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[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, late 1943?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying in bad weather, and spending time in Oklahoma City and Wichita. Written on Wells Roberts Hotel stationary.
Date:
1943-24~
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 31, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing traveling to Wichita, being grounded by a snowstorm, picking up Cessnas for delivery, trying to find a Parker 51 pen, food, and recent correspondence. Written on 5th Ferrying Group stationary.
Date:
December 31, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 14, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being unable to deliver a plane due to bad winter weather, her friend Marion, new uniforms, and gifts from and letters to Dick Colby's mother. Typed on Friendly Hotels stationary.
Date:
January 14, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 5, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing her repaired typewriter, sleeping on a flight, delaying a ferrying flight because a ground crew member stepped through the wing, friends, the B-24, and a AT-6 check flight. Typed on Wells Roberts Hotel (Oklahoma City) stationary.
Date:
November 5, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
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
Oral History Interview with Charles Roberts, October 13, 1977
Interview with Charles Roberts regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date:
October 13, 1977
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Roberts, Charles H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[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
[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