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Fife of Coronado, Calif., in improving the documentary files by gifts 

 and exchanges of magazines and other data. 



During the year a small room in the Aircraft Building was equipped 

 as a depository for reference items, and as a study for use by members 

 of the staff and visitors. 



ACCESSIONS 



Additions to the National Aeronautical Collections received and re- 

 corded this year total 118 specimens in 45 separate accessions from 37 

 sources. Those from Government departments are entered as trans- 

 fers ; others were received as gifts except as noted. 



Atchison, Jos. Anthony. Washington, D. C. : Group of five aircraft squadron 

 insignia illustrating the devices adopted by units of the First Pursuit Group, 

 U. S. Army, in World War I; and four plaster sculptures showing primitive 

 concepts of flying gods in the Hittite, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Egyptian 

 religions (N. A. M. 870, purchased). 



Atjtogibo Co. of America, Philadelphia, Pa. (through Franklin Institute) : Pit- 

 cairn autogiro, the first aircraft of this type constructed in America, 1929 

 (N.A.M. 888). 



Beech Aircraft Corp., Wichita, Kans. : Scale-model airplanes, 1 : 16, one illus- 

 trating the Beechcraf t Bonanza airplane Waikiki Beech in which William Odom 

 flew from Honolulu to Teterboro, N. J., March 7-8, 1949, establishing a solo 

 distance record of 4,957.24 miles in 36 hours 2 minutes, and in which the Honor- 

 able Peter F. Mack made a solo flight around the world, Oct 7, 1951-Feb. 7, 

 1952, visiting 30 nations and flying more than 30,000 miles in the interests of 

 international good will and acquainting himself with conditions in other coun- 

 tries. The other model is of the Beechcraft Super 18, 6-place twin-engined 

 monoplane in current production (N. A. M. 898). 



Boland, Jos., Takoma Park, Md.: Replica of an air-speed meter devised and 

 constructed by the donor in 1910 (N. A. M. 902). 



Byrd, Mrs. Thos., Boyce, Va. : Uniforms and military equipment of the late Gen. 

 William Mitchell (N. A. M. 881) . Two swords belonging to General Mitchell, one 

 having been presented to him by his uncle in 189S when Mitchell was promoted 

 from private to lieutenant during the Spanish War and became the youngest 

 officer in the Army; the other, his service sword (N. A. M. 904). 



Clark Automotive Museum, Southampton, L. I., N. T. : Two aircraft engines, 

 an Anzani and a Caminez (N. A. M. 896). 



Commerce, Department of, Civil Aeronautics Administration, Washington, 

 D. C. : Two aircraft beacons of the type used when the national airways were 

 first established (N. A. M. 893). 



De Florez, Adm. Luis, Pomfret, Conn. : A group of early aircraft instrument 

 which he assisted in developing during the World War I period, and a Daniel 

 rotary, 2-cycle aircraft engine (N. A. M. 906). 



Douglas Aircraft Co., Inc., Santa Monica, Calif. : Scale models, 1 :16, of the 

 F4D-1, Skyray, and the A4D-1, Skyraider, illustrating current types of naval 

 carrier-based fighting and attack airplanes (N. A. M. 892). 



Eck, W. John, Arlington, Va. : The first passenger ticket sold for the first com- 

 mercial airplane flight over the North Pole area from the United States to 

 Europe, by the Scandinavian Airlines System, Inc., November 18, 1954. The 

 donor had the distinction of being the first passenger (N. A. M. 875). 



