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Joe P. Doetsch B-17B inspection notes

 Collection — Folder: One
Identifier: 2019-00-00-6
This collection consists of notes by Joe P. Doetsch related to his work inspecting B-17B aircraft from about 1939-1940. There are 22 loose pages of notes which appear to have been cut from a notebook, an additional couple sheets of handwritten notes, and three pages of typed aircraft lists. The notebook pages document airplane serial number, its destination, propellor numbers, engine numbers, and other remarks such as pilot name. Additional pages document problems with the aircraft. The typed aircraft lists specify to which airfields the planes were designated.

Dates

  • 1939-1940

Creator

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This collection is open for research and is accessible in the Dahlberg Research Center by appointment. For more information contact us.

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The Museum of Flight (TMOF) Archives is the owner of the physical materials in the archives and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from TMOF archives before any publication use. TMOF does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners. Consult repository for more details.

Extent

.1 Cubic Feet (1 letter-size folder)

Biographical Note: J.P. Doetsch

J.P. Doetsch was an inspector of B-17B aircraft during World War II for the U.S. Army Air Corps. No further information is known.

Separated Materials

The following items have been separated and are stored in the Library:
  • Aviation Fuels and Their Effects on Engine Performance, U.S. Army Air Forces, 1945.
  • Operating Manual for War Reserve Aviation Gasoline Underground Storage Centers, Engineers' Committee on Oil Storage to the War Department and Navy Department, 1942.
  • Handbook of Specific Installation and Test Instructions with Run-in Schedules and Fuel Flow Curves for Overhauled Aircraft Engines, U.S. Army Air Forces, 1944.
Title
Guide to the Joe P. Doetsch B-17B inspection notes
Status
Completed - Level 2
Author
N. Davis
Date
2019
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
English
Edition statement
1st edition

Repository Details

Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository

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Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-7874


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