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and Maj. Thomas W. Ferebee, bombardier, in attendance. C. W. 

 Mitman, Assistant to the Secretary for the National Air Museum, 

 accepted it for the Museum. The previous day at the Air Force 

 Association annual convention luncheon, the Air Museum was awarded 

 a bronze plaque and citation in recognition of its continuing interest 

 in and devotion to the Nation's aeronautical history. The award 

 w^as made by Gen. James Doolittle, United States Air Force (Ret.). 



On July 7, 1949, at the Washington National Airport, there was 

 formally presented to the Museum the Stinson SR-IOF airplane that 

 had been used by All American Aviation in airmail pick-up service 

 and later was employed by the Air Force in developing the techniques 

 of picking up airplanes, gliders, and persons from the ground. Nor- 

 man Rintoul, the donor, who had piloted this plane in the above 

 operations, demonstrated these methods prior to the presentation. 



On September 8, 1949, at the airport, the City oj Washington, Piper 

 Super Cruiser that had been flown around the world in 1947 by 

 Clifford Evans, Jr., was presented by William T. Piper. It was 

 flown in for the presentation by George Truman, v/ho had accom- 

 panied Evans on the world flight in a similar airplane. 



On October 7, 1949, at a small but impressive presentation ceremony 

 in the Aircraft Building in Washington, memorabilia of the interna- 

 tionally famous aviatrix Amelia Earhart, consisting of a portrait 

 sculptm'e, flight maps, globe, books, radio, photographs, models, 

 trophy, and medals, were presented to the Air Museum by the Amelia 

 Earhart Post of the American Legion, Department of California. 

 Mrs. Amy Otis Earhart, mother of the aviatrix, unveiled the exhibit. 



On Novem.ber 8, 1949, tiie Museum received from Power Jets, Ltd., 

 London, England, the original Whittle W-l-X turbojet engine in a 

 presentation ceremony, held in the auditorium of the United States 

 National Museum, in which several of the Advisory Board members 

 participated. The presentation was made by the British Ambassador, 

 and addresses were made by W. E. P. Johnson, Managing Director 

 of Power Jets, and Sir Frank Yv'iiittle, the inventor of the engine, both 

 of whom journeyed from London, England, for the occasion. The 

 acceptance address was made by Dr. A. Wetmore, Secretary of the 

 Smithsonian Institution. 



On January 27, 1950, in the Regents' Room of the Smithsonian, 

 in the presence of several Board members, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer F. 

 Wieboldt, of North Garden, Va., presented a bronze bust of Wilbur 

 Wright by the sculptor Oskar J. W. Hansen. With this accession, 

 the Museum now has bronze busts of both Orville and Wilbur Wright 

 by the same sculptor. They are appropriately exliibited in the Air- 

 craft Building. 



