Resource Type

Instruments: Physiological Reactions of Pilot (open access)

Instruments: Physiological Reactions of Pilot

Lecture notes taken by Catherine Parker on the physiological effects of human flight.
Date: unknown
Creator: Parker, Catherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Stationary] (open access)

[WASP Stationary]

Blank, empty enevelope with the WASP Fifinella logo printed on the back in the bottom left corner.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement for Orderly Fee] (open access)

[Statement for Orderly Fee]

Statement of charges owed by Catherine Parker for orderly fees at basic flight school. An ink stamp on the page marks the charges as paid.
Date: December 20, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Individual Flight Record for Catherine Parker #3] (open access)

[Individual Flight Record for Catherine Parker #3]

Chart listing the flight times flown by Catherine Parker as first pilot in various aircraft models at 3024th Air Force base in Marana, Arizona
Date: November 6, 1944
Creator: Arnold, Hugh G. & Welch, Lawrence H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Instrument Flying: Flight Plans] (open access)

[Instrument Flying: Flight Plans]

Note taking work sheet on the creation of flight plans with handwritten notes by Catherine Parker.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Hours Sums and Notes] (open access)

[Flight Hours Sums and Notes]

Notebook paper with sums and flight hours handwritten in pencil, along with notes, "Renew Physical- By Saturday 15th" and "ok out in Fairchild"
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Anniversary Welcome Packet Envelope] (open access)

[WASP Anniversary Welcome Packet Envelope]

Empty envelope from the Women Airforce Service Pilots' 50th anniversary memorial dedication in Sweetwater, Texas. The packet has Catherine Parker's name handwritten in the top right corner along with her class number, 44-9, and features the WASP diamond wings logo printed in the center.
Date: 1993
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Class 44-W-9 Dinner Attendees (open access)

WASP Class 44-W-9 Dinner Attendees

List of Women Airforce Service Pilots from class 44-W-9 with some members having indicated their intentions to attend a class dinner and written the number of guests they intend to bring.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Blank Application For Discharge] (open access)

[Blank Application For Discharge]

Blank application for discharge of member or survivor of member of group certified to have performed active duty with the Armed Force of the United States. Two red X's at the bottom of the page mark signature lines.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Class 44-W-9 Dinner Attendees #2 (open access)

WASP Class 44-W-9 Dinner Attendees #2

List of Women Airforce Service Pilots from class 44-W-9 with some members having indicated their intentions to attend a class dinner and written the number of guests they intend to bring.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Parker Flight Training Chart, August/September] (open access)

[Catherine Parker Flight Training Chart, August/September]

Chart listing the total hours of flight training received by Catherine Parker in the Women Airforce Service Pilots program during August and September of 1944. Various numerical notes are handwritten in the margins and back side.
Date: 1944-08/1944-09
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Internal System Diagrams] (open access)

[Aircraft Internal System Diagrams]

Hand-drawn diagrams and notes by Catherine Parker on an aircraft oil system and an AT-6 aircraft fuel system accompanied by notes on their components and inner workings.
Date: unknown
Creator: Parker, Catherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, November 30, 1944] (open access)

[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, November 30, 1944]

Employee earnings and deductions statement of Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Catherine Parker. Her recent promotion and station transfer are noted in the remarks section.
Date: November 30, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Honorable Services with the Army Air Forces (open access)

Certificate of Honorable Services with the Army Air Forces

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. The document is notarized on the back.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instrument Flying: The Suction Instruments (open access)

Instrument Flying: The Suction Instruments

Lecture notes guide on particular types of flying instruments with handwritten notes by Catherine Parker,
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Pilot Status (open access)

Certificate of Pilot Status

Certificate addressed to the Civil Aeronautics Administration asserting that Catherine Parker is a rated military pilot on solo status in the Army Air Force.
Date: December 15, 1944
Creator: Bates, G. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scratch Paper from Cardwell Flight Academy] (open access)

[Scratch Paper from Cardwell Flight Academy]

Document from Cardwell Flight Academy, Inc. with blank spaces for information on plane and hangar rentals. Various numerical notes, possibly flight log times, are handwritten in pencil across the front top and back of the page.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[History of Women Airforce Service Pilots Rough Draft] (open access)

[History of Women Airforce Service Pilots Rough Draft]

Rough draft of a brief essay on how the Women Airforce Service Pilots at Avenger Field came into existence.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Civil Aeronautics Administration to Cardwell Flight Academy] (open access)

[Envelope from Civil Aeronautics Administration to Cardwell Flight Academy]

Envelope from the Department of Commerce Civil Aeronautics Administration in Washington, D.C. to Cardwell Flight Academy, care of R. J. Cardwell in Bryan, Texas. Math notes are handwritten in pencil on the envelope's flap.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Instrument Flying Radio Notes] (open access)

[Instrument Flying Radio Notes]

Illustrations and notes on the use of radio instruments in aviation with handwritten notes on the back of the last two pages by Catherine Parker.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Stationary] (open access)

[WASP Stationary]

A blank sheet of stationary that features an illustration of a Fifinella gremlin, the mascot of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, in the top left corner.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Partial E6-B Computer Instructions] (open access)

[Partial E6-B Computer Instructions]

Partial E6-B computer instructions for speed, time and distance calculations. The instructions are broken down into four sections: I. Rules, II. Wind Vectors, III. Radius of action returning to the same point, and IV. Radius of action returning to an alternate base. The document is missing page 2 which contains section IV.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Employment Separation Clearance] (open access)

[Employment Separation Clearance]

Signed statements from various officers and staff confirming that Catherine Parker will no longer be employed at Marana Army Air Field and is cleared of any duties or obligations.
Date: December 20, 1944
Creator: Anderson, D. V.; Beauregard; Hixson, Hilwer B.; Hars, C. C.; Parrish, D. C. & Parker, Catherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Parker Clothing and Equipment Record] (open access)

[Catherine Parker Clothing and Equipment Record]

List of all military equipment and clothing issued to Catherine Parker, with a statement promising to return each item upon severance signed by her and the issuing officer, David H. Calk
Date: unknown
Creator: Parker, Catherine & Calk, David H.
System: The Portal to Texas History