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Marcel Jurca was a Romanian-born pilot who flew for the Luftwaffe during World War II before defecting to France. During the 1950s Jurca designed the single-seat, wood-and-fabric aerobatic Jurca MJ-2 Tempête (Tempest) (Homebuilt). Jurca went on to build a number of homebuilts, including the Jurca MJ-77 (3/4 Mustang).

 Identifier

NASM.2017.0022

Creator

Jurca, Marcel

Date

bulk 1956-2001

Provenance

Theodore Sellin, Gift, 2017

Extent

0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a photograph, a 1957 letter, and three drawings relating to the Jurca MJ-2 Tempête (Tempest) (Homebuilt). This collection also contains ten color snapshots and corresponding negatives from 2001 taken at Jurca's office and workshops, located at an airport outside of Paris.

Rights

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Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Citation

Marcel Jurca Collection, Accession 2017-0022 National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics

Jurca MJ-2 Tempête (Tempest) (Homebuilt)

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Technical drawings