Steele's Aid to Pilots: Regulations (Fifth Revised Edition) (open access)

Steele's Aid to Pilots: Regulations (Fifth Revised Edition)

Copy of Steele's Aid to Pilots: Regulations, a compilation of American civil aviation rules and regulations. Nearly all aspects of flying are covered, including reporting and record keeping, pilot ratings, aircraft identification, air traffic control, equipment, instruments, lights, flight patterns, and weather, as well as a question and answer section.
Date: July 1, 1940
Creator: Steele, C. Earl
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP boarding Stearman biplane]

Photograph of a WASP trainee climbing into the cockpit of a Stearman primary trainer biplane, numbered U5. She is wearing flying gear and a parachute.
Date: 1944-07-15?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herman Fuchs and Woman]

Photograph of Herman F. Fuchs, left, squatting in his service uniform and looking at something on the ground, while a woman in a dress stands to the right, looking over her left shoulder. A girl stands obscured on the left edge of the image. A picket fence and tree is visible behind them.
Date: July 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Herman F. Fuchs FBI fingerprint file] (open access)

[Herman F. Fuchs FBI fingerprint file]

A fingerprint file for Herman Fuchs, taken by the Lea County Sherriff's Office for FBI records for an unspecified application.
Date: July 1, 1942
Creator: Lea County Sherriff's Office
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Biplane Taking Off from Dirt Strip]

Photograph of a biplane taking off from a dirt strip, with its left wing and landing gear off the ground.
Date: July 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stearman Biplane on Take Off]

Photograph of a Stearman biplane flying close to the ground after takeoff. A line with small flags on it blows in the wind in the background.
Date: July 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Women and Herman Fuchs]

Photograph of three women in different style dresses standing with instructor pilot Herman F. Fuchs, who is wearing his service uniform. There is a row of trees and a telephone pole in the background. The back is stamped "JUL 15 1944."
Date: July 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Women]

Photograph of four women in different dresses posing together.
Date: July 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Trainee with Stearman Cockpit]

Photograph of a WASP trainee of class W-44-7 standing on the wing of a Stearman trainer by the cockpit. She is wearing her flight cap with goggles and a parachute.
Date: July 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History