Resource Type

[Avenger Field History] (open access)

[Avenger Field History]

Documents describing the history of the Sweetwater Airport, Avenger Field, and the WASP program.
Date: April 15, 1996
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Credit Receipt for Paul A. Hill #2] (open access)

[Credit Receipt for Paul A. Hill #2]

Receipt for Paul A. Hill displaying the number of federal service "credit" points he has earned.
Date: July 15, 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force.
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
[Receipt for Mr. Charles Prince from Lucien C. Wheeler] (open access)

[Receipt for Mr. Charles Prince from Lucien C. Wheeler]

Receipt for $30 paid by Mr. Charles Prince to Lucien C. Wheeler.
Date: October 15, 1947
Creator: Wheeler, Lucien C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instrument Flying (open access)

Instrument Flying

Flight school worksheet on using instruments in aviation with answers filled out in pencil by Catherine Parker. A grade of 100 is written in red pencil in the top right corner.
Date: August 15, 1944
Creator: Parker, Catherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, November 15, 1945] (open access)

[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, November 15, 1945]

Employee earnings and deductions statement of Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Catherine Parker.
Date: November 15, 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, January 15, 1945] (open access)

[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, January 15, 1945]

Employee earnings and deductions statement of Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Catherine Parker.
Date: January 15, 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Civil Aeronautics Administration to Catherine Parker] (open access)

[Envelope from Civil Aeronautics Administration to Catherine Parker]

Empty envelope addressed to Catherine Parker from the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The word "Executive" is handwritten in pencil on the address side and numerical notes are written in pen on the back.
Date: July 15, 1943
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
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
[Pay Stub for Eleanor M. McLernon #2] (open access)

[Pay Stub for Eleanor M. McLernon #2]

Women Airforce Service Pilots pay stub for Eleanor McLernon from the Department of Training.
Date: November 15, 1944
Creator: War Department (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum to Civilian Personnel] (open access)

[Memorandum to Civilian Personnel]

Memorandum notifying civilian military employees that during a time of war they are subject to military law.
Date: March 15, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pilot's Amplified Checklist AT-10] (open access)

[Pilot's Amplified Checklist AT-10]

List of inspection checks and instructional procedures for the operation of an AT-10 model aircraft for pre-flight, flight, and landing.
Date: June 15, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces Training Command
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Europe - 1960" (open access)

"Europe - 1960"

An account of Vi's trip across Europe in 1960. Experiences in Copenhagen, Belgium, France, and England are shared.
Date: February 15, 1972
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Certificate Form] (open access)

[Flight Certificate Form]

Checklist form for passing a flight examination, filled out by WASP, June L. Wolfe, and checked and approved by Robert R. Wandt.
Date: December 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Arrival Report, August 15, 1944] (open access)

[Aircraft Arrival Report, August 15, 1944]

Aircraft arrival form for Suzette Van Daell at 2563rd AAF Base Unit in Avenger-Field, Sweetwater, Texas. Her flight plans details plans for a direct route to San Angelo. Most sections of the document are left blank, though identification information is present.
Date: August 15, 1944
Creator: van Daell, Suzette
System: The Portal to Texas History