Famous Aviator Pictures No. 8: Capt. Edwin C. Musick

Heinz "Famous Aviator Pictures" card number 8, featuring a color lithograph of Captain Edwin Musick, with a Pan-American Clipper pictured in flight behind him over a coastline. On the back is a blurb about Musick's role as the first pilot to fly the Clipper and information on how to obtain more cards from the series.
Date: [1936..1939]
Creator: H. J. Heinz Company
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
[Christmas card from Marion Fuchs to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Fuchs, December 19, 1940] (open access)

[Christmas card from Marion Fuchs to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Fuchs, December 19, 1940]

A Christmas card and envelope from Marion Fuchs to Herman Fuchs and his wife. The card is printed by the Army Air Corps Flying Cadet Detachment and features an image of a trainer aircraft in flight.
Date: December 19, 1940
Creator: Fuchs, Marion
Object Type: Letter
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

[Fifinella]

Drawing of WASP mascot Fifinella on a card, signed by Walt Disney.
Date: Autumn 1942
Creator: Disney, Walter Elias
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Biplane Flying in Formation]

Photograph of a Stearman primary trainer biplane flying on the port side of the photographer's plane. Two pilots are visible in their respective cockpits.
Date: [1943..1944]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Biplane Flying Upside Down]

Photograph of a biplane (left, far) flying upside down, taken from the cockpit of another plane. The upper wing and struts are visible in the right half of the photo, and the ground can be seen faintly in the lower quarter.
Date: [1943..1944]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cars Parked Outside Avenger Field Administration Building]

Photograph of various late-1930s and early-1940s cars parked outside of an administration building at Avenger Field. The building is lettered "Aviation Enterprises Ltd." and has a statue on top of it.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herman Fuchs and Four WASP Students]

Photograph of instructor pilot Herman F. Fuchs with four WASP trainees. From left to right: Marion Mann, Fuchs, Virginia Hope, Audrey Tardy, and Connie Turner, all of class 43-W-7. All are wearing flight suits; Mann and Fuchs have parachutes on.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herman Fuchs with Biplane]

Photograph of instructor pilot Herman F. Fuchs in his service uniform, posing on the starboard side of a biplane in front of the wing and holding onto a wire strut with his left hand.
Date: [1943..1944]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stearman Biplane Flying in Formation]

Photograph of Stearman primary trainer biplane number U47 flying off of the starboard wing of another biplane, from which the photo was taken. An instructor pilot and student pilot are visible in their respective cockpits.
Date: [1943..1944]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASPs with Primary Trainer]

Photograph of a WASP in the cockpit of a primary trainer aircraft, while another stands next to the fuselage behind the wing.
Date: [1943..1944]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flying Instructor's Course Certificate of Proficiency for Herman Fuchs] (open access)

[Flying Instructor's Course Certificate of Proficiency for Herman Fuchs]

A Certificate of Proficiency given to Herman Fuchs upon completion of the Flying Instructor's Course at Randolph Field.
Date: August 11, 1943
Creator: Daugherty, J. F.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herman Fuchs with Student Pilot on Tarmac]

Photograph of instructor pilot Herman Fuchs, right, with student pilot Mann of W-43-7, standing next to an advanced trainer aircraft after a flight. Both are wearing their flying gear and holding parachutes.
Date: 1943-23~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Avenger Girls Pulled Plenty of Leather When Their Horses Dashed From Snyder Arena] (open access)

[Clipping: The Avenger Girls Pulled Plenty of Leather When Their Horses Dashed From Snyder Arena]

Newspaper clipping discussing WASP trainees at Avenger Field participating in a rodeo, featuring an image of a class marching on the tarmac with trainer aircraft parked in the background. On the back is an excerpt discussing the Allied bombing of Vatican City, a picture of Nora and Frank Bradney on horseback, opposition to a Texas "maternity aid" plan, and an advertisement for a supplement intended to relieve period cramps.
Date: 1943-11?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Banking USAAF biplane]

Photograph of a US Army Air Force biplane in a steep left bank. The wing braces on the photographer's aircraft obscure the left foreground.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carol Nicholson with Biplane]

Photograph of WASP trainee Carol Nicholson standing in her flying gear with a Stearman primary trainer with number "U69."
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carol Nickilson in Biplane Cockpit]

Photograph of student WASP Carol Nickilson of training class 44-W-7 with a parachute, entering or exiting the cockpit of a Stearman primary trainer on its port side. The fire extinguisher compartment is clearly visible.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herman F. Fuchs with Biplane]

Photograph of instructor pilot Herman Fuchs posing on the front-starboard side of a biplane. He is wearing a flight suit and cap and holding a wire strut with his left hand.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herman F. Fuchs with Four WASPs on Snowy Day]

Photograph of Herman F. Fuchs (center) with four WASP trainees of class 44-W-5 crouching in front of a biplane on a snowy day. Three of the WASPs are wearing headwraps, while the fourth WASP and Fuchs are wearing flight caps. All have winter flying gear on.
Date: 1944-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herman Fuchs and Four WASPs]

Photograph of instructor pilot Herman Fuchs with four WASP trainees of 44-W-5 in front of a biplane. From left to right: Becky McSheeley, Bettie Steerman, Fuchs, Martha Mace, Mary West. All are wearing winter gear.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herman Fuchs and Lila Moore with Biplane]

Photograph of instructor pilot Herman Fuchs squatting on the wing of a biplane and speaking to WASP trainee Lila Moore, who is sitting in the rear cockpit. Both are wearing flying gear.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herman Fuchs and Six WASP Trainees]

Photograph of instructor pilot Herman F. Fuchs (center, standing) with six WASP trainees. From left to right, standing: Lila Moore, "McGinis," Margaret Neyman; kneeling: Virginia Mullen, Lynn McIntyre, and Margarete McGrath. All are in flying gear; behind them are two Stearman primary triainers.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herman Fuchs and WASP Student with Biplane]

Photograph of instructor Herman F. Fuchs seated in the rear cockpit of a Stearman primary trainer biplane as a student WASP boards the forward cockpit with her parachute. Both are looking back and smiling at the photographer, who is on the port rear side of the aircraft.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History