[Envelope Addressed to Paul A. Hill] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to Paul A. Hill]

Envelope from the United States Air Force addressed to Captain Paul A. Hill.
Date: May 25, 1961
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Small Plane on Runway]

Photograph of a mostly empty runway with a small plane seen on the ground in the distance.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clearance Declaration of Aircraft Commander (Clearance Immigration and Customs) (open access)

Clearance Declaration of Aircraft Commander (Clearance Immigration and Customs)

United States customs form endorsed to clear Royal Air Force officer, Paul A. Hill, to depart from La Guardia Airport in New York, bound for Montreal, Canada.
Date: June 3, 1944
Creator: Hill, Paul A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man in Flight Suit Next to Plane]

Photograph of man dressed in a flight suit, aviator cap, goggles, and parachute harness. He is standing next to a small biplane. An aircraft hangar with the word, "Madison", over the entrance can be seen in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photographer Capturing Group Photo]

Photograph of a man in an officer cap and leather jacket seen from behind, kneeling in the foreground to take a picture of a man and two women in flight gear and uniform. An aircraft hangar can be seen in the left background with the word "Avenger" over the entrance.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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

[Men in Uniform Outside Building]

Photograph of two men in uniforms and bomber's jackets standing in front of a building. The man on the left is wearing a side cap and the man on the right is wearing some sort of officer cap.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man in the Cockpit of an Airplane]

Photograph of a man seated in the cockpit of an airplane. The number "27" is stamped on the back of the photograph.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Men Outside Building]

Photograph of two men outside a building, the one on the left in a flight suit and the one on the right in a bomber's jacket and side cap.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Advanced Instructor's Syllabus: Instrument Flying Radio Range-Radio Compass (open access)

Advanced Instructor's Syllabus: Instrument Flying Radio Range-Radio Compass

Instruction booklet created by the Air Force on how to use the radio range-radio compass for flight navigation.
Date: March 15, 1944
Creator: United States. Air Army Forces. Air Service Command.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plane Coming in to Land #4]

Blurry photograph of a plane coming in to land on desert airstrip, seen flying in from the right of the frame.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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

[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

[Plane on Airfield #4]

Photograph of a single propeller plane on the tarmac of an airfield. Decals of a circled star and "U.S." can be seen on the underside of the wing. A valley can be seen in the distance.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Exercises]

Photograph of a large group of women outdoors on a grassy lawn court yard with military barracks and buildings seen in the background. The women are all squatting with their arms held straight out to their sides, in the middle of an exercise.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ice Skater in Uniform]

Photograph of a man in a dark uniform with side cap ice skating.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plane Coming in to Land #4]

Photograph of a small airplane coming in to land on a dirt air strip, flying towards the camera. A desert looking valley can be seen in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Snow Covered Structure]

Photograph of an unidentified structure covered in snow in a wooded area.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Air Force Men]

Photograph of two men taking notes, both looking off camera to the right. The man on the right is in a flight suit, aviator cap, goggles, and is wearing a watch. Another pair of goggles and aviator cap hang on a post beside him. The man to the left is wearing light pants and a leather jacket.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Walking by Plane]

Photograph of a group several men in uniform walking underneath the wing of a large plane.
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

[Plane Taking Off]

Photograph of a plane taking off on a dirt runway, in which the plane itself is mostly concealed by the cloud of dust it is leaving behind. Two men can be seen in left foreground, and two pieces of equipment can be seen on the ground beyond them.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wing of Plane]

Photograph of the wing of a small plane that has a circled star painted on it. Desert valley can be seen in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes for WASP Committee Meeting] (open access)

[Notes for WASP Committee Meeting]

Scratch notes in preparation of topics to cover during the WASP committee meeting, including, budget, and air show, a golf tournament, and publicity.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History