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This collection traces Preece's engineering work with WAC, and includes the following types of materials: correspondence, memos, technical drawings, minutes of meetings from both the WAC Gear Committee and the American Society of Tool Engineers, descriptions of various projects and equipment, photographs, reports, catalogues, brochures, manuals, notebooks, and personnel information.
Eric Preece was an engineer with the Wright Aeronautical Corporation (WAC) of Paterson, New Jersey, a company involved in the engineering development of the mass production of cylinder heads for WAC air-cooled engines for Boeing B-29 bombers during World War II. Mr. Preece served as the manager of Experimental Manufacturing prior to his promotion to Production Manager of WAC's Plant 7 in 1943. He was also an active member of the American Society of Tool Engineers, serving as the Public Relations Chairman and later as chapter president.
NASM.XXXX.0502
Preece, Eric
1933-1944
Unknown (Eric Preece?)
4.4 Cubic feet (8 records center boxes; 1 flatbox)
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection traces Preece's engineering work with Wright Aeronautical Corporation (WAC), and includes the following types of materials: correspondence, memos, technical drawings, minutes of meetings from both the WAC Gear Committee and the American Society of Tool Engineers, descriptions of various projects and equipment, photographs, reports, catalogues, brochures, manuals, notebooks, and personnel information.
This collection is arranged into six series: Series I: Professional Materials Series II: Material Related to Notebooks Series III: Material Related to Business Practices Series IV: Drawings Series V: Miscellaneous Material Series VI: Oversized Material
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Eric Preece Engine Collection, Acc. XXXX-0502, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Airplanes
World War, 1939-1945
Wright Cyclone 18 (R-3350) 18-cyl radial engine family
Aeronautics
Airplanes -- Motors
Airplanes -- Design and construction
Aeronautics, Military
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Notebooks
Correspondence
Photographs
Reports
Memoranda
Drawings
Manuals
Catalogs
Brochures