Duncan (Lee Francis) Personal Papers, 1928-1953

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Title:: Lee Francis Duncan Personal Papers
Dates:: 1928-1953
Creators:: Duncan, Lee Francis
Abstract:: Lee Francis Duncan was a member of the early U.S. air mail crews. He also flew for United Airlines and was a member of the Army during World War II.
Extent:: 0.4 Linear Feet 1 manuscript box
Language:: English and English
Preferred citation:: [Item], [Collection], Archive, San Diego Air & Space Museum

Scope and content:: This collection contains material related to Lee Francis Duncan’s career as a pilot with United Airlines and the Air Corp. Reserve.
Biographical / historical:: Lee Francis Duncan was born in 1906 in Rome, Kansas. After graduating high school in Braman, Oklahoma, he began flying cadet training in 1925 in San Antonio. He was a pilot for United Airlines and in the Air Corp. Reserve. In 1941 he transferred to the War Department Reserve Pool. He flew as a noncombatant as a United Air Lines Pilot for Army Transport in the Pacific between 1943 and 1945. In 1928, Duncan flew Executive Mail during a presidential trip to Wisconsin. He was later part of the crew that made the first airmail stop in Grand Island, Nebraska.
Acquisition information:: Unknown; acquired by the San Diego Air Space Museum after 1978.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Collection Guide Author:: Jason Rogers
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2015-12-28 16:17:41 +0000 .

Restrictions:: The collection is open to researchers by appointment.
Terms of access:: Some copyright may be reserved. Consult with the library director for more information.

Preferred citation:: [Item], [Collection], Archive, San Diego Air & Space Museum

Location of this collection:: San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives

2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park

San Diego, CA 92101, US