Excerpt from Civil Pilot Training Manual (open access)

Excerpt from Civil Pilot Training Manual

Excerpt from training manual for piloting airplanes outlining the elementary flight course, including familiarization with the airplane and parachute, communication, local air traffic rules, taxiing, and other introductory information.
Date: September 1941
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
System: The Portal to Texas History
High Pitch, Volume 1, Number 3, Class 42-H (open access)

High Pitch, Volume 1, Number 3, Class 42-H

Booklet compiled by class 42-H at the Enid Army Flying School, including articles and photographs of the class, school, and town, as well as jokes and excerpts from other publications.
Date: 1942
Creator: Enid Army Air Field (Okla.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Dormocrat, Vol. 3, No. 13, April 22, 1942] (open access)

[The Dormocrat, Vol. 3, No. 13, April 22, 1942]

Weekly newspaper issued by the men of Davis Hall at the North Texas Agricultural College in Arlington, Texas. It includes articles written by residents, announcements, gossip, and birthdays.
Date: April 22, 1942
Creator: Ford, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Form One, Volume 3, Number 7, December 1942 (open access)

Form One, Volume 3, Number 7, December 1942

Magazine for pilot class 43-B at Randolph Army Air Field, San Antonio, Texas.
Date: December 1942
Creator: Aviation Cadet Club Fund
System: The Portal to Texas History
Contractors' Hotel News, Volume 1, Number 1, Friday, January 15, 1943 (open access)

Contractors' Hotel News, Volume 1, Number 1, Friday, January 15, 1943

Weekly newsletter edited by war workers contracted by the Pacific Naval Base and the Pacific Bridge Company "publishing everything of interest to men of Area 3" (p. 2), including news, editorials, sports articles, and classifieds.
Date: January 15, 1943
Creator: Youtan, Art
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Big Job: Basic Magnesium News Letter, Number 30, January 21, 1943 (open access)

The Big Job: Basic Magnesium News Letter, Number 30, January 21, 1943

Newsletter published by Basic Magnesium Inc. that discusses various topics regarding the company, the magnesium industry, and news local to the town in which the company is located. One article included is about the dormitory room decoration former Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Charlyne Creger.
Date: January 21, 1943
Creator: Basic Magnesium, Incorporated
System: The Portal to Texas History
Contractors' Hotel News, Volume 1, Number 3, Friday, January 29, 1943 (open access)

Contractors' Hotel News, Volume 1, Number 3, Friday, January 29, 1943

Weekly newsletter edited by war workers contracted by the Pacific Naval Base and the Pacific Bridge Company "publishing everything of interest to men of Area 3" (p. 2), including news, editorials, sports articles, and classifieds.
Date: January 29, 1943
Creator: Youtan, Art
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Consolidated Eagle, Volume 1, Number 1, Thursday, February 11, 1943 (open access)

The Consolidated Eagle, Volume 1, Number 1, Thursday, February 11, 1943

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: February 11, 1943
Creator: Consolidated Aircraft (Firm)
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Consolidated Eagle, Volume 1, Number 43, Thursday, February 25, 1943 (open access)

The Consolidated Eagle, Volume 1, Number 43, Thursday, February 25, 1943

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: February 25, 1943
Creator: Consolidated Aircraft (Firm)
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Consolidated Eagle, Volume 1, Number 44, Thursday, March 4, 1943 (open access)

The Consolidated Eagle, Volume 1, Number 44, Thursday, March 4, 1943

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: March 4, 1943
Creator: Consolidated Aircraft (Firm)
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Consolidated Eagle, Volume 1, Number 46, Thursday, March 18, 1943 (open access)

The Consolidated Eagle, Volume 1, Number 46, Thursday, March 18, 1943

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: March 14, 1943
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Consolidated Eagle, Volume 1, Number 49, Thursday, April 8, 1943 (open access)

The Consolidated Eagle, Volume 1, Number 49, Thursday, April 8, 1943

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: April 8, 1943
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Eagle, Volume 1, Number 50, Thursday, April 15, 1943 (open access)

The Eagle, Volume 1, Number 50, Thursday, April 15, 1943

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news. This issue includes a two-page photo spread on the corporation's top events and achievements of the past year.
Date: April 15, 1943
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Eagle, Volume 1, Number 52, Thursday, April 29, 1943 (open access)

The Eagle, Volume 1, Number 52, Thursday, April 29, 1943

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: April 29, 1943
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Avenger, Volume 1, Issue 1, May 11, 1943 (open access)

The Avenger, Volume 1, Issue 1, May 11, 1943

Copy of the first issue of The Avenger, the newspaper made for WASP in Avenger field. Articles about Jacqueline Cochran, a letter from a German spy to the Gestapo, Avenger Field, and more are included.
Date: May 11, 1943
Creator: Bowles, Mary A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Avenger, Volume 1, Number 1, May 11, 1943 (open access)

The Avenger, Volume 1, Number 1, May 11, 1943

First issue of The Avenger, a newsletter by the WASPs at Avenger Field featuring news, cartoons, essays, and photos.
Date: May 11, 1943
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Eagle, Volume 2 , Number 4, Thursday, May 27, 1943 (open access)

The Eagle, Volume 2 , Number 4, Thursday, May 27, 1943

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: May 27, 1943
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 5, Thursday, June 3, 1943 (open access)

The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 5, Thursday, June 3, 1943

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: June 3, 1943
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 6, Thursday, June 10, 1943 (open access)

The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 6, Thursday, June 10, 1943

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: June 10, 1943
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 7, Thursday, June 17, 1943 (open access)

The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 7, Thursday, June 17, 1943

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: June 17, 1943
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 10, Thursday, July 8, 1943 (open access)

The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 10, Thursday, July 8, 1943

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: July 8, 1943
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 11, Thursday, July 15, 1943 (open access)

The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 11, Thursday, July 15, 1943

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: July 15, 1943
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 12, Thursday, July 22, 1943 (open access)

The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 12, Thursday, July 22, 1943

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: July 22, 1943
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 14, Thursday, August 5, 1943 (open access)

The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 14, Thursday, August 5, 1943

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: August 5, 1943
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
System: The Portal to Texas History