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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
Title: Thomas Sim III Personal Papers
Identifier/Call Number: SDASM.SC.10133
Physical Description:
0.14 Cubic Feet
one box 12" x 10" x 2"
Date (inclusive): 1939-1966
Abstract: Thomas Sim, III was born February 23, 1921. He would work for Canadair and Rockwell International. He also was a member of
the Utility Airplane Council.
The collection is open to researchers by appointment.
Some copyright may be reserved. Consult with the library director for more information.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this Collection were donated to the San Diego Air and Space Museum.
Thomas Sim, III was born February 23, 1921 in Montreal (Quebec Province), Canada. In 1939, upon graduation from Westmont High
School in Montreal, Sim enlisted in the Canadian Army, from which he received a medical discharge in 1941. From 1941-1945,
Sim served in the Royal Air Force and was assigned to the Ferry Command with liaison duties between R.A.F. and the U.S. Army
Air Corps.
After the war, Sim worked in sales at Canadair and Air Carrier Service Corporation. In 1959, he was named export sales manager
for the Oklahoma City-based Aero Commander, a subsidiary of Rockwell-Standard (became Rockwell international in 1973). He
was named director of marketing in 1960, and director of international sales in 1963.
Sim was a member of the Utility Airplane Council of the Aerospace Industries Association. The association was comprised of
a majority of the aerospace manufacturers, and the council was a subgroup comprised of general aviation airframe and engine
manufacturers. In 1963 and 1964, he was appointed to the Oklahoma Export Expansion Council, which focused on the advancement
of the developing General Aviation industry.
The collection contains one box 12x10x2, of industry-related articles and presentations from the early 1960s, along with speeches
made by Sim. Some of the presentations were given by others and sent to him.
Rockwell International and Canadair Subject Files.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Canadair Limited
Aero Commander Inc.
North American-Rockwell airplanes
Aerospace Industries Association of America. Utility Airplane Council
Sim, Thomas