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[Negative of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport]
Negative of the hangar of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport. An open gate is visible in the foreground and utility lines are visible in the background.
Date:
1939~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport]
Photograph of the hangar of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport. An open gate is visible in the foreground and utility lines are visible in the background.
Date:
1939~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Handbook of Operation and Flight Instructions for the Models BT-13A and BT-15 Basic Training Airplanes
Manual for the flight and operation of two military basic training planes manufactured by Vultee Aircraft, Inc., the BT-13A and the BT-15.
Date:
May 5, 1941
Creator:
Air Service Command
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Excerpt from Civil Pilot Training Manual
Excerpt from training manual for piloting airplanes outlining the elementary flight course, including familiarization with the airplane and parachute, communication, local air traffic rules, taxiing, and other introductory information.
Date:
September 1941
Creator:
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Marvin Krieger in Uniform at Sweetwater in 1942]
Photocopy of Marvin Krieger in uniform shirt and tie taken at Sweetwater in 1942. Note with name, location, and date can be seen written on the page.
Date:
1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Women in Uniform"]
Magazine clipping of an article about certain WASPs in their service.
Date:
October 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Wasps and Wacs Enter Service]
Newspaper clipping of an article about Nancy Love being selected as the leader of the newly organized WACS, a group of ferrying female pilots. The WASPs are also mentioned in this article and other articles about the Ferrying Division, entertainment, and a Professor from Tokyo coming to speak are included as well.
Date:
November 5, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-5
Book documenting the 44-W-5 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date:
December 7, 1943
Creator:
Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Graduation Dance Invitation]
Formal invitation card with envelope inviting guests to attend the Women Airforce Service Pilots graduation dance for the class of 44-W-10 at the Avengerette Club.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Graduation Dance Invitation #2]
Formal invitation card with envelope inviting guests to attend the Women Airforce Service Pilots graduation dance for the class of 44-W-10 at the Avengerette Club.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Young People at Picnic Table]
Photograph of six people that mostly seem to be in their twenties sitting around a picnic table with a checkered tablecloth and several glasses and soda bottles. Other picnic-goers and a wooden picket fence can be seen in the background. A note on the cardboard folder the photo resides in reads, "Dallas 1944, Vi Thunn".
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Uniform Regulation]
Brief manual describing the proper way to wear a Women Airforce Service Pilot uniform, with a later added addendum.
Date:
February 14, 1944
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert K. Urban to the Commanding General at Randolph Field, March 24, 1944]
Letter from Robert K. Urban to the Commanding General of the Army Air Force Central Flying Training Command at Randolph Field, requesting the creation of diplomas for and listing the names of Women Airforce Service Pilot Trainees who have earned their 210 flight hours.
Date:
March 24, 1944
Creator:
Urban, Robert K.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: New Deal In Ground School Calls For Six Day Week]
Newspaper clipping of an article about the three phases of the new training program recently adopted for the female pilots.
Date:
May 5, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Women, Home by Christmas"]
Magazine clipping of an article about the disbanding of the WASPs.
Date:
October 16, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Posed Outdoors]
Photograph of twelve WASP posed in two rows in a field outdoors. The front row can be seen kneeling while the back rows stand, and all are in uniform with wing pins. Notes listing the names of those in the photo can be seen on the back that read, "Back L to R Kathleen Dooly, Marjorie Nakrhan "Bobbie", Mary Ann Showers "Peter", Mary Rance, Yvonne Pateman, Eleanor Feeley, F L to R, Beverly Dietrich, Marybelle Lyall, Margarie Papeel, Ethel Meyer, Irene MacConnihay, Irene Minter, Jeanne Norlock killed, Betty Lefevre - on duty army, Nov. 1944 Shaw Fld, Sumpter, S.C."
Date:
November 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James W. Porter to Commanding Officers, All Stations, AAFCFTC, Dec. 2, 1944]
Letter from James W. Porter to Commanding Officers, All Stations, AAFCFTC (Army Air Forces Central Flying Training Command) discussing the issuance of civil pilot certificates and appropriate aircraft ratings to Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date:
December 2, 1944
Creator:
Porter, James W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Certificate Form]
Checklist form for passing a flight examination, filled out by WASP, June L. Wolfe, and checked and approved by Robert R. Wandt.
Date:
December 15, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from June Wolfe to Civilian Personnel Officer at Perrin Field, Dec. 16 1944]
Letter from June Wolfe to the civilian personnel officer at Perrin Field discussing checks and payment due.
Date:
December 16, 1944
Creator:
Wolfe, June
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Permission to Use Fifinella]
Written permission from Walt Disney Productions for the Order of Fifinella to use the Fifinella insignia designed by Walt Disney, originally published in a WASP newsletter in 1945. A note to Charlyne can be seen at the bottom informing her of Bea Haydu's name change and phone number.
Date:
January 25, 1945
Creator:
Gunther B. Lessing
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "War In Europe Over! Germany Quits!"]
Photocopy of a portion of The Shreveport Times front page and several articles for May 1945, including information about combat in Manila, the redeployment of 800 planes, the attack on Pearl Harbor, news of the end of World War II, and more are included.
Date:
May 7, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Membership Application]
Application form for WASP Order of Fifinella organization with addition updates about the WASP newsletter and upcoming events.
Date:
November 8, 1946
Creator:
Stires, Hally
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Scarlett Hodgson to Colonel L. E. McConnell, July 29, 1964]
Letter from Scarlett Hodgson to Colonel L. E. McConnell discussing the WASP 20th Reunion and asking for photos for an article she is writing. Letter begins, "Dear Mac", and ends, "Love Scarlet".
Date:
July 29, 1964
Creator:
Hodgson, Scarlett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Order of Fifinella Statement of Cash Transactions]
Statement of cash transactions and amounts on hand between 1969 an 1970 for the Order of Fifinella.
Date:
1969-12-17/1970-11-30
Creator:
Atkeison, Ann
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History