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[Biplane in a Field]
Photograph of a biplane in a field with two people in the cockpit. The back of the photo reads "Greetings from Mr. Williams (my instructor) and C---"
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Catherine Parker with Plane #2
Photograph of Catherine Parker wearing a light blouse and dark slacks, and standing next to the cockpit of a plane with her hand resting on a support beam of one of the wings. An air hangar an be seen in the background along with open fields.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Parker in WASP Uniform]
Photograph of Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Catherine Parker, seen from the chest up in uniform with "WASP" pins and the Diamond Wings pin attached to her coat.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Women Military Aviators, WAI Edition, Winter 2016
Special edition of the Women Military Aviators newsletter with an article on the Women in Aviation International Conference held in 2016 and an update on an article from Fall of 2015 on the status of endowment funding for archiving the newsletters at Texas Women's University.
Date:
Winter 2016
Creator:
Women Military Aviators
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Parker Pilot License Verification]
Statement from Catherine Parker vouching for the validity of her pilot license and listing her student pilot certificate number. Beneath it is an unsigned notary public statement.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Parker, Catherine
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: WASP WWII Conference #2]
Flyer for the 1992 Women Airforce Service Pilots conference held in San Antonio, Texas, with information on travel and lodging options.
Date:
1992
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A Pre-Flight Course in Instrument Flying: Table of Contents]
Illustrated table of contents to "A Pre-Flight Course in Instrument Flying", Catherine Parker's initialed name is handwritten in the top right corner of the first page.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pressure Worksheet]
Flight school reading assignment followed by questions relating to air pressure with answers filled in by Catherine Parker,
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Parker, Catherine
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Walking Past B-17]
Photocopy of a group of four Women Airforce Service PIlots in flight gear walking past a B-17 aircraft. Text printed in the top left of the image reads, "WASPS (Women's Air Service Pilots) walking past the B-17 flying fortress known as Pistol Packing Mama. In WW2 they shuttled airplanes from factories, served as test pilots and delivered supplies by air. They trained out of Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas, now the home of the WASP museum."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Ports of Call]
Newspaper clipping listing Miss Catherine Parker as the first student to solo on Coulter Field along with a list of the names of other students who will be flying at the field.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Biggs, Nan
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Time Notes]
Paper with handwritten notes documenting a total number of flight hours for dual and solo flight, Link trainer, hood, and night flying. The note is dated March 1952.
Date:
March 1952
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary Regalbuto Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, March 25, 1992]
Letter from Mary Regalbuto Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots informing them about the confirmed dress attire for the WASP 50th anniversary dinner, cost for shirts and how to purchase them.
Date:
March 25, 1992
Creator:
Jones, Mary Regalbuto
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
WASP Region Two Newsletter, Volume 4, Number 1, April 10, 1995
Newsletter for Region Two of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date:
April 10, 1995
Creator:
Durham, Lois
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Hospitality Flyer]
Flyer giving Women Airforce Service Pilots location and hospitality information about an upcoming reunion meeting in San Antonio. The flyer includes a small map of the San Antonio River Walk area that depicts the location of the hotel the group will meet at.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1972 Reunion Map and Schedule #3]
Map of Sweetwater and schedule of events for the 1972 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion.
Date:
1972
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Parker, November 16, 1950]
Letter from Catherine Parker to the United States Air Force discussing the details of her application for appointment in the United States Air Force Reserve along with supporting evidence that she served as a Women Airforce Service Pilot.
Date:
November 16, 1950
Creator:
Parker, Catherine
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weather for Aircrew Trainees
Textbook titled "Weather for Aircrew Trainees" belonging to Catherine Parker. It contains general weather information, as well as specific information regarding temperature, pressure, and thunderstorms.
Date:
February 14, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Forces
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Individual Flight Record for Catherine Parker #2]
Chart listing the flight times of Catherine Parker during day and night, as well hours worked on instrument flying and in the LINK trainer, ain Sweetwater, Texas. A statement on the chart also notes the date she received her instrument flying certification.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
Arnold, Hugh G. & Nance, Walter L.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
High Flight
Copy of a poem by John G. Magee with a correspondence note between two unknown people typed below that briefly describes his life.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Magee, John G.
Object Type:
Poem
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Catherine Parker with Plane
Photograph of Catherine Parker wearing a light blouse and dark slacks, and standing next to the cockpit of a plane with her hand resting on a support beam of one of the wings. An air hangar an be seen in the background along with open fields.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt for Parachute, November 11, 1944]
Memorandum receipt for a parachute seat issued to Catherine Parker.
Date:
November 11, 1944
Creator:
3024 Army Air Force Base Unit
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Instruments: Physiological Reactions of Pilot
Lecture notes taken by Catherine Parker on the physiological effects of human flight.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Parker, Catherine
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Brazos Valley Heroes]
Newspaper clipping providing a brief history about the life and experiences of former Women Airforce Service Pilot, Catherine Parker Chatham. Two photos of Mrs. Chatham at different ages are included in his clipping.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Catherine Parker, February 10, 1945]
Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Catherine Parker honoring her with the Certificate of Honorable Service and Service Pin as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and thanking her for being part of the organization.
Date:
February 10, 1945
Creator:
Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History