California, San Diego, Airplane Passenger and Crew Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains Passenger and Crew Lists of Airplanes Arriving at San Diego, California, from February 4, 1929-November 24, 1954 from foreign ports. The airplane crew lists cover 1941-1954. These records correspond with NARA publication A3472 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 records may include any of the following:


 * Name
 * Age
 * Gender
 * Race
 * Nationality
 * U.S. destination
 * Date and place of birth
 * Date and court of naturalization
 * U.S. address
 * Place of departure
 * Where Landed
 * Date of arrival

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor.
 * The age or date and place of arrival or departure.

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 * 1) Select the  NARA Roll Number which takes you to the images.

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.

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

 * In case you need to find this record again later, copy the citation below in the Citing This Collection section.
 * Use the information found in the record to find other [California Emigration and Immigration] such as emigrations, port records, and ship’s manifests.
 * Use the record to learn your ancestor’s foreign and “Americanized” names, if they were different.
 * Use the record to learn the place of origin then search there for their church or California Vital Records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in census records
 * Use the information found in the record to find [California Probate Records].
 * Use the information found in the record to find [California Land Records and Deeds].
 * Search for death or burial information in BillionGraves Index.
 * If applicable, search for military records as well.
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.

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

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives.
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching other possible localities or ports of entry like [California Emigration and Immigration].
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name.
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.
 * 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.

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.


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