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[Special Orders Number 102, Extract 1]
Special orders extract reassigning a list of Women Air Force Service Pilot members, having completed their training, to be transferred to new air base stations.
Date:
September 9, 1943
Creator:
318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Your Body in Flight
Manual illustrated with cartoons for quick memorization demonstrating the effects of flight on the human body and the best practices for safe aviation.
Date:
July 20, 1943
Creator:
Aero Medical laboratory
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Contract between Aeronautical Training Society and Plosser-Prince Air Academy, January 8, 1943]
Contract between Aeronautical Training Society and the Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing the "Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Aeronautical Training Society."
Date:
January 8, 1943
Creator:
Aeronautical Training Society
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attitude
Pamphlet published by the Airlines War Training Institute to help flight crew members how to work together efficiently and safely, and the proper behavioral response to various emergency situations.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Airlines War Training Institute; Lederer, Jerome & Damon, William
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[American Airlines Thanksgiving Menu, 1943]
An in-flight menu from American Airlines for Thanksgiving, 1943. The cover features a drawing of various military aircraft flying over a pastoral scene with the words "For This We are Thankful."
Date:
1943-11-25~
Creator:
American Airlines
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Change of Personnel Status for Dora G. Bevis]
A notice for Dora G. Bevis informing her of changes in her military status, including upgrades to her salary and list of duties, as well as a transition from student pilot to civilian pilot.
Date:
September 24, 1943
Creator:
Army Air Forces
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Instrument Flying Instrument Trainer Instruction Guide
Textbook titled "Instrument Flying: Instrument Trainer Instruction Guide" or "Instrument Flying: Ground Trainer" or Technical Order No. 30-100C-1, created August 1, 1943 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces.
Date:
August 1, 1943
Creator:
Army Air Forces
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Your Body in Flight
Textbook titled "Your Body in Flight" or Technical Order No. 00-25-13, created July 20, 1943 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces.
Date:
July 20, 1943
Creator:
Army Air Forces
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mathematics Work Book
Mathematics work book with math problems relating to aviation and answers to those problems handwritten written in pencil.
Date:
1943~
Creator:
Army Air Forces Preflight School (Pilot)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Physics Work Book]
Physics work book with problems and exercises relating to physics in aviation and answers to those problems handwritten written in blue pen ink. The names, "Solange D'Hooghe" and "Mr. Morrissette" are handwritten in the top right corner of the cover.
Date:
February 1943
Creator:
Army Air Forces Preflight School (Pilot)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, 318th AAFFTD Class 43-W-6 and 43-W-7
Book documenting the 43-W-6 and 43-W-7 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 43-W-4 and 43-W-5
Book documenting the 43-W-4 and 43-W-5 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 43-W-4 and 43-W-5
Book documenting the 43-W-4 and 43-W-5 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 43-W-4 and 43-W-5
Book documenting the 43-W-4 and 43-W-5 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-5
Book documenting the 44-W-5 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date:
December 7, 1943
Creator:
Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bell Serviceman, Volume 1, Number 19, October 1, 1943
Instructions from the Bell Aircraft Corporation with cartoon illustrations meant to teach pilots about plane operation and safety. The issue covers synchronized engine and propeller control and how to properly and safely use and aircraft's firepower.
Date:
October 1, 1943
Creator:
Bell Aircraft Coorporation
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bell Serviceman, Volume 1, Number 20, October 15, 1943
Instructions from the Bell Aircraft Corporation with cartoon illustrations meant to teach military pilots about plane operation and safety.
Date:
October 15, 1943
Creator:
Bell Aircraft Coorporation
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bill to Cornelia Yerkes, Spring 1943]
Letter to Cornelia "Connie" Yerkes from her nephew Bill discussing flight training, his family, the weather, food shortages, school, and Cornelia's husband Dick. At the top of the first page is an address for "Mrs. W. St. Clair Childs."
Date:
Spring 1943
Creator:
Bill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blue Bonnet Hotel Receipt]
A receipt from the Blue Bonnet Hotel in Sweetwater, Texas, totaling at $2.50 for a room.
Date:
March 22, 1943
Creator:
Blue Bonnet Hotel
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from S. W. Bohls to J. E. Peavy, July 3, 1942]
Telegram from Dr. S. W. Bohls to Dr. J. E. Peavy of the Nolan County Health Unit discussing the existence of coli-form organisms in the Plosser-Prince Air Academy barracks and the lack of such organisms in the mess hall.
Date:
July 3, 1943
Creator:
Bohls, S. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History