical categories.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2016
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Information
These materials were received subsequent to the processing of Cage 112, a larger collection of Clyde Pangborn's papers (after 1981, actual date unknown).
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Cheryl Gunselman in 2010.
Related Materials
Related Material
Clyde Edward Pangborn papers (Cage 112)
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Ferry Command -- History.
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Pangborn, Clyde Edward, approximately 1893-1958 -- Archives.
Subject(s)
- Air pilots -- United States.
- Military
- Idaho
Detailed Description of Collection
Series 1. Papers and manuals |
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| box | folder | |||
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Air Ministry Instrument Manual, 1937 (in binder) |
1 | 1 | ||
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Idaho Airport Facilities, Department of Aeronautics, State of Idaho, 1952 (bound) |
1 | 2 | ||
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Portfolio: "Notes for Pilot" (various aircraft), 1940s |
1 | 3 | ||
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Manuals and checklists, 1940s-1950s |
1 | 4 | ||
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Manuals for equipment and engines, 1940s |
1 | 5 | ||
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Rolls-Royce Aero Engines instructors' notes and testing information, 1940s |
1 | 6 | ||
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Portfolio: Route Book (includes various routes), 1940s |
1 | 7 | ||
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Pamphlet: Army Air Force Radio Facility Charts, Atlantic and Caribbean Area, 1940s |
1 | 8 | ||
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Miscellaneous items, 1940s and undated |
1 | 9 | ||
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Series 2. Aeronautical charts |
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| box | folder | |||
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Unlabeled groups (maps of United States, Mexico, and Canada) |
2 | 10-15 | ||
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Labeled groups (Rio-Buenos Aires, Radio Facility North Atlantic, Brazil south of Belem) |
3 | 16-18 | ||
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Pacific; Brazil and Argentina; world routes, Antarctic, and Baghdad to Tehran; Canada |
3 | 19-23 | ||
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United States |
4 | 24-28 | ||
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United States |
5 | 29 | ||
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Ordnance survey maps, England |
5 | 30 | ||
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Labeled group (Radio Facilities charts U.S.; Strip Maps, LA-Miami) |
5 | 31 | ||
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Labeled group (Sectional maps, Eastern U.S.) |
5 | 32-33 | ||
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Labeled group (Sectional and strip maps, S. Eastern U.S.) |
5 | 34 | ||
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Labeled group (Long-range charts) |
6 | 35-36 | ||
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Labeled group (Goos Iceland) |
6 | 37 | ||
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Labeled group (Plotting charts) |
6 | 38 | ||
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Labeled group (U.S.A. general) |
6 | 39 | ||
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Labeled group (Japanese Album [mislabeled?]) |
7 | 40 | ||
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Labeled group (Pt. Lyty-Cairo) |
7 | 41 | ||
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Labeled group (Rabat Sale to Cairo, Maps adjacent to routes, N. Africa) |
7 | 42 | ||
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Labeled group (England, Scotland, Ireland, etc.) |
7 | 43 | ||
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Labeled group (England and Scotland) |
7 | 44 | ||
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Labeled group (Bath-Pt. Lyty) |
7 | 45 | ||
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Labeled group (Cairo-Baghdad, Cairo-Karachi) |
8 | 46 | ||
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Labeled group (Canada, Midlands and Wales, Great Britain) |
8 | 47 | ||
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Labeled group (Ireland North and South, Scotland, England) |
8 | 48 | ||
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Labeled group (S. East U.S., England, Greenland, Scotland, Ireland) |
8 | 49 | ||
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United States |
9 | 50-51 | ||
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Pacific |
9 | 52 | ||
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Labeled group (Miami-Belem) |
9 | 53 | ||
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Caribbean and Atlantic |
9 | 54 | ||
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Canada |
9 | 55 | ||
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