Leonard, John Morris, 1939-
Person
Biographical Note
Email from author (6 Aug 2025): "John Morris Leonard was born in 1939 and grew up in Speedway, Indiana. After graduating from Purdue University in 1964, John worked in engineering departments at McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis. After retiring in 1997 he worked in the controls department at Rolls-Royce in Indianapolis for 12 years. He is the chief archivist for the Allison Branch of the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. In this position he has written articles for the Journal of the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, the American Aviation Historical Society, and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He has also written 4 books on the history of the Allison Division of General Motors and its products. Because he has had access to the Allison archives, he has been able to do research that provided new insights on details of Allison activities and products."
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Aircraft Archive (Volume 2: Post-War Jets), 1988, 1988
Item — Box TB.S2.002, Folder: TF.S2.A.xxR
Identifier: 20268023
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Document Number: Volume II (dated 1988).Scope: This book, subtitled "A Detailed Collection of Original Scale Aircraft Drawings", was published in 1988 by Argus Books for readers interested in aviation history, especially model builders. The following illustrators are credited for their scale drawings in this volume: M. A....
Dates:
Copyright: 1988; Publication: 1988
Aircraft Archive (Volume 3: Post-War Jets), 1988, 1988
Item — Box TB.S2.002, Folder: TF.S2.A.xxR
Identifier: 20268024
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Document Number: Volume III (dated 1988).Scope: This book, subtitled "A Detailed Collection of Original Scale Aircraft Drawings", was published in 1988 by Argus Books for readers interested in aviation history, especially model builders. The following illustrators are credited for their scale drawings in this volume: Arthur...
Dates:
Copyright: 1988; Publication: 1988
Aircraft Archive (Volume I: Post-War Jets), 1988, 1988
Item — Box TB.S2.002, Folder: TF.S2.A.xxR
Identifier: 20268022
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study.)Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Document Number: Volume I (dated 1988). Scope: This book, subtitled "A Detailed Collection of Original Scale Aircraft Drawings", was published in 1988 by Argus Books for readers interested in aviation history, especially model builders. The following illustrators are credited for their scale drawings in this volume: Arthur...
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Copyright: 1988; Publication: 1988
Outstanding Military Aircraft of World War II, 1961, 1961
Item — Box TB.S2.002, Folder: TF.S2.A.xxG
Identifier: 20268021
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Periodical (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: This periodical was published in 1961 by Superscale for readers interested in the history of World War II aviation, including model builders. It was complied and edited by E. [Everett] R. Atkins, Jr. Illustrators include Atkins, Dave Brazelton, Willis Nye, George Cox and Kikuo Hashimoto.This periodical provides in-depth information...
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Copyright: 1961; Publication: 1961
Paul Matt Scale Airplane Drawings (Volume 2) [1st Edition, 3d Printing], 1991, 1991
Item — Box TB.S2.002, Folder: TF.S2.A.xxQ
Identifier: 20268020
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Document Number: Paul Matt Scale Airplane Drawings Volume 2 (dated 1991). This item is from the 3d printing in 1994. Drawn by the "late, great" Paul R. Matt and published as part of the "Aviation Heritage Library Series" by "publishers: Drina Welch Abel and Alan Abel." NB: Aviation Heritage replaced Sunshine House, Inc. as the...
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Copyright: 1991; Publication: 1991
Paul Matt Scale Airplane Drawings (Volume I), 1991, 1991
Item — Box TB.S2.002, Folder: TF.S2.A.xxP
Identifier: 20268019
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Document Number: Paul Matt Scale Airplane Drawings Volume I (dated 1991). NB: Aviation Heritage replaced Sunshine House, Inc. as the publishers for all of Paul R. Matt's work, which Sunshine House, Inc. had acquired from Matt's estate after his death in August 1987. Alan Abel and Drina Welch Abel are listed as the only two officers for both...
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Copyright: 1991; Publication: 1991
Scale Aircraft Drawings (Volume II: World War II), 1991, 1991
Item — Box TB.S2.002, Folder: TF.S2.A.xxS
Identifier: 20268025
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Document Number: Air Age Scale Aircraft Drawings series, Volume II: World War II (dated 1991).Scope: This book "from the publishers of Model Airplane News", is subtitled "Scale Drawings, Rare Photographs, and Historical Data on Popular WW II Aircraft." It was written by Peter M. Bowers and published in 1991 by Air...
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Copyright: 1991; Publication: 1991
The Best of Paul Matt: A Collection from the Historical Aviation Albums (Volume I) [1st Edition], 1988, 1988
Item — Box TB.S2.002, Folder: TF.S2.A.xxO
Identifier: 20268018
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Document Number: The Best of Paul Matt Series, Volume I (dated 1988).NB: Sunshine House, Inc. bought the rights to all of Paul Matt's work from his estate after his death in August 1987 and this book is dedicated to he and his wife, Joan. Scope: This book focuses on Aeronca aircraft. It was published in 1988 by Sunshine House,...
Dates:
Copyright: 1988; Publication: 1988