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rfinnerty
Joined: 02 Aug 2010 Posts: 8
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 07:18 Post subject: U.S. Navy Aircraft and Engine Information |
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I recently discovered a document on Fold3.com, Secret and Confidential Correspondence of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, 1919-1927. This is generally a geneology site, but this document , in its' aviation section contains a wealth of in formation on 1920's aircraft and engine development. I have been able to account for 252 of a total of 264 Wright T-2, T-3, T-3A, and T-3B engines, 206 by BuNo. 289 Packard engines are also detailed, among others.
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kmccutcheon
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Joined: 13 Jul 2003 Posts: 298 Location: Huntsville, Alabama USA
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 08:58 Post subject: |
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How does one locate that document on the Fold3.com site? _________________ Kimble D. McCutcheon |
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rfinnerty
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:57 Post subject: |
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Kimble,
I found the document while doing internet searching for specific engines. That document is a "premium" document on their site, so it is not free. There is a local Family History Center (in the Mormon church) near me so I went in to look and printed copies of pages of interest. They operate the fold3 site. I am debating about shelling out $79 for a years subscription. There were more than 1000 pages in the aviation section of the book.
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kmccutcheon
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 17:27 Post subject: |
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rfinnerty wrote: | ... local Family History Center ... |
What a strange place for aviation history documents. _________________ Kimble D. McCutcheon |
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wallan
Joined: 13 Jul 2003 Posts: 252 Location: UK
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 04:36 Post subject: |
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Years ago, Pete Bowers mentioned working with someone called Szekely, (at Boeing?) who was the nephew of the aircraft/engine Szekely guy. Up came the name of Phil Michmerhuizen, in Holland, Michigan, and that the local public library had some archives about Szekely. I wrote to them, asking what they had, and they photocopied all they had and sent it to me in Scotland, without charge. |
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rfinnerty
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 06:13 Post subject: |
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Apparently, other portions of the document contain information on promotions, duty stations, etc, that are more in line with their type of information.
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