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Scrapbook from Suzette Van Daell Douglas containing documents, photographs, awards and newspaper clippings that pertain to her time as a WASP. The front cover has a laminated section of a Dallas flight map with a Fifinella patch, and the back cover has a laminated copy of the WASP Life magazine cover.
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Students' manual for advanced single-engine flying, prepared by the Army Airforces, Training Command, Visual Training Unit in collaboration with the Central Instructors School at Randolph Field, Texas, and Headquarters, AAF, office of Flying Safety Education Division. Manual meant to be used in conjunction with the current AAF training command memorandum covering advanced single-engine flying training. There are no split sections in the manual, instead, information is organized in chronological…
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Textbook titled "Fundamentals of Elementary Flight Maneuvers" describing introductory material related to flying aircraft, such as starting and taxiing the plane, executing turns, and various considerations for take-offs and landings.
Date:
February 1943
Creator:
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
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Airman ID card and accompanying documents, an airman rating record and medical examination certificate, for Suzette Van Daell, rated for single engine airplanes. A photograph is stapled to the back page accompanied by fingerprints.
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Photograph of people gathered in front of military vehicles. Men in military uniforms are sitting on or leaning against the jeep. The people appear to be laughing.
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One page of handwritten notes related to various pieces of classical music. Underneath a title about "theme and variation," the notes say "I. Beethoven; Eroica Sym, 4th move, 2 part - form - both repeats not identical - melodic, harmonic, classic school; mode same; new theme, juxtaposition of melody, rhythm is varied in the counter melody - heavier instrumentation with outstanding color in woodwinds. II. Haydn - ___ Sym - 2nd move - 2 part form with repetition of both parts - harmonic style, cl…
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Photograph of a sign that says "The Air Force Association Welcomes the Women Airforce Service Pilots." The photograph is from a series of nine pictures from Suzette Van Daell Douglas's trip to Washington D. C.
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Booklet titled "Complete Examination Questions and Answers: Aerial Navigation for Student, Private, and Commercial Pilots" meant to quiz pilots on the science of Aerial Navigation.
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Photograph of a blond woman posing for a picture with John McCain. The photograph is from a series of nine pictures from Suzette Van Daell Douglas's trip to Washington D. C.
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Suzette VanDaell's Aerial Dead Reckoning Computer, type E-6B, as used by the U. S. Army Air Forces, and manufactured by Cruver Manufacturing Co. in Chicago, Illinois. The item comes in a box, discolored with age, that's covered in various bits of tape on the front and back. There are faded pencil markings on the front and back of Suzette VanDaell's name and other letters. In the middle is a box detailing the serial number and information of the computer. The device slides out with a middle piec…
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Business card for U.S. Army Air Corps Flight Surgeon Ermin L. Ray, M. D. Ray also has "Medical Examiner, Civil Aeronautics Admin." and "Official Airline Examiner" listed on his card, along with "examinations by appointment."
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Document entitled "Instruments: Physiological Reactions of Pilots." The document contains seven problems to work through, but only the first one is answered.
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