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Oral History Interview with Estel G. Burns, October 14, 2009
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Interview with Estel G. Burns, World War II veteran and B-17 pilot, as part of the Tarrant County War Veterans Project. The interview includes Burns' personal experiences of childhood and education in Missouri, farm life in the Great Depression, basic training, and training for aviation mechanics at Sheppard Field, Texas. Additionally, Burns talks about his family history, his 1942 enlistment in Army Air Corps, being accepted into pilot training, marriage to Dorothy Perrin, life at Deenethorpe Air Base, England, crew members and their respective duties on his plane, various missions bombing German targets, his feelings about missions against civilian targets, opinions of Luftwaffe pilots and of Germans, and his postwar Air Force career, including service in the Korean War. The interview includes an appendix of photographs.
Date:
October 14, 2009
Creator:
Hegi, Benjamin P. & Burns, Estel G.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elections in States Affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
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Date:
October 17, 2006
Creator:
Coleman, Kevin J. & Fischer, Eric A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Women pilots flew for their country]
Newspaper clippings of an article about a reunion in of the WASP group in Tucson, Arizona, and delving into WASP Eleanor "Mickey" Brown's experience as a female pilot. The article also discusses the lack of recognition for WASP by the military. The article includes photos of Eleanor Brown, the author Jim Bishop, and a photo of Eleanor Brown perched on the wing of a plane. There are other articles on the back of the two clippings, including two about car crashes and several obituaries.
Date:
October 13, 2002
Creator:
Bishop, Jim
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women pilots flew for their country]
Page 2: Newspaper clipping of an article about a reunion of the WASPin Tucson, Arizona, and delving into WASP Eleanor "Mickey" Brown's experience as a female pilot. The article includes photos of Eleanor Brown, the author Jim Bishop, and a photo of Eleanor Brown perched on the wing of a plane. There are other articles on the back of the clipping, including two about car crashes.
Date:
October 13, 2002
Creator:
Bishop, Jim
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Crime Scene]
B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a crime in Montgomery, Alabama.
Date:
October 19, 2005
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Montgomery Incident]
B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about an incident involving the police in Montgomery, Alabama.
Date:
October 19, 2005
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Montgomery Crime Investigation]
B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a crime investigation.
Date:
October 19, 2005
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Football Coach Shooting]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a police investigation on a shooting incident involving a football coach and a family.
Date:
October 19, 2005
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library