Background
Collins, Thomas Joseph was born on October 11, 1919. Son of Joseph Alphonsus and Mary Agnes (Lambert) Collins.
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Collins, Thomas Joseph was born on October 11, 1919. Son of Joseph Alphonsus and Mary Agnes (Lambert) Collins.
Student, Newark College Engineering, 1939. Student, Casey Jones School Aeronautics, 1941.
Instructor Casey Jones School Aeronautics, Newark, 1941-1942, Academy Aeronautics, LaGuardia Airport, New York, 1942-1944, 46-49, United States Air Force, 1944-1946. Aircraft mechanic Air France, New York International Airport, 1949. Instructor Teterboro (New Jersey) School Aeronautics, 1949-1950.
Air safety investigator Civil Aeronautics Board, Washington, 1950-1961, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, 1961-1979. Aviation safety consultant Columbia, Maryland, 1979-1984. Retired, 1984
Member panel United States Civil Service Examiners, 1959.
Member study group Government Industry Steering Committee Airling Sabotage, 1962. United States delegate International Civil Aviation Organization, Montreal, Canada, 1974.
Member New Jersey History Society. Curator Nabisco Gallery, E. Hanover, New Jersey, 1996. With New Jersey National Guard, 1938-1940.
With United States Army, 1944-1946. Member International Society Air Safety Investigators (director 1966-1968, chairman membership 1969-1971, editor 1973-1975, member awards committee 1985-1987), National Association Legal Investigators, Society Senior Aerospace Executives.
Married Virginia Maria Poole, June 28, 1941. Children: Thomas L., Joseph H., Maureen, William A., Kathleen, John H., Kevin P.