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[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86 #3] (open access)

[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86 #3]

Flyer with information about the 1986 WASP Reunion in Sweetwater, Texas, including information on lodging, travel, and registration. The flyer also includes a registration form for the reunion, a schedule of events, and two maps - one of Sweetwater, and one of Nolan County.
Date: 1986~
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Royal Air Force Officer Billy Gibson]

Photograph of a man identified in a newspaper clipping as Billy Gibson, standing in front of a lattice fence and wearing a Royal Air Force Uniform, part of which consists of shorts and side cap. Two handwritten notes on the back of the photo read, "Karachi June 5, 1942" and "This is The Guy- You're The Gal".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plane Coming in to Land]

Photograph of a small airplane coming in to land on a dirt air strip, flying towards the camera. A desert looking valley can be seen in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of WASP in Uniform #2]

Photograph of a WASP with uniform, light collared shirt, and dark tie. Wing pins, wing patch, and the word "WASP" as a patch can all be seen on her uniform. A handwritten note in red ink in the bottom left corner reads, "Love- Mickie".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Reserve Order A-26] (open access)

[Reserve Order A-26]

Reserve order designating several airmen to various duties, and announcing an examination of Paul A. Hill.
Date: December 7, 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plane on Airfield]

Photograph of a single propeller plane on the tarmac of an airfield. A valley can be seen in the distance.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP with Planes in Snow]

Photograph of a woman in a bomber's jacket standing in front of a row of planes in the snow.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Uniformed Men with Model Plane]

Photocopy of seven men in uniform and leather flight jackets posing for a photo. The man on the far right is holding a small model plane and the man on the far left is wearing an officer hat.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Psychological Warfare (open access)

Psychological Warfare

Paper written on methods and uses of psychological warfare that includes an examination at the end with true/false questions on the reading.
Date: April 1962
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Next to an Airplane]

Photograph of a man grasping the door handle to an airplane as he prepares to climb into the cockpit.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Uniformed Men in Desert]

Photograph of eight men in uniforms, flight suits, and bomber jackets, posing together in a desert area. The man kneeling in the bottom right is holding a small wooden plane.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from the Newmans to M. Carmichael, January 20, 1945] (open access)

[Envelope from the Newmans to M. Carmichael, January 20, 1945]

Letter from the Newmans to M. Carmichael. No letter with text is included.
Date: January 20, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note with Addresses- In Pieces] (open access)

[Note with Addresses- In Pieces]

Note written on small, lined paper with names and addresses of Clarence E. Graves, Ada Hill, Howard E. Marshall, Mrs. G. L. Aycock Jr., Jimmy Noe, Rayh E. Hunn.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man and Woman Sitting on Lawn]

Photograph of a man in uniform and a woman in a floral dress and sunglasses sitting together on a grassy lawn. Bushes and a building are seen in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP in Cockpit of Plane Portrait]

Photograph of a woman in a polka-dotted blouse and aviator cap with goggles sitting in the cockpit of a plane. She has painted nails and a ring on her finger, and she is smiling at the camera.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Standing in the Snow]

Photograph of a man standing with his arms at his side. He is wearing a snowsuit and heavy boots.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP in Cockpit of Plane]

Photograph of a WASP in flight gear sitting in the cockpit of a large plane, smiling and looking at the camera.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ticket to Air Show] (open access)

[Ticket to Air Show]

Ticket to the Air Show held during the 1986 reunion of the WASP in Sweetwater, Texas. The ticket is printed on pink card stock and includes an illustration of Fifinella, the organization's mascot.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Billy Gibson Royal Air Force Officer]

Photograph of a man identified in a newspaper clipping as Billy Gibson, standing in front of a lattice fence and wearing a Royal Air Force Uniform, which consists a side cap, a short-sleeved shirt belted at the waist, shorts, long socks, and shoes.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Intelligence Training Bulletin, Volume 16, Number 1, January-June 1964 (open access)

Air Intelligence Training Bulletin, Volume 16, Number 1, January-June 1964

Monthly publication of the Continental Air Command containing articles of interest to intelligence officers in the Air Force Reserve. This issue includes articles on Rumania, China, Brazil, Asian Economies, The Colombo Plan, and the Soviet army.
Date: January 1964
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces. Air Defense Command.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Instrument Flight Test Certificate] (open access)

[Instrument Flight Test Certificate]

Certificate showing that flight officer Paul A. Hill passed the instrument flight test at Long Beach Army Air Field.
Date: April 16, 1944
Creator: United States Army
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mark White to WASP, September 25, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Mark White to WASP, September 25, 1986]

Letter from Mark White to WASP welcoming them to Texas and acknowledging their service in World War 2.
Date: September 25, 1986
Creator: Texas. Governor (1983-1987 : White)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[44-W4 Time Schedule] (open access)

[44-W4 Time Schedule]

Memo from Group Commander E. A. Parker to Flight Commanders discussing the schedule for the 44-W4 class of Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: March 7, 1944
Creator: Parker, E. A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Uniformed Men in Desert #2]

Photograph of eight men in uniforms, flight suits, and bomber jackets, posing together in a desert area. The man kneeling in the bottom right is holding a small wooden plane.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History