Descriptive Summary
Dale Ross Stith
Dale Ross Stith Collection (Quiet Aircraft Association),
No Date
1405
The Vietnam Center and Archive, Texas Tech University
English
0.3 linear feet
Biographical Note
Dale Ross Stith was in Soc Trang, Vietnam in early 1968, associated with the 221st Reconnaissance Company working on the avionics of the QT-2
Scope and Content
CD-Roms, photocoied newspaper and periodical articles, internet printouts and an issue of Smithsonian Air and Space Magazine that document the development Quiet Aircraft during Vietnam. These aircraft inclued the Quiet Thruster (QT) and the YO-3A that were deployed
during the Tet Offensive. DVD titled "Taking the Night Away from Charlie" discusses the use of quiet aircraft during the Vietnam War.
Access Level
Unrestricted
Processed by:
C. Trobridge
Prefered Citation:
[Identification of Item], Box #, Folder #, Dale Ross Stith Collection. 14050000000. The Vietnam Center and Archive, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
Accession Numbers
2004-0276
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Collection Inventory
Dale Ross Stith Collection
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Papers on quiet aircraft
The Story of Quiet Aircraft Development by F. David Schnebly
Early Stealth Aircraft, A Chronology by Dale Ross Stith
QU-22 Losses by Ronald Gilliam
Flyer for lecture "Stealth" Aircraft: From Beginning to Future at the Frontiers of Flight Museum
Lockheed Missiles and Space Company composite illustration showing QT-2, QT-2 Prize Crew, YO-3A and the Q-Star
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Photocopies of magazine articles about quiet aircraft
"Stealth in the sixties" possibly from Janes
"The 'Quiet Airplane' Searches for Charlie" in Hawk
"The 2-32, Vietnam and Me" from the 1979 Annual NCSA Banquet
"Snooping on Illegal Shrimpers" from Louisiana Conservationist
"America's Super-Secret Spy Plane in Vietnam" from Gung Ho
Aviation Week and Space Technology cover (1 December 1969) and on reverse cover of Aviation Week and Space Technology (25 October 1971) - 3 copies
Aviation Week and Space Technology cover (26 March 1979)
Order flyer for "A Greenhouse Anthology"
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Photocopies of newspaper articles about quiet aircraft
Now, A Plane That Sneaks Up On 'Em! (30 July 1968)
Silent Airplane Being Built (15 October 1969)
Lockheed Develops 'Quietest' Plane (30 July 1968)
New Airplane Designed to Quietly Spy on of Foe (14 October 1969)
Noiseless New Plane is Tested by Lockheed (15 October 1969)
Spy Glider Gets Tryout here (1970)
For Quieter Spying (1 April 1970)
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Magazine articles and photographs of the Lockheed Q-Star
The Lockheed Q-Star by Jay Wright from the Journal of American Aviation Historical Society Fall 1994
Wankel Rotary Engine Powers Super-quiet Plane in Test Flight
photocopy of photo showing Q-Star N57135
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Magazine articles and photographs of the Lockheed QT-2
Photocopy of Letter from General William Westmoreland to Dale Stith commending him for his work while in Vietnam
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Photocopies of photographs of the Lockheed YO-3A
Separated Material
Electronic Media:
- 1405EM0245: CD-Rom containing online resources, presentations, publications and museums that pertain to Quiet Aircraft
- 1405EM0246: CD-Rom containing images of the QT-2 and YO-3A
- 1405EM0247: CD-Rom containing images and documents pertaining to the YO-3A
- 1405EM0248: CD-Rom containing images of the QT-2 in Vietnam
Moving Images:
- 1405VI2545 DVD - Taking the Night Away from Charlie
Periodicals:
- Smithsonian Air & Space (May 2004)
Original Online Finding Aid
HTML Finding Aid for Dale Ross Stith Collection