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Mountain Circulation

This booklet gives an overview of mountain circulation as it relates to aviation. According to the scope notes on the title page, it includes information to "Identify mountain circulation patterns, flight hazards, and recommended flight procedures for mountainous operations." The text also has self-evaluation questions printed throughout, with the answers printed on the last page.

Date: December 1970

Creator: Snyder, Henry W.

Item Type: Pamphlet

Surface Weather Map

This booklet gives an overview of surface weather maps as they relate to aviation. According to the scope notes on the title page, it includes information about "Surface Weather Map, interpretation of data from plotted station models, [and] analysis of maps to include pressure centers and fronts" as well as the "Use of map for flight planning." The text also has self-evaluation questions printed throughout, with the answers printed on the last page.

Date: June 1969

Creator: Randall; Turgeon & Randall

Item Type: Pamphlet

Camp Wolters, Infantry Replacement Training Center, Mineral Wells, Texas

This booklet gives an overview of the camp at Fort Wolters including the facilities, activities, and general rules. It also includes sketched maps of the camp.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Pamphlet

A Camera Trip Through Camp Wolters: A picture book of the camp and its activities

According to the introduction, "Here is your Camp Wolters, a photo-record of faces and places to hold for you the memory of your first days in Our Army at this infantry replacement training center." The booklet includes photographs and a commentary regarding different sorts of training and exercise, meal times, recreational activities, and camp buildings.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Book

Radar Summary Chart

This booklet gives an overview of radar summary charts as they relate to aviation. According to the scope notes on the title page, it includes an "Introduction to Radar Summary Charts." The text also has self-evaluation questions printed throughout, with the answers printed on page 14.

Date: August 1971

Creator: Maerk, Allen E.

Item Type: Pamphlet

Weather Depiction Chart

This booklet gives an overview of weather depiction charts as they relate to aviation. According to the scope notes, it includes information on "The ceiling and visibility at specific locations and the areas of IFR and VFR weather conditions." The text also has self-evaluation questions printed throughout, with the answers printed on the last page.

Date: May 1970

Creator: Garza, J.; Turgeon, A; Sukalski & Maerk, Allen E.

Item Type: Pamphlet

Terminal and Area Forecasts

This booklet gives an overview of terminal and area forecasts as they relate to aviation. According to the scope notes on the title page, it includes an "Explanation of the information provided on terminal and area forecasts; to include valid time, forecast weather, and hazards to flight." The text also has self-evaluation questions printed throughout, with the answers printed on the last page.

Date: January 1970

Creator: Capener, Eugene J.; Sukalski, M.; Burdick, R. L. & McKinney, S. A.

Item Type: Pamphlet

Thunderstorms

This booklet gives an overview of thunderstorms as they relate to aviation. According to the scope notes on the title page, it includes information about "Factors necessary for thunderstorm formation, structures, types and dangers of thunderstorms, [and] flight techniques." The text also has self-evaluation questions printed throughout, with the answers printed on the last page.

Date: January 1970

Creator: Turgeon; Sukalski; Burdick, R. L. & McKinney, S. A.

Item Type: Pamphlet

[Firing and Deflection Conversion Tables]

This document (FT 81 B3, abridged) consists of two pages, each with a separate table. The first table is a chart that shows range and elevation for firing particular mortar shells. The second page includes a chart with range and deflection (presumably for the same kind of shells), as well as notes which give additional instructions.

Date: November 1, 1940

Creator: United States. Army. Ordnance Dept.

Item Type: Text

Facts about the U. S. Army Replacement Center, Mineral Wells, Texas

This item appears to be about the size of a bookmark. It contains a list of facts and statistics about the facilities and personnel at Camp Wolters in Mineral Wells, Texas.

Date: unknown

Creator: Mineral Wells Chamber of Commerce

Item Type: Text

The Last Days of Camp Wolters, 15 August 1946

This pamphlet describes the last eight months of Camp Wolters, during which time it was closed down, and its personnel were transferred to positions in other places.

Date: August 15, 1946

Creator: Coing, Edward E.

Item Type: Book

Medical Facts for Pilots

This pamphlet gives an overview of information for pilots to maintain good health and recognize warning signs of problems they might face specific to flying.

Date: July 1972

Creator: Siegel, Peter V. & Mohler, Stanley R.

Item Type: Book

The United States Army Welcomes You to its Newest Aviation Training Center, 13 July 1956

This pamphlet was a program for the activities surrounding the formal reconstitution of Camp Wolters as an Army installation. It includes a greeting from Colonel John L. Inskeep, a brief history of Camp Wolters, a list of the day's events, and two sketched maps of the camp and parade grounds.

Date: July 13, 1956

Creator: United States. Army.

Item Type: Book

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 23: Miscellaneous

This volume includes photographs of ceremonies, cake cuttings, recreational events, holidays, and other activities.

Date: unknown