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16
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[66th AIB Football Team]
Copy photograph of the 66th Armored Infantry Battalion football team, posing in their football uniforms in 1945. Player #5 is Smiley, #25 is Bob Kampling, #21 is Lester Poreter, and #7 is Les Melchoime. Floyd Enix, Joe Despoto, "Nails" Morovoski, and Ed Gent are also pictured.
Date:
September 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Photograph of Avenger Field at Sweetwater]
Aerial photograph of a group of buildings at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. Most of the buildings are metal, and are connected by paths and roads. Airplane lanes and tarmac are visible in the background. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo give the date the photo was taken, and the name and address of a man named Richard Harkness.
Date:
September 16, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerodynamics for Pilots
Training manual on information needed for safely flying an airplane. Chapters cover topics such as physical laws, properties of air, general operation of flight, and forces that act on planes such as resistance, lift, weight, and drag.
Date:
September 1940
Creator:
Jones, Bradley
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Air Reserve Orders Number E-9250]
Reserve orders for Captain Marjorie Wakeham promoting her to reserve status in the United States Air Force.
Date:
September 12, 1963
Creator:
Ford, Denver R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum]
Orders for WASP Gayle D. Ewing to ferry an aircraft from Grand Prairie, Texas to Newark, New Jersey with specifications on the plane model, flight order, and instructions upon arrival at her destination. The order is signed by Captain Joe K. Bailey and Ben Handler for Captain William S. Kirkpatrick.
Date:
September 11, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Army ground forces light aviation.
"This manual is a guide for the military personnel of Army Ground Forces units who are concerned with organic light aviation. It describes the training, tactical employment, administration, maintenance, and supply of Army Ground Forces light aviation" (p. 1). The index begins on page 171.
Date:
September 1947
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Bernikow Preparing Rations for Other Soldiers]
Photograph of Bernikow, left, preparing rations for other soldiers that have gathered in a wooded area. He and another soldier are holding a stick with a suspended frying basket that contains several cans of food. They're holding this basket over a smoking garbage can. Other soldiers to the right are holding pans and cups.
Date:
September 28, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blank WASP Graduation Certificate]
A blank graduation certificate meant for any WASP that completed their 210 flight training hours.
Date:
September 8, 1944
Creator:
Aviation Enterprises, Ltd.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blaylock and Atwell with a Jeep]
Photograph of men named Blaylock and Atwell as they lean against a jeep that is missing its grille while holding tools. Two other men can be seen sitting in the jeep. A truck, trees, and a long building are visible in the background.
Date:
September 1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[C-130]
Photograph of a C-130 belonging to the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing, apparently taken through a window.
Date:
1986-09-25?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[C-130 (Negative)]
Photo negative of a C-130 belonging to the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing, apparently taken through a window.
Date:
1986-09-25?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Captain Walter Lillesand Standing by Tents]
Photograph of Captain Walter Lillesand standing on a dirt path in front of a couple of tents. He is wearing a U.S. Army uniform and garrison cap.
Date:
September 30, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Casualties Lists]
List of casualties from August 15 to September 15, 1944, listed by state.
Date:
1944-09~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Parker Flight Training Chart, September/October]
Chart listing the total hours of flight training received by Catherine Parker in the Women Airforce Service Pilots program during September and October of 1944. Various numerical notes are handwritten in the margins and back side.
Date:
1944-09/1944-10
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Appreciation for the National WASP World War II Museum]
Certificate of Appreciation awarded to the National WASP World War II Museum from the 64th annual Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs convention and Educational Conference.
Date:
September 17, 2015
Creator:
Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Recognition to Women Airforce Service Pilots]
Certificate signed by Governor Rick Perry officially recognizing Women Airforce Service Pilots for their contributions during World War II.
Date:
September 12, 2008
Creator:
Perry, Rick
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Change of Personnel Status for Dora G. Bevis]
A notice for Dora G. Bevis informing her of changes in her military status, including upgrades to her salary and list of duties, as well as a transition from student pilot to civilian pilot.
Date:
September 24, 1943
Creator:
Army Air Forces
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Charlyne Creger Aeronautics Exam Result]
Results for Charlyne Creger's Fundamentals of Instructing Exam.
Date:
September 11, 1946
Creator:
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Charlyne Creger Aeronautics Exam Result #2]
Results for Charlyne Creger's Ground Instructor navigation examination.
Date:
September 11, 1946
Creator:
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chemical decontamination company.
Describes the organization, training, and operations of the Chemical Decontamination Company.
Date:
September 1, 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Civil Pilot Training Manual
Textbook titled "Civil Pilot Training Manual" describing introductory material related to flying aircraft, such as theory and fundamentals of flight and the use of instruments and safety gear. Catherine Parker's name is handwritten on the bottom left corner of the cover as well as on the title page.
Date:
September 1941
Creator:
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clifford Koah Standing by a Door]
Photograph of Clifford Koah wearing a U.S. Army uniform and garrison cap. He is standing by a white door set into a brick wall. The reverse of the photo bears a lip print in red lipstick. Some red lipstick has stained the front of the image.
Date:
September 11, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 318th Graduates Largest Class]
Newspaper clipping describing the activities of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, class of 43-W-4, the type of meals they were served at Avenger Field and the details of their graduation ceremony.
Date:
September 12, 1943
Creator:
Welz, B. J. & Gardner, Elizabeth L.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History