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[Name Tag for Lyda M. Dunham 43-W-4] (open access)

[Name Tag for Lyda M. Dunham 43-W-4]

Name tag for WASP trainee Lyda M. Dunham.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order of Fifinella Membership Card] (open access)

[Order of Fifinella Membership Card]

1946 membership card for the Order of Fifinella belonging to Eleanor McLernon. The WASP Fifinella logo designed by Walt Disney can be seen illustrated at the the top.
Date: 1946
Creator: Order of Fifinella
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Instrument Flight Test Certificate] (open access)

[Instrument Flight Test Certificate]

Certificate showing that flight officer Paul A. Hill passed the instrument flight test at Long Beach Army Air Field.
Date: April 16, 1944
Creator: United States Army
System: The Portal to Texas History
[44-W4 Time Schedule] (open access)

[44-W4 Time Schedule]

Memo from Group Commander E. A. Parker to Flight Commanders discussing the schedule for the 44-W4 class of Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: March 7, 1944
Creator: Parker, E. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clearance Declaration of Aircraft Commander (Clearance Immigration and Customs) (open access)

Clearance Declaration of Aircraft Commander (Clearance Immigration and Customs)

United States customs form endorsed to clear Royal Air Force officer, Paul A. Hill, to depart from La Guardia Airport in New York, bound for Montreal, Canada.
Date: June 3, 1944
Creator: Hill, Paul A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copies of Personnel Order 71 and 79] (open access)

[Copies of Personnel Order 71 and 79]

Copies of Army Air Force Personnel orders 71 and 79 designating flight officer Paul A. Hill as a service pilot and re-rating a list of several Air Force Second Lieutenants as pilots and service pilots.
Date: {1944-03-23,1944-11-09}
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pilot and Crew Member Physical Record Card] (open access)

[Pilot and Crew Member Physical Record Card]

Army Air Force medical card for Paul A. Hill, with sections for vaccinations, examinations, and blood type.
Date: {1944-02-18..1944-12-22}
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Note With Airplane Info on It] (open access)

[A Note With Airplane Info on It]

A note with airplane info on it, including Culver Cadets PQ 8 & 14, Beechcraft twin, UC 78, and Bamboo Bomber.
Date: September 12, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert St. John to Mrs. Lawson, December 20, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Robert St. John to Mrs. Lawson, December 20, 1944]

Typed carbon copy of a broadcast sent from Robert St. John to Mrs. Lawson discussing the experience of Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: December 20, 1944
Creator: St. John, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Sheet of Paper With Handwritten Notes About Operation Aphrodite] (open access)

[A Sheet of Paper With Handwritten Notes About Operation Aphrodite]

A sheet of paper with handwritten notes about Operation Aphrodite by James Doolittle. Other people mentioned include Carolyn Miller, Marge Sizemore, Doris Hamaker, Mary Ann Gordon, and Michael Thames.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Local Radio Procedure for Avenger Field (open access)

Local Radio Procedure for Avenger Field

Procedural text for operating the local radio for Avenger Field. It gives instructions on how "to leave line," what to do during take off, what to do on a forty-five degree entry, and important tips.
Date: May 24, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #3] (open access)

[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #3]

Script of an address given by General Henry H. Arnold, the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, to the last graduating WASP class.
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: Arnold, Henry Harley
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
[Multiple Sheets of Paper With Speech Notes for Operation Aphrodite] (open access)

[Multiple Sheets of Paper With Speech Notes for Operation Aphrodite]

Multiple sheets of paper with speech notes for Operation Aphrodite. There are mentions to launch sites, and different types of bombs, including the the B-17 Smart Bomb.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Note With Information About Operation Aphrodite] (open access)

[A Note With Information About Operation Aphrodite]

A note with information about Operation Aphrodite, which was an operation for unmanned aircraft, and failed.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Radio Range Review Sheet] (open access)

[Radio Range Review Sheet]

Eleven page worksheet for instruments, radio range and review. 37 of the 38 questions were answered by Suzette Van Daell.
Date: September 18, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cross-Country Flight Instructions] (open access)

[Cross-Country Flight Instructions]

Document listing fourteen steps to follow when preparing for a cross country flight.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Cash Purchases, December 6, 1944] (open access)

[Receipt of Cash Purchases, December 6, 1944]

Receipt of cash purchases for Suzette Van Daell totalling $32.68. It is labeled M 2037107.
Date: December 6, 1944
Creator: van Daell, Suzette
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for a Letter from Colonel Smith] (open access)

[Receipt for a Letter from Colonel Smith]

Copies of a receipt documenting delivery of a personal letter from Colonel L. S. Smith sent to Charles A. Prince in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: May 21, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Schedule of Submission of Requisitions to the Commanding Officer, Fort Worth Quartermaster Depot #2] (open access)

[Schedule of Submission of Requisitions to the Commanding Officer, Fort Worth Quartermaster Depot #2]

Series of supplemental documents to assist in submitting requisitions orders to the U.S. Army Office of the Quartermaster General (OQMG); it is organized into six exhibits: (A) OQMG Supply Plan, August 7, 1941; (B) Clothing; (C) Equipage; (D) Regular Supplies; (E) Laundry Supplies, C&E Repair Supplies, V.H. & S., Forage; and (F) Subsistence.
Date: 1941-08~
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aeronautical Training Center, Inc. Balance Sheet] (open access)

[Aeronautical Training Center, Inc. Balance Sheet]

Aeronautical Training Center, Inc. Balance Sheet. On the left are assets and on the right are liabilities and net worth.
Date: April 30, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Steffen Bros. Hotel Supply Co. Quote] (open access)

[Steffen Bros. Hotel Supply Co. Quote]

Quote from Steffen Bros. Hotel Supply Co. for refrigeration equipment being sold to the Joe Plosser Air College.
Date: April 24, 1942
Creator: Steffen Bros. Hotel Supply Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Court Case Transcript] (open access)

[Invoice for Court Case Transcript]

Invoice for services billed to Dan Moody, an attorney from Austin, Texas by Irby & Dineen, shorthand reporters for the Northern District of Texas Federal Courts, including a transcript and a few extra copies.
Date: May 15, 1943
Creator: Irby & Dineen Shorthand Reporters
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order for Refrigeration Equipment #4] (open access)

[Order for Refrigeration Equipment #4]

Order form for commercial refrigeration equipment sold by the International Harvester Company to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy, including a walk in cooler, condensing unit, expansion valve, and dehydrator, totaling $931.44 for delivery on June 15, 1942.
Date: May 18, 1942
Creator: International Harvester Company
System: The Portal to Texas History