Thornhill, James Arnold (Sergeant, b.1907 – d.1970) Accession Number: PR04175

Description

Collection relating to the Second World War service of 15890 Sergeant James Arnold Thornhill, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, c.1940.

Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of two notebooks relating to Sergeant James Arnold Thornhill. These notebooks contain handwritten notes taken by Sergeant Thornhill in c 1940, while he was serving as a fitter for the Royal Australian Air Force at Laverton, Victoria. The notes cover topics such as the theory of flight, names and functions of aircraft parts, the theory of slats and ailerons, principles of aircraft construction, materials of aircraft construction, and various components of Douglas DC-2 aircraft. The notebooks also contain several diagrams.

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Accession Number
PR04175
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Notebook
Measurement
Extent: 1.5 cm
Wallet/s: 1
Date Made
c.1940
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
2
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Copyright
AWM copyright

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