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Salina (T-5) Sectional Aeronautical Chart
Aeronautical map of Salina, Kansas and its surrounding region, showing cities, topographical features, radio frequency ranges and various aeronautical symbols for flight training and navigation. Scale 1:500,000.
Date:
August 26, 1943
Creator:
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernon, September 14, 1943]
Postcard from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernon discussing his flight training. The front of the postcard contains a cartoon of four servicemen playing cards under the phrase "Too Good to Be True!".
Date:
September 14, 1943
Creator:
Thompson, Bob
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, September 25, 1943]
Telegram sent by WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her father discussing picking up aircraft from the Stearman factory, missing a dance, hoping to ferry more advanced aircraft, and news from Jackie Cochran.
Date:
September 25, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 26, 1943?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing staying in Wichita and exploring the town, stories from a farmer, flying, seeing "Casablanca", and sights in a residential neighborhood. Written on Hotel Lassen stationary.
Date:
1943-09-26~
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 28, 1943?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing some pictures, the Boeing factory in Wichita, and flying to California. Written on Hutson Hotels stationary.
Date:
1943-09-28?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 3, 1943?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent letters, money, flying, and a "ground loop." Typed on Hotel Lassen (Wichita) stationary.
Date:
1943-10-03?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between North American Aviation, Inc. of Kansas and the Army Air Force Material Command]
Correspondence between North American Aviation, Inc. of Kansas and the Army Air Force Material Command discussing the creation of a device to aid female pilots in relieving themselves mid-flight. Both letters are written in a comical rhyming scheme with several euphemistic references to bathroom activities. The pages come with one half of a manila folder that has, "Byrd Granger's documentation of militarization", written on it in pen.
Date:
1943-10-08/1943-10-12
Creator:
North American Aviation, Inc. of Kansas
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 14, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being grounded in Camden, AK, repairing her boots, letters, a man from Palm Springs, and her friend Marion. Typed on Hotel Lassen (Wichita) stationary.
Date:
October 14, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernon, October 23, 1943]
Letter from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernon discussing his training, weather conditions, and other news.
Date:
October 23, 1943
Creator:
Thompson, Bob
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 28, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing a busy night, and picking up an AT-17 in Wichita and delivering it to Pampa, TX. Written on Air Corps Ferrying Command stationary.
Date:
October 28, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 29, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing a check ride, learning to fly the UC-78, dinner at the Wichita stockyards, and ferrying aircraft to Pampa, TX. Written on Friendly Hotels stationary.
Date:
October 29, 1943, 3:00 p.m.
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 5, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing her repaired typewriter, sleeping on a flight, delaying a ferrying flight because a ground crew member stepped through the wing, friends, the B-24, and a AT-6 check flight. Typed on Wells Roberts Hotel (Oklahoma City) stationary.
Date:
November 5, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernon, November 12, 1943]
Letter from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernan discussing photographs he wants to send her, recent travels, and wishing her a happy birthday.
Date:
November 12, 1943
Creator:
Thompson, Bob
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 20, 1943?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes written on Aitchison Topeka & Santa Fe stationary, discussing her trip to Wichita, visits with people in Dallas and Atlanta, traveling to Richmond, and her anxiety about having to fly over New York City.
Date:
1943-12-20?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, late 1943?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying in bad weather, and spending time in Oklahoma City and Wichita. Written on Wells Roberts Hotel stationary.
Date:
1943-24~
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, December 27, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing mail, orders to ferry a UC-78, selling her car, bonds and rations, and Christmas greetings and celebrations. Typed on Santa Rita Hotel stationary.
Date:
December 27, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 31, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing traveling to Wichita, being grounded by a snowstorm, picking up Cessnas for delivery, trying to find a Parker 51 pen, food, and recent correspondence. Written on 5th Ferrying Group stationary.
Date:
December 31, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Examination Certificate on Flying Regulations for Gayle Snell, 1944]
Certificate for Gayle Snell verifying that she passed her exam in IAAF flying regulations.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 8, 1944]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes written on Hutson Hotels stationary, discussing flying a Cessna to Fort Sumner, New Mexico, her current layover in Amarillo and pending trip back to Wichita. In postcript, she asks the recipient to send a friend a fruit box.
Date:
January 8, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 14, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being unable to deliver a plane due to bad winter weather, her friend Marion, new uniforms, and gifts from and letters to Dick Colby's mother. Typed on Friendly Hotels stationary.
Date:
January 14, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 20, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying aircraft and trouble with weather, flying between Dallas, Wichita, Pampa, and Walnut Ridge, her friends, and food. Written on Hotel Chisca (Memphis) starionary.
Date:
January 20, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 26, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes (probably to her father) discussing being grounded due to weather, a letter from the recipient and bonds, cigarettes, mail, finances, flying a new plane out of Long Beach, Army regulations, and her friends Bobby and Marion. Written on Friendly Hotels stationary.
Date:
January 26, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #5]
Orders for an Air Force pilot and two WASP to ferry planes from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Wichita, Kansas.
Date:
January 27, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[AAF Pilot School (Basic) Operations Memorandum, January 28, 1944]
A memorandum from the operations office at Independence Army Air Field discussing reports of "padding" of flying time. The memo is signed by Gayle Snell.
Date:
January 28, 1944
Creator:
Taylor, Bryant
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History