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[Letter from Doris Duren to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards, May 22, 1944]
Letter from Doris Duren to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards discussing how the U.S. Army split up she and a group of other female pilots. She mentions that they fly BT-14 planes, give instruction to flight cadets, and are supposed to be trained to fly B-26 planes soon. At the top left of the first page, there is a small, printed illustration of the WASP mascot, Fifinella
Date:
May 22, 1944
Creator:
Duren, Doris
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lucile Wise to Mr. & Mrs. Frances, June 24, 1989]
Letter from Lucile Wise to Mr. and Mrs. Frances thanking them for the invitation to hold their 50th birthday reunion in Sweetwater, Texas in 1992 and potentially building a memorial wall for WASP. Included are other papers that give information about the history of WASP and specific members.
Date:
June 24, 1989
Creator:
Wise, Lucile
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #5]
Orders for an Air Force pilot and two WASP to ferry planes from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Wichita, Kansas.
Date:
January 27, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, May 22, 1944]
Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards about the Army splitting them up and what life is like in the new environment.
Date:
May 22, 1944
Creator:
Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt #3]
Army delivery receipt certifying that a UC-45 model aircraft was delivered to Fort Dix, New Jersey to be installed with radio and bomsight equipment.
Date:
February 9, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Forces War Department
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt #4]
Army delivery receipt certifying that WASP Gayle D. Ewing ferried a PT-13 D model aircraft to an air base in Fort Dix, New Jersey to be installed with a radio and bombsight equipment.
Date:
January 31, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Forces War Department
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt #2]
Army delivery receipt certifying that WASP Gayle D. Ewing completed her ferry pilot assignment and delivered a PT-13 D model aircraft to be installed with a radio and bombsight equipment.
Date:
February 18, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Forces War Department
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #3]
Orders for an Air Force pilot and two WASP to ferry planes from the Beech Aircraft Corporation in Wichita, Kansas to San Angelo, Texas and Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Date:
February 9, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History