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Catherine Parker Air Reserve Application (open access)

Catherine Parker Air Reserve Application

Application filled out by Catherine Parker for entry into the United States Air Force Reserve.
Date: November 16, 1950
Creator: Parker, Catherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Graduation Announcement for Catherine Parker] (open access)

[WASP Graduation Announcement for Catherine Parker]

Formal invitation card with envelope inviting guests to attend the Women Airforce Service Pilots graduation dance for the class of 44-W-9. A small card with the name of Catherine Parker is included in the announcement.
Date: November 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Radio Signal Test] (open access)

[Radio Signal Test]

Flight school test on radio ranges and signals with answers filled out in pencil by Catherine Parker.
Date: August 24, 1944
Creator: Parker, Catherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Post Office Card] (open access)

[Post Office Card]

Small card that reads, "Call at Post Office" at the top with blank lines below for a name, organization, region number, INS number and date, followed by the text, "Identification Required". Numbers are handwritten in pencil and pen ink on the back.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parker M. L. Envelope] (open access)

[Parker M. L. Envelope]

Empty envelope with the name, "Parker M. L." handwritten in it in pencil.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Maneuver Notes] (open access)

[Flight Maneuver Notes]

Handwritten note by Catherine Parker on two different flight maneuvers called "Lazy Eight" and "Chandelle".
Date: unknown
Creator: Parker, Catherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[USAF Reserve Application] (open access)

[USAF Reserve Application]

Application for the United States Air Force Reserve filled out by Catherine Parker.
Date: November 16, 1950
Creator: Parker, Catherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cockpit Procedure Part 19A (open access)

Cockpit Procedure Part 19A

Part 19 of the official cockpit procedure for Women Airforce Service Pilots. It includes twenty-six steps.
Date: 1943/1944
Creator: Army Air Forces
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Cash Purchases, October 16, 1944] (open access)

[Receipt of Cash Purchases, October 16, 1944]

Receipt for the cash purchase of several items, totaling at $35.60, signed at the bottom by Catherine Parker.
Date: October 16, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope for Catherine] (open access)

[Envelope for Catherine]

Empty envelop with the name, "Catherine" handwritten on it in pencil.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from War Department to Catherine Parker] (open access)

[Envelope from War Department to Catherine Parker]

Empty envelope addressed to Catherine Parker from the Civil Aeronautics Administration. Various dates and numbers and the name, "Lawrence" are handwritten on the back in pencil.
Date: April 5, 1949
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Work Sheet Number 2: Altimeter (open access)

Work Sheet Number 2: Altimeter

Flight school worksheet questions on the use of an altimeter while flying with answers filled in by Catherine Parker.
Date: unknown
Creator: Parker, Catherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Parker WASP Page] (open access)

[Catherine Parker WASP Page]

Printed out "biofile" from and online web page by Texas Woman's University on Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Catherine Parker.
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas Woman's University. Libraries.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Department Envelope] (open access)

[War Department Envelope]

Empty business envelope issued by the War Department of the United States.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Solo Flight Dates] (open access)

[WASP Solo Flight Dates]

List of names of several Women Airforce Service Pilots and the dates they each made solo flights at Coulter Field.
Date: 1942-11-23/1942-12-03
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
AT-6 Cockpit Procedure (open access)

AT-6 Cockpit Procedure

Instructions for take-off, flight, and landing in an AT-6 aircraft.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Honorable Services with the Army Air Forces: Unnotarized] (open access)

[Certificate of Honorable Services with the Army Air Forces: Unnotarized]

Unnotarized certificate signed by General H. H. Arnold and Jacqueline Cochran stating that Catherine Parker has completed her Women Airforce Service Pilot training and served the Army Air Forces for 8 months.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Instructions for Resigning and Transferred WASP] (open access)

[Instructions for Resigning and Transferred WASP]

Instructions for transferred or resigning Women Airforce Service Pilots to send lists of their flight and training hours on all aircraft flown to the Director of Women Pilots. The address the instructions are to be sent to is handwritten in the top right corner.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Application for Flight Instructor and/or Flight Test (open access)

Application for Flight Instructor and/or Flight Test

Application filled out by Catherine Parker detailing her piloting experience and her intentions to join the Women's Ferry Squadron.
Date: July 3, 1943
Creator: Parker, Catherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily Quiz: Instrument Flying Gyroscope (open access)

Daily Quiz: Instrument Flying Gyroscope

Flight school quiz on gyroscopic flight instruments with answers filled in in pencil by Catherine Parker. A grade of 85 is written in the top right corner in green colored pencil.
Date: unknown
Creator: Parker, Catherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Student Flight Sheet] (open access)

[Student Flight Sheet]

Worksheet with details such as speed and fuel consumption calculated by Catherine Parker with an E-6B flight computer.
Date: August 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parker WASP Appointment Slip] (open access)

[Parker WASP Appointment Slip]

Appointment slip stating Catherine Parker's new position, pay grade, and station in the Women Airforce Service Pilots training program.
Date: April 18, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wind Vectors Test (open access)

Wind Vectors Test

Flight school test on wind vectors with answered filled in in pencil by Catherine Parker.
Date: August 26, 1944
Creator: Parker, Catherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Army Form Instructions] (open access)

[Army Form Instructions]

Small, ripped piece of paper with instructions for Catherine Parker to fill out her height and weight on four copies of a form. On the back is the date, 1944, and the word "Lieutenant", handwritten three times.
Date: 1944
Creator: Central Dispensary, Lackland Air Force Base
System: The Portal to Texas History