National Air and Space Museum Archives

Edwin M. Janeczek World War II Photographs

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2010.0002
Creators:
Janeczek, Edwin.
Dates:
bulk 1940s
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
0.18 Cubic feet
(1 box)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of ninety-nine black and white prints (with 32 corresponding negatives), most of Piper L-4 and L-5 Grasshoppers, but also including shots of Martin (Glenn L.) B-26 Marauder (Model 179). This collection also contains Janeczek's Maintenance Inspection Record and related documentation for his work on Boeing B-17Gs, and the July 15, 1942 technical manual, "Aircraft Induction, Fuel and Oil Systems, TM 1-407."

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Edwin M. Janeczek was in the 23rd Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron, attached to the 9th Air Force. Janeczek was responsible for the maintenance of the United States Army Air Forces' Piper L-4 and L-5 Grasshoppers used as liaison aircraft during the Ardennes Campaign / Battle of the Bulge.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Michael Janeczek, Gift, 2009

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Edwin M. Janeczek World War II Photographs, Accession 2010-0002, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Use
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

Keywords

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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Martin (Glenn L.) B-26 Marauder (Model 179) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Piper L-4 Family Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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