Trade Winds Vol. 8 (1944), No. 1 (Special Issue Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Wright Aeronautical Corporation) [Wright Aeronautical Corporation periodical], 1944-10-09

Item — Box: TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.016

Identifier: 20170215

Scope and Contents

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Document Type: Periodical (External Newsletter)

Purpose: Informational.

Authority: Company (Manufacturer).

Document Number: Trade Winds (A Wright Aeronautical Corporation magazine), Volume 8, No. 1 (October 9, 1944).

Scope: Company newsletter published by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation. Special 25th Anniversary issue celebrating "25 Years of Progress". This beautifully illustrated magazine traces the progress of flight and airpower in planes with Curtiss-Wright engines. Heavily illustrated with photographs and specially-created drawings and paintings.

Contents: Includes information on the "family" history of the company (from the Wright brothers) and the role each department plays in creating and building aircraft engines. Has sections titled: "They Had the Ideas: The Engineers & Planners"; "Ideas Become Engines: The Workers and their Tools"; Engines Become Air Power: The Outside World" and "Today & Tomorrow: War and Post-War".

Includes 8 page center section illustrated with full-color prints of water color paintings, 1 per page. Section is titled "A Gallery of Air Power: Presenting A Series of Paintings of Wright-Powered "Firsts" in World War II" with original paintings by Frank Lemon.

Dates

Publication: 1944-10-09

Creator

Curtiss-Wright Corporation. Wright Aeronautical Division (Publisher, Organization)
Curtiss-Wright Corporation. Wright Aeronautical Division (Editor, Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

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Full Extent

1 Issue

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Folder Contents

Items in the same folder (ID #s): 20170176, 20210010 and 20170215.

Format & Physical Description

Stapled 8.5" x 11.5” periodical (40 pages including cardstock covers). Printed on semi-glossy paper using black and goldenrod ink. Includes black & white and goldenrod & white photographs and drawings. Staples have been removed.

Note: Includes 8 page center section illustrated with full-color prints of water color paintings, 1 per page.

Note 2: Overall excellent condition, with minor cover wear.

Publication Data

Published in October, 1944 by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation (A Division of Curtiss-Wright Corporation), Patterson, N. J. Copyright 1944 by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation. Printed in the U.S.A.