The Liberty Engine: 1918 - 1942, 1968
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Historical Monograph
Document Number: Smithsonian Annals of Flight, Volume 1, Number 3
Foreword: "In this third number of the Smithsonian Annals of Flight, Philip S. Dickey tells the history of America's remarkable contribution to early aviation, the Liberty engine, the original model of which is now in the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum.
In delineating the history of the engine from its brilliant conception through its role in World War I to its final production and use in World War II and thereafter, the author draws on a wealth of information contained in letters, memoranda, reports, and personal accounts, most of which have hitherto been unpublished. His accounts are reinforced by statistical tables, charts, detailed photographs, specifications and details of the engine's performance."
Dates
- Publication: 1968
Creator
- Dickey, Philip S., III, Lt Colonel, US Air Force (Retired) (Author, Person)
- Smithsonian Institution. Press (Publisher, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.
Extent
1 Volume
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
Format: softcover bound book, 8.5”x11” (110 pp).
General
Publication Data: National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. Fifth Printing, 1978
Source
- Fisk, Gary (Donor, Person)
- Aircraft Engine Historical Society, Inc. (Donor, Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections Repository
M. Louis Salmon Library
301 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville Alabama 35899 United States of America
256-824-6523
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