[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86 Update] (open access)

[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86 Update]

Flyer for the 1986 WASP Reunion in Sweetwater, Texas, including information on lodging, travel, and registration. The flyer also includes a registration form for the reunion, a schedule events, and a map of Sweetwater. The flyer mentions that while the Holiday Inn is completely booked, space is still available at other motels in the area.
Date: 1986~
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of the Countryside]

Photograph of an aerial view of the countryside. There are roads, trees, open fields, and houses visible in the photograph.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Air Force Extension Course Lesson Summary] (open access)

[Air Force Extension Course Lesson Summary]

Text summarizing key points of lesson plans from and Air Force extension course. The lessons cover military organization, hierarchy, Air Force functions and commands, foreign policy, and international politics, particularly about the USSR. A few brief notes in pen can be seen on the back of the last page.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Air Force Historical Foundation Membership Request Card] (open access)

[Air Force Historical Foundation Membership Request Card]

Blank application form and envelope for membership to The Air Force Historical Foundation which comes with a subscription to The Airpower Historian magazine.
Date: unknown
Creator: The Air Force Historical Foundation
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Area I, Phase 1. Communication Techniques (open access)

Area I, Phase 1. Communication Techniques

Reading material from Area I, Phase I of the Air Command and Staff College Course Correspondence Course. The booklet covers various communication techniques and problem solving skills in relation to communication.
Date: unknown
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Area I, Phase II. Command Fundamentals (open access)

Area I, Phase II. Command Fundamentals

Reading material from Area I, Phase II of the Air Command and Staff College Course Correspondence Course. The booklet covers the fundamentals of command with special emphasis on its application in the Air Force'.
Date: unknown
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Billy Gibson Royal Air Force Officer]

Photograph of a man identified in a newspaper clipping as Billy Gibson, standing in front of a lattice fence and wearing a Royal Air Force Uniform, which consists a side cap, a short-sleeved shirt belted at the waist, shorts, long socks, and shoes.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bomber Plane Over San Antonio]

Photograph of a plane flying over the city of San Antonio, with snow seen on the ground and roof tops. A note written on the back of the photo reads, " Bomber over San Antonio- Note the snow, on the ground-".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Collection of Three Military Photos]

Photocopy of three photos. First is a man in uniform on a stage with Air Force or WASP wings behind him. Second is a portrait uniform of a man in formal uniform with Air Force wings pin on his chest. Third is a photo of two men and two women in uniforms and flight suits standing in front of a chalkboard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Command Study 4 Key Points] (open access)

[Command Study 4 Key Points]

Text summarizing key points of Chapters 1 through 5 from and Air Force Extension course. The chapters cover Air Force general operations and personnel, power dynamics of the free world, Soviet aerospace developments, United States manned and unmanned missiles, other Air force weapons, and target considerations.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copies of Personnel Order 71 and 79] (open access)

[Copies of Personnel Order 71 and 79]

Copies of Army Air Force Personnel orders 71 and 79 designating flight officer Paul A. Hill as a service pilot and re-rating a list of several Air Force Second Lieutenants as pilots and service pilots.
Date: {1944-03-23,1944-11-09}
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Desert Air Field]

Photograph of an desert area being used as an airfield and dirt runway. A man can be seen sitting in a chair nearby equipment in the left foreground and the desert valley landscape can be seen stretching into the distance.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Desert Air Field #2]

Photograph of an desert area being used as an airfield and dirt runway. A man can be seen sitting in a chair nearby equipment in the left foreground and the desert valley landscape can be seen stretching into the distance.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Eight Men in Uniform]

Photograph of eight men in uniform arranged in two rows. Three men are sitting and five men are standing behind them. According to the ostrich-shaped stamp on the back, the photograph was printed in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Envelop Addressed to Paul Hill]

Envelope addressed to Major Paul A. Hill at 309 Ragland Street Sweetwater, Texas, sent from Gunter Air Force Base in Alabama. The word, "Books", can be sen printed at the top of one side.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Envelope Addressed to A. N. Densmore]

Envelope addressed to Captain A. N. Densmore at A00686892 Sweetwater, Texas, from Gunter Air Force Base in Alabama. The words, "Air Mail", can be partially seen at the top, covered by black ink.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Maj. P. A. Hill] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to Maj. P. A. Hill]

Envelope addressed to Maj P. A. Hill at 1511 Crescent Dr Sweetwater Tx 79556, sent from Gunter Air Force base in Alabama wit the word, "Books", printed on the front.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to P. A. Hill] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to P. A. Hill]

Envelope addressed to CPT P. A. Hill at 309 Ragland St. Sweetwater Tex, sent from Gunter Air Force Base with the word, "Books", can be seen printed at the top.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flight Instruments]

Photograph of taken from the inside of an airplane cockpit of several dials and knobs for aid in aviation. The photo is blurry and the reflection of the photographer can be partially seen int he glass of the dials.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flying Study Notes] (open access)

[Flying Study Notes]

Notes about flying aircraft written on lined notebook paper with a hand-drawn illustration showing various angles and degrees. A possible name at the top right of the first page reads, "Reilly, RA.".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Men On Town Streets]

Photograph of four men, one dressed in side cap, uniform, and bomber jacket, posed together with town streets in the background. Signs for businesses like the Blue Bonnet Hotel and a drug store can be seen.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Garden Seen from Balcony]

Photograph of a lawn or garden with rows of hedges and trees, taken from the vantage point of balcony or patio ledge.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Garden Seen from Balcony #2]

Photograph of a lawn or garden with rows of hedges and trees, taken from the vantage point of balcony or patio ledge.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Men in Front of Airplane]

Photograph of nine men in uniform, hats, and bomber's jackets, posed together in front of the nose of a plane.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History