[Excerpts From Letters Regarding WASP Life] (open access)

[Excerpts From Letters Regarding WASP Life]

Excerpts from letters written May 26 through December 17, 1944. The letters range in various lengths from a full page to only a few sentences. In total there are 63 excerpts which detail life as a WASP at Sweetwater, Tx. The documents came in an envelope labeled "Day to Day training in the WASP's, by Pat Simmons."
Date: 1995
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[E-6B Computer Instructions #1] (open access)

[E-6B Computer Instructions #1]

Instructions for finding time, speed, and distance with an E-6B computer. There is a practice exercise at the bottom of the page with 20 practice questions.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[E-6B Computer Instructions #2] (open access)

[E-6B Computer Instructions #2]

Instructions for calculating fuel consumption with an E-6B computer. There is a practice exercise at the bottom of the page with 20 practice questions.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Arrival Report] (open access)

[Aircraft Arrival Report]

Aircraft arrival report for the Army Air Forces. The Operations Office is 2563rd AAF Base Unit, Avenger-Field, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Army Air Forces
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Clearance Form, Suzette Van Daell] (open access)

[Aircraft Clearance Form, Suzette Van Daell]

Aircraft clearance form for Suzette Van Daell at "DWT." It includes details of her flight plan and departure records, though several sections of the document are left blank.
Date: unknown
Creator: van Daell, Suzette
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Army Air Corps Song Lyrics] (open access)

[The Army Air Corps Song Lyrics]

Song lyrics for The Army Air Corps song.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A B Type Problem From a Homework Set] (open access)

[A B Type Problem From a Homework Set]

A homework problem type B from a homework set with alternate base bearing given from destination rather than from point of departure. It gives a destination and a distance from one airport to another, and weather conditions. This problem would be accompanied by a map. The corner of the paper is torn off.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Blank Absentee Report Form] (open access)

[Blank Absentee Report Form]

Blank Absentee Report form asking for information regarding the subject, instructor name, names of the absentees and the reason for the absences, among others.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
BT-15 Cockpit Procedure (open access)

BT-15 Cockpit Procedure

Text detailing the cockpit procedure, as it was given to the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[E6-B Computer Instructions] (open access)

[E6-B Computer Instructions]

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. A few handwritten notes are visible near the bottom of the second page.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[E6-B Computer - Page 2] (open access)

[E6-B Computer - Page 2]

Document regarding the radius of action for returning to an alternate base. At the top of the page is "E6-B Computer - page 2" and a formula, followed by a list of instructions with 10 entries labeled with letters.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Engines Quiz No. 12] (open access)

[Engines Quiz No. 12]

Blank examination entitled "Engines Quiz No. 12." There are five multiple choice questions, all unanswered.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Surgeon Business Card] (open access)

[Flight Surgeon Business Card]

Business card for U.S. Army Air Corps Flight Surgeon Ermin L. Ray, M. D. Ray also has "Medical Examiner, Civil Aeronautics Admin." and "Official Airline Examiner" listed on his card, along with "examinations by appointment."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Math Notes] (open access)

[Handwritten Math Notes]

Handwritten math notes on a small green card with three holes punched on the left side.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Note] (open access)

[Handwritten Note]

Handwritten cursive note that reads "of affairs when we are the last class here -."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Notes of Suzette Van Daell #1] (open access)

[Handwritten Notes of Suzette Van Daell #1]

Handwritten notes of Suzette Van Daell. There are forty answers listed on the front and back of two pages, all answering questions relating to flying.
Date: unknown
Creator: van Daell, Suzette
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Notes of Suzette Van Daell #2] (open access)

[Handwritten Notes of Suzette Van Daell #2]

Handwritten notes of Suzette Van Daell. There are fifty answers listed on the front and back of two pages, all answering questions relating to flying and the Women Airforce Service Pilot program.
Date: unknown
Creator: van Daell, Suzette
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Instruments: Physiological Reactions of Pilots] (open access)

[Instruments: Physiological Reactions of Pilots]

Document entitled "Instruments: Physiological Reactions of Pilots." The document contains seven problems to work through, but only the first one is answered.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Intra-District Correspondence Envelope] (open access)

[Intra-District Correspondence Envelope]

Intra-district correspondence envelope for Township High School District 214. The envelope was used eighteen times, according to the ledger, with the first seventeen names crossed out with various colored inks. The last person to sign the envelope was Esther Perica on November 3rd for building EGHS.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Loose Leaf Math Homework] (open access)

[Loose Leaf Math Homework]

Various mathematical equations and calculations written on a sheet of loose leaf paper.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Map Taken From a Mathematics Work Book] (open access)

[A Map Taken From a Mathematics Work Book]

A Mercator Projection of a map including Austin, San Antonio, Laredo, Victoria, and Corpus Christi on a grid with every line being 15 minutes.The magnetic variation is 10 degrees east, and the scale is 1:2,027,520.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Marguerite Jean Terrell Name Card] (open access)

[Marguerite Jean Terrell Name Card]

Small name card with "Marguerite Jean Terrell, Woman Airforces Service Pilot" printed on it.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mathematical Diagrams and Calculations] (open access)

[Mathematical Diagrams and Calculations]

Six pages, mostly front and back, of mathematical diagrams and calculations with various handwritten notes.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mathematics Worksheet] (open access)

[Mathematics Worksheet]

Mathematics worksheet involving basic arithmetic, ratio and proportions, signed number, exponents, and square roots, complex equations, angles, and vectors.
Date: unknown
Creator: van Daell, Suzette
System: The Portal to Texas History