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[Instrument Flight Test Certificate]
Certificate showing that flight officer Paul A. Hill passed the instrument flight test at Long Beach Army Air Field.
Date:
April 16, 1944
Creator:
United States Army
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Clipping: "The WASPS"]
Magazine clipping comparing how safe the WASP were compared to the entire United States, Virginia Moffett's service with the WASP, and the amount of hours they logged.
Date:
January 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The WASPS]
Photocopied magazine clipping about the squadron that led to the use of women in military aviation and life as a WASP.
Date:
January 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James H. Beall Jr. to Gordon Stater, November 22, 1942]
Copy of a letter from Jas. H. Beall Jr. to Gordon Stater discussing a contract dispute between Victor J. Nelson and Plosser-Prince Air Academy.
Date:
November 22, 1942
Creator:
Beall, James H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between Victor J. Nelson, Defense Plant Corporation and James H. Beall, Jr., November 1942]
Copies of correspondence between Victor J. Nelson, Defense Plant Corporation and James H. Beall, Jr. discussing the termination of Victor Nelson's contract with Plosser and Prince Academy, as well as several fees owed to nelson.
Date:
1942-11-13/1942-11-17
Creator:
Nelson, Victor J. & Beall, James H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from James H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater, December 10, 1942]
Copy of a telegram from Jas. H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater stating that it is impossible for him to come to California and that a letter will be sent later.
Date:
December 10, 1942
Creator:
Beall, James H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater, December 10, 1942]
Copy of a letter from Jas. H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater discussing the improbability of a business meeting in California and the ongoing legals matters between Victor J. Nelson and Plosser-Prince Air Academy.
Date:
December 10, 1942
Creator:
Beall, James H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gordon Stater to James Beale, November 19, 1942]
Copy of a letter from Gordon Stater to James Beale discussing contractual disputes over construction work between Plosser-Prince Air Academy and Victor J. Nelson.
Date:
November 19, 1942
Creator:
Stater, Gordon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Victor J. Nelson to Harvey Staten, February 8, 1943]
Copy of telegram from Victor J. Nelson to Harvey Staten discussing a position opening at a shipyard being constructed, and requesting a mailed equipment list.
Date:
February 8, 1943
Creator:
Nelson, Victor J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 25, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing her day, getting a radio fixed, flying, and being grounded due to a tornado. Written on Hilton Hotel (Long Beach) stationary.
Date:
1944-06-25?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 24, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing waiting in a Navy operations office in California, a ride in a B-17, and visiting Los Angeles.
Date:
1944-11-24?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 6, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent flying, being grounded in Long Beach by bad weather, borrowing a typewriter, mud, a large batch of fighters to be ferried to South America, dreams, and beds.
Date:
September 6, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 9, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing picking up aircraft in Long Beach. The postcard features an image of a silver Douglas DC-3 with red trim in flight.
Date:
December 9, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 25-26, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent correspondence, a road trip across the southwest, visiting Los Angeles, reuniting with her friend Bobby, and waiting for orders. Written on American Airlines stationary.
Date:
1944-10-25/1944-10-26
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 6, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying a P-51 from Long Beach to El Centro, living accommodations in Long Beach, and her busy schedule. Typed on Mayo Hotel (Tulsa) stationary.
Date:
October 6, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 10, 1944]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, probably to one of her parents, discussing the recipient's birthday, trying to find a gift for them, and hoping for a chance to visit them in Jacksonville.
Date:
July 10, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 5, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing a night flight to Dallas, flying P-51s, her ex-husband, getting a steak, spending the night in Long Beach, seeing new parts of the American southwest, and commercial pilot licenses.
Date:
October 5, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, June 22, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing flying from Los Angeles to New York and preparing to return to Dallas. The postcard features a photo of a Royal Air Force P-51.
Date:
June 22, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 31, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing receiving a pack of cigarettes, flying a fighter from Jackson, MS, to Raleigh and Newark, seeing a show and getting dinner, flying on an airliner at night, picking up a plane from Long Beach, news about her friend Marion, flying in a B-24, and happening to meet an Air Corps private who knew of her through a mutual acquaintance.
Date:
October 31, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 24, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying a P-51. Written on Hilton Hotel stationary.
Date:
June 24, 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
[Letter from Otis Estes to Gayle Snell, March 8, 1945]
Letter from 1st Lt. Otis Estes to Gayle Snell enclosing a copy of her flight records.
Date:
March 8, 1945
Creator:
Estes, Otis
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 22, 1944]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing getting planes to fly, news about friends, and plans for work after the WASP are disbanded. Typed on Hotel Frances (Marion, LA) stationary.
Date:
October 22, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History