Joe P. Doetsch B-17B inspection notes

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2019-00-00-6

Content Description

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

Creation: 1939-1940

Creator

Doetsch, Joe P., Jr. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

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

Conditions Governing Use

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.

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.

Extent

.01 Cubic Feet (1 letter-size file folder)

Language

English

Additional Description

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.