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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

[Southwest Airlines jet, 3]

Description: Photograph of a Southwest airlines jet. The plane is labeled N20SW. Trees can be seen behind the jet. Part of the runway can be seen at the bottom of the photograph.
Date: [1940..1955]
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Dallas Love Field Airport]

Description: Photograph of Dallas Love Field Airport. An air traffic control room is visible in the top left-hand side. People and cars can be seen under the building.
Date: [1940..1955]
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Two WASPs with Plane]

Description: Photograph of two unidentified women wearing bomber jackets and goggles on their heads posing in front of an airplane; one of the women is standing and the other is sitting on the wing behind her. "Avenger Field" and other information is on the side of the plane.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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Golf Matches at the Colonial Country Club

Description: Footage of two golf matches at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, TX. The first is an exhibition match featuring Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson vs. Toney Penna and Henry Ransom. The second is from the 1940 National Open. No sound.
Date: 1940
Duration: 10 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[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

[Photograph of airplanes parked in a field]

Description: Photograph of three small airplanes parked in a field of grass. An individual stands between two of the airplanes with his back to the camera. An airplane flies through the sky overhead, which is dotted with clouds. Distant buildings are visible on the horizon.
Date: [1940..1960]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Dallas Love Field, Metroplex Skyway]

Description: Photograph of Dallas Love Field Airport and the Metroplex Skyway. An air traffic control room can be seen in the background. Signs that read helicopter and skyways are visible in the foreground.
Date: [1940..1955]
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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