[Clipping: "Men Didn't Have to Prove They Could Fly, But Women Did"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Men Didn't Have to Prove They Could Fly, But Women Did"]

Photocopy of an article about the death of Marvel Crosson, the sabotage of the Women's Air Derby, how it changed woman aviation history, the Ninety-Nines, female aviators, how they gained popularity, the Powder Puff Derby, female aviation achievments, female astronauts, and how the woman aviators are presently doing.
Date: unknown
Creator: Roberts, David
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: A Visit To The "Night Witches"] (open access)

[Clipping: A Visit To The "Night Witches"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about WASP, Soviet woman pilots, and an anniversary in which they were able to meet.
Date: unknown
Creator: Rybalkina, Natalia
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, January 3, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, January 3, 1992]

Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma wishing them a happy New Year, telling them about her pet dog, the conference in San Antonio, and military pilots.
Date: January 3, 1992
Creator: Harmon, Elaine Danforth
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal: Citizen Ambassador Program, World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots Delegation to the Soviet Union, May 3-16, 1990 (open access)

Journal: Citizen Ambassador Program, World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots Delegation to the Soviet Union, May 3-16, 1990

Journal documenting the trip several Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II took to Moscow, Russia in 1990 to meet with a group of Russian Night Witches who also served in the war. The book includes a biography section of each WASP that made the trip, letters from the WASP to Presidents Bush and Gorbachev, and a letter from the Soviets. Two loose leaflets included with the book are a bibliography of books about the WASP and a flyer from Texas A&M Press about a new book on WASP training at Avenger Field to be released.
Date: 1990-05-03/1990-05-24
Creator: Lazarsky, Barbara Ward
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Precision Flight Demonstration with Bob Hoover Flying the Shrike Commander (open access)

Precision Flight Demonstration with Bob Hoover Flying the Shrike Commander

Pamphlet for an aerial demonstration of a Shrike Commander plane being flown by Bob Hoover. The pamphlet gives information on Hoover's life and the historical significance of the aircraft.
Date: May 1972
Creator: North American Rockwell Corporation
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Precision Flight Demonstration with Bob Hoover Flying the P-51 Mustang (open access)

Precision Flight Demonstration with Bob Hoover Flying the P-51 Mustang

Pamphlet for an aerial demonstration of a P-51 Mustang plane being flown by Bob Hoover. The pamphlet gives information on Hoover's life and the historical significance of the P-51.
Date: June 1972
Creator: North American Rockwell Corporation
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History