Excerpt from Civil Pilot Training Manual (open access)

Excerpt from Civil Pilot Training Manual

Excerpt from training manual for piloting airplanes outlining the elementary flight course, including familiarization with the airplane and parachute, communication, local air traffic rules, taxiing, and other introductory information.
Date: September 1941
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Form One, Volume 3, Number 7, December 1942 (open access)

Form One, Volume 3, Number 7, December 1942

Magazine for pilot class 43-B at Randolph Army Air Field, San Antonio, Texas.
Date: December 1942
Creator: Aviation Cadet Club Fund
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Big Job: Basic Magnesium News Letter, Number 30, January 21, 1943 (open access)

The Big Job: Basic Magnesium News Letter, Number 30, January 21, 1943

Newsletter published by Basic Magnesium Inc. that discusses various topics regarding the company, the magnesium industry, and news local to the town in which the company is located. One article included is about the dormitory room decoration former Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Charlyne Creger.
Date: January 21, 1943
Creator: Basic Magnesium, Incorporated
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Avenger, Volume 1, Issue 1, May 11, 1943 (open access)

The Avenger, Volume 1, Issue 1, May 11, 1943

Copy of the first issue of The Avenger, the newspaper made for WASP in Avenger field. Articles about Jacqueline Cochran, a letter from a German spy to the Gestapo, Avenger Field, and more are included.
Date: May 11, 1943
Creator: Bowles, Mary A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Avenger, Volume 1, Number 1, May 11, 1943 (open access)

The Avenger, Volume 1, Number 1, May 11, 1943

First issue of The Avenger, a newsletter by the WASPs at Avenger Field featuring news, cartoons, essays, and photos.
Date: May 11, 1943
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bell Serviceman, Volume 1, Number 19, October 1, 1943 (open access)

Bell Serviceman, Volume 1, Number 19, October 1, 1943

Instructions from the Bell Aircraft Corporation with cartoon illustrations meant to teach pilots about plane operation and safety. The issue covers synchronized engine and propeller control and how to properly and safely use and aircraft's firepower.
Date: October 1, 1943
Creator: Bell Aircraft Coorporation
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bell Serviceman, Volume 1, Number 20, October 15, 1943 (open access)

Bell Serviceman, Volume 1, Number 20, October 15, 1943

Instructions from the Bell Aircraft Corporation with cartoon illustrations meant to teach military pilots about plane operation and safety.
Date: October 15, 1943
Creator: Bell Aircraft Coorporation
System: The Portal to Texas History
Intelligence Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 1, September 1944 (open access)

Intelligence Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 1, September 1944

Bulletin made for the United States Army containing descriptions of U.S. methods of attack and defense against Japanese and German military weapons and soldiers.
Date: September 1944
Creator: United States. War Department. Military Intelligence Service.
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 2, Special Edition, November 24, 1944 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 2, Special Edition, November 24, 1944

Newsletter of the Women Airforce Service Pilots discussing various matters affecting the WASP, including updates on regulations, policies, news, and other pertinent information.
Date: November 24, 1944
Creator: WASP Newsletter Acting Staff
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 4, December 1,1944 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 4, December 1,1944

Partial WASP newsletter from a base in Maxwell Field, Alabama, announcing the death of a WASP Staff Executive, Katherine Dussaq, who was a key member in planning reemployment possibilities for WASP after deactivation. Dussaq perished in a plane crash when her AT-6 went down on her way to Cincinnati. Attached after the newsletter is a pilot's log page belonging to Betty Jo Streff.
Date: December 1, 1944
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 4, December 1, 1944 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 4, December 1, 1944

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members. The first page of the issue covers the death of Katherine Dussaq.
Date: December 1, 1944
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 1, January 25, 1945 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 1, January 25, 1945

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: January 25, 1945
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 2, March 15, 1945 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 2, March 15, 1945

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members. The issue also focuses on employment opportunities available for WASP as flight training instructors and pilots.
Date: March 15, 1945
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 2, March 15, 1945 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 2, March 15, 1945

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: March 15, 1945
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 3, May 20, 1945 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 3, May 20, 1945

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: May 20, 1945
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 4, June 30, 1945 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 4, June 30, 1945

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: June 30, 1945
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Newsletter] (open access)

[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Newsletter]

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association newsletter from September 1945. Page 69 includes six pictures of British Commercial Planes, both the outside of the plane and the cockpit; pages 70 and 71 list the "most complete releasable list of aircraft in use by the United States armed forces; page 72 shows eight pictures of planes that the reader is meant to identify, with an answer key below, as well as two diagrams of plane silhouettes; page 79 includes an add for Flightex; and page 80 includes information on new civil air regulations.
Date: September 1945
Creator: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piper News Notes, September 12, 1945 (open access)

Piper News Notes, September 12, 1945

Newsletter of the Piper Aircraft Corporation providing news to corporation members and customers. The issues primarily focuses on the first reunion of Women Airforce Service Pilots after their disbandment in 1944.
Date: September 12, 1945
Creator: Piper Aircraft Corporation
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 5, October 1945 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 5, October 1945

Monthly newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: October 1945
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 6, December 1945 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 6, December 1945

Bi-monthly newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: December 1945
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sandstorm, [1946] (open access)

The Sandstorm, [1946]

Regional newsletter for the Texas chapter of the Order of Fifinella. The issues covers the deaths of Annie Jean Henry and Ellen Endacott and contains articles on reunions, business meetings, and other items of interest to members.
Date: 1946~
Creator: {{{name}}}
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, February, 1946 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, February, 1946

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: February 1946
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 3, Number 1, February 1946 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 3, Number 1, February 1946

Bi-monthly newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: February 1946
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 3, Number 1, Ferburary, 1946 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 3, Number 1, Ferburary, 1946

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members. "Page 2" is handwritten in pen on the cover and items on page two are circled in pen.
Date: February 1946
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History