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Aerodynamics for Pilots

Description: 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
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Standard Oil Company Computer]

Description: Manual computer for calculating speed in miles per hour, distance traveled, and time in flight. The object is marked with the name, "Standard Oil Company of California" along with the logo of the company, a red plane with the head of an Eagle. Instructions for the device can be seen on the center of the front and back.
Date: 1940
Creator: Standard Oil Company of California
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Steele's Aid to Pilots: Regulations (Fifth Revised Edition)

Description: Copy of Steele's Aid to Pilots: Regulations, a compilation of American civil aviation rules and regulations. Nearly all aspects of flying are covered, including reporting and record keeping, pilot ratings, aircraft identification, air traffic control, equipment, instruments, lights, flight patterns, and weather, as well as a question and answer section.
Date: July 1, 1940
Creator: Steele, C. Earl
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Meteorology for Pilots

Description: Textbook titled "Meteorology for Pilots" describing various aspects of weather and atmosphere and their effects on aviation. "S. D'Hooghe" is handwritten in the top right corner of the cover.
Date: September 1940
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration. & Haynes, B. C.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Charlyne Creger and Man in Grass]

Description: Photograph of Charlyne Creger sitting with an unidentified man in the grass in front of several large bushes; Creger is sitting in the front with her arms around her knees and the man has is sitting behind her with his arms around her.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Charlyne Creger in Flight Suit]

Description: Photograph of Charlyne Creger wearing a flight suit and goggles and carrying a rucksack posing in front of an airplane. There is a handwritten note under the photograph that reads "Charlyne Creger - P.T. 17 Women Air Force Service Pilot WWII."
Date: 1940~/1949~
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Hawk with Woman and Man]

Description: Photograph of a hawk standing on rocks, while a woman in shirt and pants stands to the left, and a man in shirt and pants with a hat stands smiling to the right. All are in front of a building with writing on it, and a wire fence is between the subjects and photographer.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Man and Calf]

Description: Photograph of a cowhand holding down a calf in a corral while another calf bucks nearby; there are other cattle and another cowhand standing by the fence in the background.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Man in Flight Suit]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a flight suit and goggles on his head and holding a coil of rope standing on an airfield with a row of planes in the background; on the left another man wearing a flight suit and rucksack is visible.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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