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[AAF Pilot School (Basic) Operations Memorandum, January 28, 1944] (open access)

[AAF Pilot School (Basic) Operations Memorandum, January 28, 1944]

A memorandum from the operations office at Independence Army Air Field discussing reports of "padding" of flying time. The memo is signed by Gayle Snell.
Date: January 28, 1944
Creator: Taylor, Bryant
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Order #6] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Order #6]

Orders for several Air Force Pilots and WASP to ferry aircraft from Wichita Kansas to air bases in various U.S. cities.
Date: January 28, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #3] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #3]

Orders for an Air Force pilot and two WASP to ferry planes from the Beech Aircraft Corporation in Wichita, Kansas to San Angelo, Texas and Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Date: February 9, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #4] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #4]

Orders for WASP Gayle D. Ewing to ferry a PT-13D aircraft from Boeing Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas, to an Air Force base in Dos Palos, California.
Date: February 18, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #5] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #5]

Orders for an Air Force pilot and two WASP to ferry planes from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Wichita, Kansas.
Date: January 27, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #8] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #8]

Orders for several Air Force pilots and WASP to ferry various aircraft from Wichita, Kansas to Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Date: January 31, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from War Department to Gayle Snell, November 27, 1944] (open access)

[Envelope from War Department to Gayle Snell, November 27, 1944]

Envelope from the War Department sent to Gayle Snell.
Date: November 27, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Examination Certificate on Flying Regulations for Gayle Snell, 1944] (open access)

[Examination Certificate on Flying Regulations for Gayle Snell, 1944]

Certificate for Gayle Snell verifying that she passed her exam in IAAF flying regulations.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gayle Cruthirds Bombing Group Photograph

Photograph of the United States Air Force, 15th Air Force, 376th Bombing Group, including Gayle Cruthirds of Diboll, Texas. All of the men are wearing Air Force uniforms and leather flight jackets, posing in front of a bomber. The plane has a face and the name "Betsy" painted on it. Handwritten information on the back of the photograph says, "April 22, 1944, Topeka, Kans. 15th Air Force (Italy) 376 Bomb Gp." and also lists those pictured, in order. Bottom row left-to-right: Lt. Jim Carrender, navigator, Kansas City; Lt. John Griffin, pilot, Rochester, New York; Lt. Peter Arth, co-pilot, Los Angeles, California; Lt. Hubert Schlatter, bombardier, Jennings Lodge, Oregon. Top row left-to-right: S/Sgt. Slim Limbocker, waistgun, Ranger, Texas; S/Sgt. Jo Janosko, engineer, Auburn, New York; S/Sgt. Gayle Cruthirds, nose gun, Diboll, Texas; S/Sgt. Edward Blunt, ball gun, Fresno, California; S/Sgt. Russel Martin, radio, top gun, Mounds, Illinois; S/Sgt. Ray (Mundo) Lane, tail gun, St. Louis, Missouri.
Date: April 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell credit memorandum receipt] (open access)

[Gayle Snell credit memorandum receipt]

A USAAF memorandum receipt for a parachute and flight jacket returned by WASP Gayle Snell.
Date: December 20, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell debit memorandum receipt] (open access)

[Gayle Snell debit memorandum receipt]

A USAAF memorandum receipt for a parachute and flight jacket issued to WASP Gayle Snell.
Date: November 10, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #2] (open access)

[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #2]

Individual Flight Record for Gayle Snell, documenting her hours on different airframes as a WASP.
Date: November 6, 1944
Creator: Whitaker, Richard H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #3] (open access)

[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #3]

Individual Flight Record for Gayle Snell, documenting her hours on different airframes as a WASP.
Date: December 20, 1944
Creator: Buckingham, George E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell officers' mess statement] (open access)

[Gayle Snell officers' mess statement]

A credit statement given to Gayle Snell by the Independence Army Air Field officers' mess, showing that she owed $20.00 for dining, laundry, and other services.
Date: November 28, 1944
Creator: Independence Army Air Field Officer's Mess
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell regulation certificate] (open access)

[Gayle Snell regulation certificate]

A certificate signed by WASP Gayle Snell affirming that she read and understands AAF regulation 60-16.
Date: November 9, 1944
Creator: Snell, Gayle M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Individual Clothing Equipment Record for Gayle Snell] (open access)

[Individual Clothing Equipment Record for Gayle Snell]

An inventory of clothing items filled out by WASP Gayle Snell.
Date: 1944-12?
Creator: Snell, Gayle M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B. K. Yount to Gayle Snell, November 27, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from B. K. Yount to Gayle Snell, November 27, 1944]

Letter sent from Lt. Gen. B. K. Yount, commander of USAAF Training Command, to WASP Gayle Snell offering well-wishes to WASPs and thanking them for their service.
Date: November 27, 1944
Creator: Yount, Barton Kyle
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. W. Johnston to Gayle Snell, December 7, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from C. W. Johnston to Gayle Snell, December 7, 1944]

Letter from 1st Lt. C. W. Johnston to WASP Gayle Snell requesting specific information about her flight hours and qualifications.
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: Johnston, C. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. W. Johnston to Gayle Snell, December 7, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from C. W. Johnston to Gayle Snell, December 7, 1944]

Letter from 1st Lt. C. W. Johnston to WASP Gayle Snell requesting specific information about her CAA license number, address, and qualified aircraft.
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: Johnston, C. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 8, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 8, 1944]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes written on Hutson Hotels stationary, discussing flying a Cessna to Fort Sumner, New Mexico, her current layover in Amarillo and pending trip back to Wichita. In postcript, she asks the recipient to send a friend a fruit box.
Date: January 8, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 14, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 14, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being unable to deliver a plane due to bad winter weather, her friend Marion, new uniforms, and gifts from and letters to Dick Colby's mother. Typed on Friendly Hotels stationary.
Date: January 14, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 20, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 20, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying aircraft and trouble with weather, flying between Dallas, Wichita, Pampa, and Walnut Ridge, her friends, and food. Written on Hotel Chisca (Memphis) starionary.
Date: January 20, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 26, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 26, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes (probably to her father) discussing being grounded due to weather, a letter from the recipient and bonds, cigarettes, mail, finances, flying a new plane out of Long Beach, Army regulations, and her friends Bobby and Marion. Written on Friendly Hotels stationary.
Date: January 26, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 3, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 3, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent orders for ferrying aircraft, different types of aircraft, and not being able to get a check ride. Typed on Kemp Hotel (Wichita) stationary.
Date: March 3, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History