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Region 2 Report
Report detailing Eleanor Brown's activities as the Director of Region 2 from October 2004 through April 2005.
Date:
April 2, 2005
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Doris Duren to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards, May 22, 1944]
Letter from Doris Duren to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards discussing how the U.S. Army split up she and a group of other female pilots. She mentions that they fly BT-14 planes, give instruction to flight cadets, and are supposed to be trained to fly B-26 planes soon. At the top left of the first page, there is a small, printed illustration of the WASP mascot, Fifinella
Date:
May 22, 1944
Creator:
Duren, Doris
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four Biplanes Flying]
Photograph of four Boeing biplanes, including the B-1y Flying Fortress and the PT-17 Primary Trainer, flying in the sky above the Boeing plants in Whichita, Kansas with clouds in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Boeing Airplane Company
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Salina (T-5) Sectional Aeronautical Chart
Aeronautical map of Salina, Kansas and its surrounding region, showing cities, topographical features, radio frequency ranges and various aeronautical symbols for flight training and navigation. Scale 1:500,000.
Date:
August 26, 1943
Creator:
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wichita Sectional Aeronautical Chart
Aeronautical map of a four state region consisting of Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, and Oklahoma that shows cities, topographical features, flight training areas, and various aeronautical symbols for flight navigation. A large portion of Kansas and its cities make up most of the map. Scale 1:500,000.
Date:
December 7, 1972
Creator:
United States. Department of Commerce.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #8]
Orders for several Air Force pilots and WASP to ferry various aircraft from Wichita, Kansas to Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Date:
January 31, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernon, October 23, 1943]
Letter from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernon discussing his training, weather conditions, and other news.
Date:
October 23, 1943
Creator:
Thompson, Bob
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #5]
Orders for an Air Force pilot and two WASP to ferry planes from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Wichita, Kansas.
Date:
January 27, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Order #6]
Orders for several Air Force Pilots and WASP to ferry aircraft from Wichita Kansas to air bases in various U.S. cities.
Date:
January 28, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between North American Aviation, Inc. of Kansas and the Army Air Force Material Command]
Correspondence between North American Aviation, Inc. of Kansas and the Army Air Force Material Command discussing the creation of a device to aid female pilots in relieving themselves mid-flight. Both letters are written in a comical rhyming scheme with several euphemistic references to bathroom activities. The pages come with one half of a manila folder that has, "Byrd Granger's documentation of militarization", written on it in pen.
Date:
1943-10-08/1943-10-12
Creator:
North American Aviation, Inc. of Kansas
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, May 22, 1944]
Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards about the Army splitting them up and what life is like in the new environment.
Date:
May 22, 1944
Creator:
Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #4]
Orders for WASP Gayle D. Ewing to ferry a PT-13D aircraft from Boeing Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas, to an Air Force base in Dos Palos, California.
Date:
February 18, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt #3]
Army delivery receipt certifying that a UC-45 model aircraft was delivered to Fort Dix, New Jersey to be installed with radio and bomsight equipment.
Date:
February 9, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Forces War Department
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt #4]
Army delivery receipt certifying that WASP Gayle D. Ewing ferried a PT-13 D model aircraft to an air base in Fort Dix, New Jersey to be installed with a radio and bombsight equipment.
Date:
January 31, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Forces War Department
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernon, September 14, 1943]
Postcard from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernon discussing his flight training. The front of the postcard contains a cartoon of four servicemen playing cards under the phrase "Too Good to Be True!".
Date:
September 14, 1943
Creator:
Thompson, Bob
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt #2]
Army delivery receipt certifying that WASP Gayle D. Ewing completed her ferry pilot assignment and delivered a PT-13 D model aircraft to be installed with a radio and bombsight equipment.
Date:
February 18, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Forces War Department
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #3]
Orders for an Air Force pilot and two WASP to ferry planes from the Beech Aircraft Corporation in Wichita, Kansas to San Angelo, Texas and Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Date:
February 9, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. Hanes Lancaster, Jr. to Betty Jo Reed, Sept. 7, 2009]
Letter from W. Hanes Lancaster, Jr. to Betty Jo Reed discussing an enclosed donation and a story about his experience with WASP in the war.
Date:
September 7, 2009
Creator:
Lancaster, W. Hanes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Requiem For The WASP]
Newspaper clipping about the history of the WASP from their creation to disbandment.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Poole, Barbara E.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #3]
Individual Flight Record for Gayle Snell, documenting her hours on different airframes as a WASP.
Date:
December 20, 1944
Creator:
Buckingham, George E.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. W. Johnston to Gayle Snell, December 7, 1944]
Letter from 1st Lt. C. W. Johnston to WASP Gayle Snell requesting specific information about her flight hours and qualifications.
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
Johnston, C. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell debit memorandum receipt]
A USAAF memorandum receipt for a parachute and flight jacket issued to WASP Gayle Snell.
Date:
November 10, 1944
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from "Shelton" to Frances Yerkes and Mrs. E. G. Baxter, February 10, 1947]
Telegram from a Shelton to Mrs. E. G. Baxter by care of Frances Yerkes, stating that they were not able to make a reservation somewhere and will write from Topeka, KS the following day.
Date:
February 10, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notification of deactivation for Gayle Snell]
Notification of Personnel Action deactivating Gayle Snell as a WASP.
Date:
December 20, 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History