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[Special Orders Number 104, Extracts 18-24]
Extracts of several special orders and regulations for both Women Airforce Service Pilots and male pilots ordered by Lieutenant Colonel Munson.
Date:
July 25, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Force Base
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum #3]
Orders for WASP Gayle D. Ewing to ferry a P-510 aircraft from Grand Prairie, Texas to an Air Force base in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Date:
July 25, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #6]
Orders for several Air Force pilots and WASP to ferry various aircraft from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Grand Prairie, Texas.
Date:
July 25, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, July 20, 1944]
Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon apologizing for an offense, talking about Charlotte, North Carolina, aviation, and how good of a friend she is.
Date:
July 20, 1944
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, July 14, 1944]
Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon apologizing for not replying, talking about military personnel, planes, and making other conversation.
Date:
July 14, 1944
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, July 31, 1944]
Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing military experiences, past correspondence, and Charlotte, North Carolina.
Date:
July 31, 1944
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 3, 1944]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her mother, discussing an enclosed bond, recent letters, a prank that was pulled on her friend Bobby and Bobby's wedding, recent work, and asking about the family.
Date:
July 3, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 6, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing waiting on modifications to her plane during a ferrying trip, a future visit to Orlando, clothes and mailing personal items, and orders. Written on the back of Hotel Continental (Kansas City) stationary.
Date:
July 6, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 10, 1944]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, probably to one of her parents, discussing the recipient's birthday, trying to find a gift for them, and hoping for a chance to visit them in Jacksonville.
Date:
July 10, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 18, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing a phone call with a friend, flying a P-40, meeting with a Rev. Johnson, papers, and traveling. Written on San Juan Hotel (Orlando) stationary.
Date:
1944-07-18?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 23, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing available time for her family to visit her in Orlando, flight classes, time spent with her friends, transportation for her parents, and clothes. Typed on Hotel Cleveland (Spartanburg, SC) stationary.
Date:
1944-07-23?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, July 4, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents Fred and Frances discussing flying to Kansas City to ferry a P-51. The postcard features a color drawing of the Hotel Continental in Kansas City, MO.
Date:
July 4, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mary Ruth Rance WASP Diploma]
Diploma certifying that Mary Ruth Rance completed the Women Airforce Service Pilots special training program.
Date:
July 28, 1944
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Worksheet: Use Dallas Sectional Chart, July 14, 1944]
Worksheet completed by Suzette Van Daell. The worksheet contains twenty questions about reading coordinates, and all questions are answered.
Date:
July 14, 1944
Creator:
van Daell, Suzette
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Biplane in Flight]
Photograph of a biplane marked "U65" in the air. The back of the photograph is stamped "Jul 15 1944."
Date:
July 15, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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
[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
[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
[Man in Decorated Uniform]
Photograph of a young man in a decorated Air Force dress uniform standing in front of the plane.
Date:
July 24, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Planes in a Field]
Photograph of two planes in a field, one low in the air in the foreground and the other on the ground in the distance. There are two people sitting on the ground near the plane in the distance.
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
[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
[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