[E-6B Computer Instructions #1] (open access)

[E-6B Computer Instructions #1]

Instructions for finding time, speed, and distance with an E-6B computer. There is a practice exercise at the bottom of the page with 20 practice questions.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[E-6B Computer Instructions #2] (open access)

[E-6B Computer Instructions #2]

Instructions for calculating fuel consumption with an E-6B computer. There is a practice exercise at the bottom of the page with 20 practice questions.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Dead Reckoning Computer]

Suzette VanDaell's Aerial Dead Reckoning Computer, type E-6B, as used by the U. S. Army Air Forces, and manufactured by Cruver Manufacturing Co. in Chicago, Illinois. The item comes in a box, discolored with age, that's covered in various bits of tape on the front and back. There are faded pencil markings on the front and back of Suzette VanDaell's name and other letters. In the middle is a box detailing the serial number and information of the computer. The device slides out with a middle piece of cardboard that's fraying on the sides and has tape on it as well. Inside is a brown leather pouch that is worn on the outside with use. The device is a white piece of plastic with green lines and numbers from 30-300 on one side and 90-400 on the other. There is a large circular metal device that moves along the plastic.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cruver Manufacturing Co.
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Arrival Form, Blank] (open access)

[Aircraft Arrival Form, Blank]

Blank Aircraft Arrival Report form for the Army Air Forces.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Arrival Report] (open access)

[Aircraft Arrival Report]

Aircraft arrival report for the Army Air Forces. The Operations Office is 2563rd AAF Base Unit, Avenger-Field, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Army Air Forces
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Arrival Report, August 15, 1944] (open access)

[Aircraft Arrival Report, August 15, 1944]

Aircraft arrival form for Suzette Van Daell at 2563rd AAF Base Unit in Avenger-Field, Sweetwater, Texas. Her flight plans details plans for a direct route to San Angelo. Most sections of the document are left blank, though identification information is present.
Date: August 15, 1944
Creator: van Daell, Suzette
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Clearance Form, Suzette Van Daell] (open access)

[Aircraft Clearance Form, Suzette Van Daell]

Aircraft clearance form for Suzette Van Daell at "DWT." It includes details of her flight plan and departure records, though several sections of the document are left blank.
Date: unknown
Creator: van Daell, Suzette
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Airman ID Card for Suzette Van Daell] (open access)

[Airman ID Card for Suzette Van Daell]

Airman ID card and accompanying documents, an airman rating record and medical examination certificate, for Suzette Van Daell, rated for single engine airplanes. A photograph is stapled to the back page accompanied by fingerprints.
Date: January 1945
Creator: United States. Department of Commerce.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplane Cockpit]

Photograph of the interior of an airplane cockpit. A tan strap is stretched across the middle of the photo.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Army Air Corps Song Lyrics] (open access)

[The Army Air Corps Song Lyrics]

Song lyrics for The Army Air Corps song.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Army Air Forces Radio Facility Charts (open access)

Army Air Forces Radio Facility Charts

Textbook titled "Army Air Forces Radio Facility Charts" or Technical Order No. 08-15-1, created June 1, 1944 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces. This copy is marked for "Classroom use Only."
Date: June 1, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army Air Forces Student Weather Map #1, January 1 #1]

Army Air Forces student weather map #1 for January 1, 1944, Time 0700C. There are questions on the back of the map. The instructions read: "Draw in missing isobars - Color: fronts, hazards, precipitation, air masses and pressure center letters."
Date: January 1, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army Air Forces Student Weather Map #1, January 1 #2]

Army Air Forces student weather map #1 for January 1, 1944, Time 0700C. There are questions on the back of the map. The instructions read: "Draw in missing isobars - Color: fronts, hazards, precipitation, air masses and pressure center letters."
Date: January 1, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army Air Forces Student Weather Map #2, January 1]

Army Air Forces student weather map #2 for January 1, 1944, Time 1900C. There are questions on the back of the map. The instructions read: "Draw in missing isobars - Color: fronts, hazards, precipitation, air masses and pressure center letters."
Date: January 1, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army Air Forces Student Weather Map #3, January 2]

Army Air Forces student weather map #3 for January 2, 1944, Time 0700C. There are questions on the back of the map.
Date: January 2, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army Air Forces Student Weather Map #4, January 2]

Army Air Forces student weather map #4 for January 2, 1944, Time 1900C. There are questions and diagrams on the back of the map.
Date: January 2, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army Air Forces Student Weather Map #7, October 5]

Army Air Forces student weather map #7 for October 5, 1944, Time 0130C. The instructions read: "Draw in missing isobars: locate and color pressure centers, hazards, and precipitation." There is another map on the back of the page titled "Civil Aeronautics Administration Federal Airways Communication Stations" and includes a list of said stations.
Date: October 5, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B-24 Bomber Named Witchcraft]

Photograph of a B-24 bomber on the flight line. The name on the plane is Witchcraft.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A B Type Problem From a Homework Set] (open access)

[A B Type Problem From a Homework Set]

A homework problem type B from a homework set with alternate base bearing given from destination rather than from point of departure. It gives a destination and a distance from one airport to another, and weather conditions. This problem would be accompanied by a map. The corner of the paper is torn off.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B17 Flying Fortress Nine-O-Nine]

Photograph of a B17 Flying Fortress named Nine-O-Nine on the flight line.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Binder Belonging to Pat Jamesen] (open access)

[Binder Belonging to Pat Jamesen]

Blue two-ring, binder belonging to Marion P. Jameson, a member of the 44-W-5 class of WASPs, full of loose-leaf notes. On the front cover of the binder is an image of a dog's head with "Champ" printed underneath. The 42 pages of front and back handwritten notes focus on navigation. In the middle are a few printed pages about the correct use of the altimeter setting system, weather, chemical warfare, and hygiene.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jamesen, Pat
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Binder Belonging to Suzette Van Daell] (open access)

[Binder Belonging to Suzette Van Daell]

Blue two-ring, binder belonging to Suzette Van Daell full of loose-leaf notes. On the front cover of the binder is an image of various aspects of college life with "College Campus" printed above it. There are 146 pages separated into three sections by dividers with tabs. The first section contains 1 sheet of math calculations and notes and 57 blank pages, the second 5 pages of notes on maps and charts with 43 blank pages, and the third 13 blank pages followed by 72 pages of notes on engines.
Date: unknown
Creator: van Daell, Suzette
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Blank Absentee Report Form] (open access)

[Blank Absentee Report Form]

Blank Absentee Report form asking for information regarding the subject, instructor name, names of the absentees and the reason for the absences, among others.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Blank Math Exam] (open access)

[Blank Math Exam]

Blank mathematics exam with 6 questions and three examples.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History