[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

[WASP in Parachute Harnesses]

Photograph of several women carrying parachute harnesses and flight gear while walking past a row of planes. One of the women can be seen standing on the wing of a plane to the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Credit Receipt for Paul A. Hill #2] (open access)

[Credit Receipt for Paul A. Hill #2]

Receipt for Paul A. Hill displaying the number of federal service "credit" points he has earned.
Date: July 15, 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Seated in an Airplane]

Photograph of a man with short dark hair and a mustache sitting 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
[Pilot and Crew Member Physical Record Card] (open access)

[Pilot and Crew Member Physical Record Card]

Army Air Force medical card for Paul A. Hill, with sections for vaccinations, examinations, and blood type.
Date: {1944-02-18..1944-12-22}
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced (open access)

Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced

Special edition of a technical manual containing training documentation on three subjects related to instrument flying. The name, "Hottman, W. B." is written in the top left corner of the cover, followed by a handwritten note about returning the manual.
Date: January 15, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Book
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
Program Statement of the Subcommittee on Use and Management of Biological Resources : Of the U.S. National Committee for the International Biological Program, December 1966 (open access)

Program Statement of the Subcommittee on Use and Management of Biological Resources : Of the U.S. National Committee for the International Biological Program, December 1966

Program statement proposing a basis of research and project goals for the International Biological Program.
Date: December 1966
Creator: U.S. National Committee for the International Biological Program
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Raising Flag]

Photograph of two WASP raising a U.S. flag to the right of the photo. Both WASP and male military members can be seen standing in formation blocks to the left, all facing and saluting the flag.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate for R. J. Austin] (open access)

[Certificate for R. J. Austin]

Certificate of course completion for R. J. Hall, with a note in blue pen seen in the top left corner that reads, "190 packed, 5 Nov 63".
Date: November 6, 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
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

[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

[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

[Small Plane Being Refueled]

Photograph of two men and a boy using a hose and funnel to add fuel to a very small propeller plane.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP in Cockpit of Plane Portrait #2]

Photograph of a woman in a polka-dotted blouse and aviator cap with goggles sitting in the cockpit of a plane. She has painted nails and a ring on her finger, and she is smiling at the camera.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wing of Plane #2]

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

[Uniformed Group at Table]

Photograph of several men and women in uniform sitting at a dinner table. The woman on the left side of the table, furthest back, is possibly Jacqueline Cochran.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Marching in Formation]

Photograph of a large group of women in uniform marching in a block formation. More women can be seen marching in similar formation while wearing a more casual uniform in the background near rows of planes. A few men and women and a small girl can be seen in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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

[Military Buildings in Desert]

Photograph of several military building and power lines seen in the distance on a desert landscape.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instructor's Manual: Basic Flying (open access)

Instructor's Manual: Basic Flying

Training manual developed for U.S. Army flight instructors that details methods and steps for teaching students to fly aircraft.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces. Air Training Command.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Uniformed Men at Wishing Well]

Photograph of five men in various forms of uniform dress all standing in behind the ledge of a wishing well. A building can be seen in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man In Dark Suit and Bow Tie]

Photograph of a slightly balding man in a dark bow tie with light polka dots and a dark suit with a light colored, buttoned shirt underneath. He is seen from the waist up, looking off camera to the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Qualification Score Card for Paul A. Hill] (open access)

[Qualification Score Card for Paul A. Hill]

Qualification score card for a pistol firing examination administered to Paul A. Hill, classification sharpshooter.
Date: November 6, 1962
Creator: Wig, Julius L. Michael
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History