SECRETARY’S REPORT 135 
Bucxs Country Sorentiric Society, Morrisville, Pa. (through H. L. Robinson, 
Pres.) : A Bristol “Hercules” 14-cylinder, sleeve-valve, 2-row radial, air-cooled 
aircraft engine, of 1,600 hp., made about 1941 by the Bristol Aeroplane Co. 
of England. (N.A.M. 949.) 
Cressna ArrorArr Co., Wichita, Kans.: Four scale models, 1:36 size, of aircraft 
made by the donor: The ‘‘Airmaster” 4-place high-wing single-engine mono- 
plane of 1938; the “310” 5-place low-wing twin-engined monoplane of 1954; the 
YH-41 2-place helicopter of 1954; and the “172” 4-place high-wing single- 
engined monoplane of 1955. (N.A.M. 996.) 
CLEVELAND, OHIO, Diviston or ArRPorRTs (through Claude King, Commissioner 
of Airports): An airport light, of the large ground-flooding type, used at 
Cleveland Airport in the early 1920’s when that city became a stop on the 
first transcontinental air mail and passenger route. (N.A.M. 961.) 
Cuing, Capt. JosePH, Coronado, Calif.: A U.S. naval aviator’s uniform coat, 
worn by the donor in Worid War I. He was a member of the U.S. Navy 
First Aeronautic Detachment, which was the first American offensive unit 
to arrive in France, landing there June 7, 1917, and flying the first American 
patrol, from Le Croisic, November 13, 1917. (N.A.M. 979.) 
Convair, A DIVISION OF GENERAL DyNAMiIcs CorP., San Diego, Calif.: A scale 
model, 1: 16 size, of the F-102A “Delta Dagger” supersonic jet-powered inter- 
ceptor, in current use by the U.S. Air Force. (N.A.M. 948.) Five scale 
models, 1:16 and 1:48 size, of aircraft prominent in Convair history: The 
Consolidated PT-1 “Trusty,” standard Army Air Corps trainer of 1924; the 
Vultee SNV “Valiant” Navy and Army Air Force basic trainer of 1939; the 
Consolidated PBY-5 “Catalina’’ Navy patrol plane of World War II; the 
Consolidated B-24 “Liberator” Army Air Force bomber of World War II; 
and the Convair B-58 “Hustler” supersonic 4-jet delta-winged bomber which 
is one of the most recent additions to the U.S. Air Force. (N.A.M. 983.) 
CURTISS-WRIGHT CorpP., Wood-Ridge, N.J.: A scale model, 1:16 size, of the 
Curtiss “Triad” of 1911, one of the earliest water-borne aircraft. This model 
was made with precise detail by Frederick Howard of Denver, Colo. The 
Department of the Navy, through Alfred Verville and A, O. Van Wyen, assisted 
with research and helpful contacts. It is presented to the Museum in tribute 
to Glenn H. Curtiss as founder of one of the units from which the donor 
corporation was formed. (N.A.M. 993.) 
Dovueias AIRCRAFT Co., INc., Santa Monica, Calif.: A world globe, on which is 
marked the route of the first flight around the world and to which are attached 
scale models of the Douglas U.S. Army Air Service airplanes which accom- 
plished that flight in 1924. This exhibit illustrates the award for that year 
of the Robert J. Collier Trophy. (N.A.M. 954.) A scale model, 1:72 size, of 
the Douglas DC-8 Jetliner, 590-mile-per-hour transport, which is scheduled to 
enter service on commercial airlines in 1959, and scale models of four Douglas- 
made guided missiles: the Nike-Ajax, 20-foot-long surface-to-air weapon for 
defense against enemy aircraft; the Nike-Hercules which is heavier and more 
than twice the diameter of the Ajax, and equipped to carry a nuclear warhead 
for similar defense; the Sparrow which was developed by the Navy and Sperry 
Gyroscope Co., and made by Douglas under license for use in air-to-air combat; 
and the Honest John designed for Army tactical use to provide close fire support 
for ground operations, surface-to-surface. (N.A.M. 997.) 
Ecker, HerMAN A., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.: Two aircraft engines, a Roberts 
6-cylinder vertical in-line 2-cycle water-cooled engine, developing 75 hp. 
at 1100 r. p. m.; used by the donor in his flying boat of 1912; and a Velie 
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