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Aerodynamics for Pilots
Training manual on information needed for safely flying an airplane. Chapters cover topics such as physical laws, properties of air, general operation of flight, and forces that act on planes such as resistance, lift, weight, and drag.
Date:
September 1940
Creator:
Jones, Bradley
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flight Instructor's Manual
Manual for flight instructors prescribing a specific course of learning for aviation students in both classroom and practical settings in an effort to standardize flight instruction. The signature of Rigdon Edwards, Jr. can be seen inside the cover and a combination of drawings and notes in pencil can be seen in the back of the book.
Date:
September 1941
Creator:
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 102, Extract 1]
Special orders extract reassigning a list of Women Air Force Service Pilot members, having completed their training, to be transferred to new air base stations.
Date:
September 9, 1943
Creator:
318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Diploma Dora Gayle Bevis]
Diploma certifying that Dora Gayle Bevis completed her Women Airforce Service Pilots training.
Date:
September 11, 1943
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Change of Personnel Status for Dora G. Bevis]
A notice for Dora G. Bevis informing her of changes in her military status, including upgrades to her salary and list of duties, as well as a transition from student pilot to civilian pilot.
Date:
September 24, 1943
Creator:
Army Air Forces
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[War Savings Bond Class A Pay Reservation]
Pay reservation request form signed by Dora G. Bevis authorizing the military to withdraw $25 from her pay each month to be converted into war bonds.
Date:
September 24, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rig Edwards Release Form]
Release form relieving Rigdon Edwards from duties as flight instructor to accept employment at another facility.
Date:
September 7, 1944
Creator:
Krieger, Henry E.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Diploma Betty Jo Streff]
Diploma certifying that Betty Jo Streff completed her Women Airforce Service Pilots training.
Date:
September 8, 1944
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum]
Orders for WASP Gayle D. Ewing to ferry an aircraft from Grand Prairie, Texas to Newark, New Jersey with specifications on the plane model, flight order, and instructions upon arrival at her destination. The order is signed by Captain Joe K. Bailey and Ben Handler for Captain William S. Kirkpatrick.
Date:
September 11, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rigdon Edwards, Jr. to A General, September 13, 1944]
Letter from Rigdon Edwards, Jr. to a general containing a release form from Aviation Enterprises where he worked as a flight instructor and informing him that he is a wholesale agent for the Magnolia Petroleum Company. He is also requesting permission to be discharged.
Date:
September 13, 1944
Creator:
Edwards, Rigdon, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 80, Extract 2]
Special orders extract reassigning several Women Airforce Service Pilots to new stations and agreeing to pay them by the mile flown or to reimburse them for expenses incurred while traveling.
Date:
September 16, 1944
Creator:
Pinkston, Sid C. & Pinkston, Sid C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rig Edwards Honorable Discharge]
Honorable discharge and enlistment forms for Rigdon Edwards.
Date:
September 30, 1944
Creator:
United States Army
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betty and Ross to Elaine, September 3, 1974]
Letter from WASP Betty and Ross to WASP Elaine discussing recent family affairs, mentioning that Betty last flew a plane in 1966. There is a handwritten note in blue ink on the back of the last page, saying, "See you soon!"
Date:
September 3, 1974
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: First Women Set To Fly Jets"]
Newspaper clipping with an article about female Air Force pilots being trained to fly jets.
Date:
September 11, 1976
Creator:
Rowland, Diane
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Appreciation]
Certificate presented to Rigdon "Rig" Edwards at the 1978 WASP Reunion in Colorado Springs, Colorado acknowledging his "wholehearted and dedicated service to the WASP organization."
Date:
September 1978
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Federal Register, Volume 43, Number 178, September 13, 1978
Federal Register proposed rules of the Drug Administration regarding the scheduling of controlled substances, and of the Department of Defense establishing rules and procedures for a Department of Defense review board to implement the provisions of the G.I. Bill Improvement Act of 1977. An arrow can be seen drawn on the right edge of the first page pointing to the beginning of the latter.
Date:
September 13, 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notice of Request for Jacqueline Cochran Memorial Fund]
Notice of a request for donations for the Jacqueline Cochran Memorial Fund, with information on the how to donate and how to attend the memorial ceremony for Cochran.
Date:
September 4, 1980
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Matilda to Rigdon Edwards, September 25, 1983]
Postcard from Matilda to Rigdon Edwards discussing information on the Eagle Pass AAF 40th Anniversary Reunion, planned for November 10-13, 1983, in San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
September 1983
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Phil Gramm to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 18, 1986]
Letter from Phil Gramm to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, greeting them and thanking them for their past service in the United States Air Force.
Date:
September 18, 1986
Creator:
Gramm, Phil
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASPS Wasn't 'Wash Out' For Pilot Florey"]
Newspaper clipping with an article about what training at Avenger Field was like for both trainees and instructors and how selective the Army Air Forces were about admitting the women into WASP training.
Date:
September 19, 1986
Creator:
Redden, Gail
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASPS Wasn't 'Wash Out' For Pilot Florey"]
Newspaper clipping with an article about what training was like for a trainee and an instructor at Avenger Field.
Date:
September 19, 1986
Creator:
Redden, Gail
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Training was tough, but 1,102 WASPs made it]
Newspaper clipping with an article about the women who trained at Avenger Field and upcoming events the WASP will be having in Sweetwater. Another article giving more information about the WASP events is also included.
Date:
September 23, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Deaton introduced WASPs to Sweetwater]
Newspaper clipping with an article about Leoti Deaton, her involvement with Red Cross, the WASP, and the Order of Fifinella.
Date:
September 25, 1986
Creator:
Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Early-bird Registration"]
Newspaper clipping of a photograph with text under that reads: " Its been 15 years since Doris Tanner visited Sweetwater for the 1972 reunion for the Woman Airforce Service Pilots(WASPs). During this week-end's reunion, Tanner will take over as the president-elect of the WASP organization. She has written a biographical account of Leni Deaton's life and year's as administrative assistant to Col. Jacqueline Cochran, WASP commander. The account is partially reprinted in today's Sweetwater Reporter...and complete in the 1986 WASP reunion program. Tanner was one of the first ex-WASPs to register for the reunion yesterday." Another article about an air show that will be held for the WASP is also included.
Date:
September 25, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History