Dan Perkins Collection of B-17F Training Materials

Title

Dan Perkins Collection of B-17F Training Materials

Description

The Dan Perkins Collection of B-17F Training Materials consists of documents and training materials related to B-17s. It includes: a travel itinerary for a Boeing Company engineer dated August 31, 1943; Boeing Aircraft Company internal memo from Chief Engineer W. E. Beall asking for donations for War Chest Drive, October 10, 1942; copies of Boeing Aircraft Company letterhead; and B-17F Training materials from the Boeing Flying Fortress School, version dated April 20, 1943.

The B-17 training materials are comprised of: 1. Flying Fortress School Introductory Pamphlet: Student Regulations 2. Flying Fortress School Form 3. Memo: New Subject Code Index Numbers 4. Flying Fortress School, Boeing Aircraft Company B-17F "Student Notebook" 5. Flying Fortress School, Boeing Aircraft Company B-17F "Inspections" 6. Flying Fortress School, Boeing Aircraft Company B-17F "Study Guide Questions, Wing, Tail and Nacelle - 1.1" (2 copies) 7. Flying Fortress School, Boeing Aircraft Company B-17F "Supplementary Information - Structural Repair 1.7" 8. Flying Fortress School, Boeing Aircraft Company B-17F "Study Guide-Engine Operations 2.1" 9. Flying Fortress School, Boeing Aircraft Company B-17F "Study Guide - Questions 3.1" 10. Flying Fortress School, Boeing Aircraft Company B-17F "Supplementary Electrical Information - 4.1: Facts to be considered in the Operation of a Reverse Current Relay" 11. Flying Fortress School, Boeing Aircraft Company B-17F "Study Guide - Instruments 5.0"

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Date

1942-1943

Creator

Perkins, Dan

Language

All materials are in English.

Rights Holder

The Museum of Flight Archives

Rights

Permission to publish material from the Dan Perkins Collection of B-17F Training Materials must be obtained from The Museum of Flight Archives.

Bibliographic Citation

The Dan Perkins Collection of B-17F Training Materials/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2018-00-00-130

Collection Organization

Collection Items

Inspections [guide issued by Boeing Flying Fortress School]
Inspection guide issued by the Boeing Flying Fortress School in Seattle, Washington, circa 1940s. 31 typed pages.

[Study guides issued by Boeing Flying Fortress School]
Study guides issued by the Boeing Flying Fortress School in Seattle, Washington, circa 1940s. Contains information about navigation, flight, engine, and miscellaneous instruments for the B-17F. 16 typed pages.

[Study guides issued by Boeing Flying Fortress School]
Study guides issued by the Boeing Flying Fortress School in Seattle, Washington, circa 1940s. Contains information about electrical system for the B-17F. 19 typed pages.

[Study guides issued by Boeing Flying Fortress School]
Study guides issued by the Boeing Flying Fortress School in Seattle, Washington, circa 1940s. Contains information about the hydraulic, oxygen, anti-icer, heating and ventilation, and de-icer systems for the B-17F. 22 typed pages.

[Study guides issued by Boeing Flying Fortress School]
Study guides issued by the Boeing Flying Fortress School in Seattle, Washington, circa 1940s. Contains information about engine operation, engine maintenance, and the induction, fuel, and oil systems for the B-17F. 25 typed pages.

[Student notebook issued by Boeing Flying Fortress School]
Student notebook issued by the Boeing Flying Fortress School in Seattle, Washington, circa 1940s. Contains information about the B-17F, including study guide questions and trouble charts. 23 typed pages.

[Student application form for Boeing Flying Fortress School]
Student application form for the Boeing Flying Fortress School in Seattle, Washington, circa 1940s. Two pages.

Flying Fortress School / Introductory pamphlet / Student regulations
Pamphlet issued to incoming students of the Boeing Flying Fortress School, Seattle, Washington, circa 1940s. Contains the following sections: Introduction -- Secrecy -- Material for study -- Study Hall -- Grades -- Badges Airplane in general --…

[Memorandum to students and instructors of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress School, July 2, 1943]
Memorandum to students and instructors of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress School, July 2, 1943. Contains new code numbers for subjects taught at the school. One typed page.

[Boeing Aircraft Company stationery]
Blank piece of stationery with Boeing Aircraft Company letterhead, circa 1940s.
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