Clayton D. Bowyer B-29 bomb door installation notebook
Content Description
The Clayton D. Bowyer B-29 Bomb Door Installation Notebook is a small spiral notebook containing handwritten notes regarding the installation of bomb doors on Boeing B-29 Superfortresses during World War II.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1939-1945
Creator
- Bowyer, Clayton D., 1909-1980 (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: Clayton D. Bowyer
Clayton D. Bowyer was born in Beaver, Oklahoma on February 21, 1909. He completed a high school education and then worked at Boeing's Wichita plant as an assembly line worker, building B-29s. He died January 17, 1980.
Extent
.01 Cubic Feet (1 letter size file folder)
Language
English
Overview
The Clayton D. Bowyer B-29 bomb door installation notebook is a small spiral notebook with handwritten notes regarding the installation of bomb doors on B-29s during World War II.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The notebook was donated by the creator's son-in-law who found the item among the creator's things after his death.
Existence and Location of Copies
Materials from this collection have been digitized and are available at The Museum of Flight Digital Collections.
Subject
- Boeing (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Clayton D. Bowyer B-29 bomb door installation notebook
- Status
- Completed Level 2
- Author
- N. Davis
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Edition statement
- 1st edition
Repository Details
Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository
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