Texas, Passenger and Crew List of Airplanes - FamilySearch Historical Records

What Is in This Collection?
This collection contains passenger and crew lists of airplanes arriving at Brownsville, Texas from 1943-1964 and corresponds with NARA publication A3423 part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The collection is arranged by date of arrival.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 3

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * The date and port of arrival

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?
Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Look at the actual image of the record, if you can, to verify the information and to find additional information.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add the new information to your records
 * Use the information to find the person in other records
 * Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
 * Try searching by surname only
 * Look for the Declaration of Intent soon after the immigrant arrived. Then look for the Naturalization Petition five years later, when the residency requirement would have been met. Look for naturalization records in federal courts, then in state, county, or city courts. An individual may have filed the first and final papers in different courts and sometimes in a different state if the person moved. Immigrants who were younger than 18 when they arrived did not need to file a Declaration of Intent as part of the process

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Texas.
 * Texas Guided Research
 * Texas Record Finder
 * Texas Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Texas Research, 1880-Present
 * Beginning Research in United States Immigration and Emigration Records

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Texas, Cameron County, Brownsville, passenger and crew list, 1931-1964

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * Texas, Houston Arrival Manifests of Airplanes, 1946-1954

Citing This Collection
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Texas, Listas de pasajeros y tripulación de aviones de Brownsville (Registros históricos de FamilySearch)