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Creator:
National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this
Names:
National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this
Extent:
1,765.61 Cubic feet (1375 records center boxes; 1 flat box; 2 microfiche boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuals
Date:
1912-1987
bulk 1930-1945
Summary:
The Aviation Technical Manuals Collection contains over 40,000 original aviation technical manuals for aircraft, engines, aircraft components, and ground equipment.
Scope and Contents:
This collection contains over 40,000 original aviation technical manuals for aircraft, engines, aircraft components, and ground equipment. The bulk of the material consists of military technical manuals (United States Air Force and Navy) with some civil aviation manuals as well. The bulk of the manuals relate to American-built equipment, although some foreign types are included. Whenever feasible, revisions are maintained separate from the basic manual.
Biographical / Historical:
Manufacturers and operators of aircraft and equipment produce large numbers of manuals for their air and ground crews. These manuals generally cover all phases of operation, from assembling the newly-purchased aircraft, operation and maintenance of the equipment, to storage of the equipment. Manuals are updated (revised) as new procedures are developed or modifications are made to existing models. New subtypes generally receive new manuals, although subtypes with the same procedures are generally grouped into the same manual, with new models being added in revisions.
Provenance:
No donor information, temporary deposit, varies, XXXX-0429, unknown
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Topic:
Airplanes, Military  Search this
Aeronautical instruments  Search this
Airplanes -- Motors  Search this
Airplanes -- Design and construction  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Aeronautics, Military  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuals
Citation:
Aviation Technical Manuals Collection, NASM Acc. XXXX.0429, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0429
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg283f2d327-ab20-4cde-9973-2119c0760886
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0429