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Description
Leather and paper pocket aircraft engineering manual in good functional condition. Mass-produced in the United States. Participant ID 00032, Object ID 00068
Keywords
Military Non-Combatant
Collection Site
Taylorsville
Copyright
CC-BY-NC
Collection Date
9-17-2022
War Era
WWII
Recommended Citation
Bringing War Home, "Pocket Aircraft Engineering Manual" (2022). Bringing War Home Collection. 74.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/bwh_collection/74
Object Story
Kurt Shinn's grandfather was a manager for Douglas Aircraft Manufacturing during WWII. The participant inherited the pocket manual from his grandfather in 1971. The manual contains personal notes, addresses, and phone numbers along with basic information about engineering. The participant contends his grandfather was a brilliant, but quiet man.