Interviewee

James Wilbur Jacobs

Interviewer

Susan Bennett

Date of Interview

3-4-1967

Length of interview and transcript

34 pages

Document Type

Transcript

Language

English

Description

This transcript is part of a collection of oral history interviews conducted with people who knew and interacted with Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright and/or Charles F. Kettering. In this interview, the subject discusses Orville Wright, James Jacobs Sr., the 1924 Dayton air race, the Barling Bomber, Dayton-Wright Airplane Co., General Motors, landing flaps, engine cowlings, seaplanes, seat belts, safety, Lorin Wright, model airplanes, Horace Wright, and Capt. Burt Skeel.

Repository

University Archives and Special Collections

Identifier

UASC-033_JacobsJ

Comments

James Wilbur Jacobs' father, James Jacobs Sr., was an engineer who worked for and with the Wright brothers.

Rights

This item may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). It may only be used for noncommercial educational and scholarly purposes. Please contact the University Archives and Special Collections at archives@udayton.edu to inquire about permission to use a specific digital resource.


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