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Advanced Instructor's Syllabus: Instrument Flying Radio Range-Radio Compass

Instruction booklet created by the Air Force on how to use the radio range-radio compass for flight navigation.

Date: March 15, 1944

Creator: United States. Air Army Forces. Air Service Command.

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Avenger Field History]

Documents describing the history of the Sweetwater Airport, Avenger Field, and the WASP program.

Date: April 15, 1996

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Kattie 'M' Aircraft]

Photograph of a plane lying through the sky with the words "Kaltic 'M'" painted near its propeller.

Date: March 15, 2011

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced, Special Edition

Special edition of a textbook titled "Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced," published January 15, 1944. It is split into three sections, all with different creation and publication dates. The first section is titled "Instrument Flying: Basic without Radio Aids" or Technical Order No. 30-100A-1, published June 1, 1943. The second section is titled "Instrument Flying: Advanced with Radio Aids" or Technical Order No. 30-100B-1, published January 15, 1944 to replace T. O. No. 30-100B-1 dated Octo… more

Date: January 15, 1944

Creator: Army Air Forces

Item Type: Book

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Frederick William Moxham to Charles A. Prince, July 15, 1942]

Copy of a letter from Frederick William Moxham to Charles A. Prince discussing the hospitality of Sweetwater and his congratulations at the success of the Plosser-Prince Air school.

Date: July 15, 1942

Creator: Moxham, Frederick William

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Instrument Flying

Flight school worksheet on using instruments in aviation with answers filled out in pencil by Catherine Parker. A grade of 100 is written in red pencil in the top right corner.

Date: August 15, 1944

Creator: Parker, Catherine

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Bell Serviceman, Volume 1, Number 20, October 15, 1943

Instructions from the Bell Aircraft Corporation with cartoon illustrations meant to teach military pilots about plane operation and safety.

Date: October 15, 1943

Creator: Bell Aircraft Coorporation

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Certificate of Pilot Status

Certificate addressed to the Civil Aeronautics Administration asserting that Catherine Parker is a rated military pilot on solo status in the Army Air Force.

Date: December 15, 1944

Creator: Bates, G. M.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Delnar L. Werner to Mickey McLernon, January 15, 1944]

Letter from Delnar L. Werner to Mickey McLernan updating her on life in the Air Force, briefly mentioning the weather, and requesting a picture of her.

Date: January 15, 1944

Creator: Werner, Delnar L.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "WASPs Dedicate Fifinella Statue"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about Fifinella, former WASP instructor Mrs. Dedie Deaton, and the history of the WASP. Part of a Dillard's advertisement is on the other side.

Date: June 15, 1976

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Pilot's Amplified Checklist AT-10]

List of inspection checks and instructional procedures for the operation of an AT-10 model aircraft for pre-flight, flight, and landing.

Date: June 15, 1944

Creator: Army Air Forces Training Command

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Flight Certificate Form]

Checklist form for passing a flight examination, filled out by WASP, June L. Wolfe, and checked and approved by Robert R. Wandt.

Date: December 15, 1944

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

The Eagle, Volume 1, Number 50, Thursday, April 15, 1943

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news. This issue includes a two-page photo spread on the corporation's top events and achievements of the past year.

Date: April 15, 1943

Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 11, Thursday, July 15, 1943

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.

Date: July 15, 1943

Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 15, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing check rides, radio classes, her friend Bobby's flying, uniforms, and recent correspondence.

Date: September 15, 1943

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 15, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing flying from Nashville to Newark. The postcard features a photograph of a Douglas A-20 at low level practicing "skip bombing."

Date: August 15, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 15, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her parents, discussing the recent Army-Navy game, her divorce, her grandfather's health, an offer from Jacqueline Cochran to serve in another country's air force when the WASP is disbanded, and difficulties collecting a P-63 from its factory.

Date: November 15, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, October 15, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing ferrying aircraft to Newark and traveling to Washington DC. The postcard features an image of a Douglas DC-3.

Date: October 15, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 15, 1944]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying a P-40 from Buffalo to Columbia, SC, delays, returning to Dallas, and recent correspondence. Written on Eastern Air Lines stationary.

Date: June 15, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 15, 1944]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying from Wichita to Atlanta, visiting with people there, flying to Richmond, and future plans. Written on Hotel John Marshall (Richmond) stationary.

Date: December 15, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 15, 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing a repaired fountain pen, seeing a friend, orders and transfers, moving out of quarters, and a book. Typed on Eastern Airlines stationary.

Date: 1943-08-15?

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 15, 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing delivering an aircraft to Washington D.C., traveling to Wilmington and Philadelphia, and mentions that she will be returning to Dallas.

Date: 1943-12-15?

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Biplane Taking Off from Dirt Strip]

Photograph of a biplane taking off from a dirt strip, with its left wing and landing gear off the ground.

Date: July 15, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 15, 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying planes from Dallas, coffee, staying at Abilene Army Air Base, and recent correspondence.

Date: 1943-11-15?

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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Advanced Instructor's Syllabus: Instrument Flying Radio Range-Radio Compass

[Avenger Field History]

[Kattie 'M' Aircraft]

Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced, Special Edition

[Letter from Frederick William Moxham to Charles A. Prince, July 15, 1942]

Instrument Flying

Bell Serviceman, Volume 1, Number 20, October 15, 1943

Certificate of Pilot Status

[Letter from Delnar L. Werner to Mickey McLernon, January 15, 1944]

[Clipping: "WASPs Dedicate Fifinella Statue"]

[Pilot's Amplified Checklist AT-10]

[Flight Certificate Form]

The Eagle, Volume 1, Number 50, Thursday, April 15, 1943

The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 11, Thursday, July 15, 1943

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 15, 1943]

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 15, 1944]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 15, 1944]

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, October 15, 1944]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 15, 1944]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 15, 1944]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 15, 1943?]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 15, 1943?]

[Biplane Taking Off from Dirt Strip]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 15, 1943?]