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[Statement from Helen Snapp, February 1, 2005]

Description: Statement from Helen Snapp describing her experiences as a Women Airforce Service Pilot and her life after the WASPs were disbanded. It includes descriptions of missions she has flown, a transfer from Camp Davis to Fort Steward, the living quarters, and more.
Date: February 1, 2005
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced, Special Edition

Description: 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: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Fundamentals of Elementary Flight Maneuvers

Description: 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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Notebook belonging to WASP Suzette Van Daell]

Description: Notebook belonging to WASP Suzette Van Daell containing information on a series of Instrument lectures, questions for an oral examination, aircraft clearance forms, training guides, a first aid workbook partially completed in pencil, and more. There are documents of various sizes.
Date: 1944
Creator: van Daell, Suzette
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Your Body in Flight

Description: Textbook titled "Your Body in Flight" or Technical Order No. 00-25-13, created July 20, 1943 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces.
Date: July 20, 1943
Creator: Army Air Forces
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Collection of Documents Addressed to Air Men and Civilian Pilots]

Description: Collection of documents from the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The first page is Form ACA 113 (IM-11/42), a note from the Publications and Statistics Division of the CAA, serving as introduction to the following documents.The next is a notice to air men and all owners of registered aircraft, urging them to only "use their planes...for purposes that contribute directly to the war effort." The next is a document titled "WPB-CAA Liberalizes Utilization of Civilian Aircraft," discussing the use… more
Date: {1943-01-26,1943-04-08,1943-04-12}
Creator: Civil Aeronautics Administration
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Flight Report completed by Suzette van Daell]

Description: Flight report completed by Suzette van Daell on October 9, 1944. Van Daell completed an inspection of her plane, reporting that the vehicle is performing up to standards and a total number of 1005 hours of flight time. The back of the document includes handwritten notes between Suzette and an unknown contributor, discussing plans for the upcoming night involving a movie, drinking, and clubbing.
Date: August 9, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Civil Pilot Training Manual

Description: 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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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