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[Clipping photocopy: High Adventure]

Photocopy of a magazine article about Jacqueline Cochran, including her early life, career, and interest in aviation.

Date: July 28, 1939

Creator: Sauder, Rae Norden

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[British Refresher School Yearbook, Class 31, 1942]

Yearbook for class 32 of the British Refresher School at the Aero Center in Imperial, California. The book includes pictures of the graduates and staff, as well as cartoons and short bios of each student.

Date: February 28, 1942

Creator: British Refresher School

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from International Harvester Company, April 28, 1942]

Letters from the International Harvester Company discussing recommendations for equipment to store food. Three additional letters show detailed receipts for the necessary equipment.

Date: April 28, 1942

Creator: International Harvester Company

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Lt. Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, July 28, 1942]

Letter from Lieutenant Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon discussing aviation and telling her he wants to see her again.

Date: July 28, 1942

Creator: Kuenning, Thomas E.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Frank L. Constant to Charles Prince, August 28, 1942]

Copy of a letter from Frank L. Constant to Charles Prince discussing scheduling a meeting to address final construction needs for Plosser Prince Air Academy.

Date: August 28, 1942

Creator: Constant, Frank L.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Service Welding and Machine Shop Bill]

A bill for welding services and materials on construction of Avenger Field, addressed to contractor, Victor J. Nelson.

Date: August 28, 1942

Creator: Service Welding Company

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from M. H. Knowles to Frank Constant, September 28, 1942]

Copy of a letter from M. H. Knowles to Frank Constant discussing funding for final repair and construction projects at the Plosser-Prince Air Academy.

Date: September 28, 1942

Creator: Knowles, M. H.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 28, 1942]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying and flight school, bills, a psychologist, and applying to be an Army Air Force ferrying pilot.

Date: October 28, 1942

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 28, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing various errands, getting accepted into the Women's Flying Training Detachment, her car insurance claim, her friend Bobby being fired, getting leave, and mail.

Date: January 28, 1943

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Family, February 28, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her family discussing liberty, students and training courses, the barracks, clothing, her pay status, and new cadets. Written on Blue Bonnet Hotel (Sweetwater) stationary.

Date: February 28, 1943

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Ethel Sheehy to Mary Ruth Rance, February 28, 1943]

Letter from Ethel A. Sheehy to Mary Ruth Rance discussing the applicant interview details and age requirements for the Women Airforce Service Pilots program.

Date: February 28, 1943

Creator: Sheehy, Ethel A.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, March 28, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her family discussing events at home, cancellation of overnight passes for student pilots, boredom in Sweetwater, uniforms, her training schedule, attending a dance, needing a lightweight helmet, a friend's birthday, flying cross-country hours, classes, and future basing. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.

Date: March 28, 1943

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Women Fliers Training by Hundreds at Texas Field for Army Ferrying Service]

Newspaper clipping with an article about the WASP who trained at Avenger Field, Jacqueline Cochran, height requirements to join the WASP, what life at the base is like, and the WASP program's roots in England.

Date: April 28, 1943

Creator: Hicks, Robert E.

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter and Office Memorandum from R. E. Olin and H. M. Renaud to Joe B. Plosser, May 28, 1943]

Inter-departmental memo from Director R. E. Olin to Joe B. Plosser discussing an attached letter from Claims Accountant H. M. Renaud to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince. Letter discusses a previous letter from April 15, 1943.

Date: May 28, 1943

Creator: Olin, R. E. & Renaud, H. M.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Second Class Graduates]

Newspaper clipping describing the maintenance process for the airplanes used by the Women Airforce Service Pilots. The clipping also describes the renovations at Avenger Field's Medical Department and graduation ceremony for the class of 43-W-2.

Date: June 28, 1943

Creator: Buchner, Faith & Helburn, Margaret

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 28, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing selling her car, the countryside, trainer aircraft, Sweetwater locals, and recent correspondence.

Date: June 28, 1943

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 28, 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes typed on Hotel Texas (Fort Worth) stationary, discussing finances, a rumor that the WASPs will become proper Army officers, Army instructions, and life at her new base.

Date: 1943-08-28?

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from P. Harris to Charles A. Prince, August 28, 1943]

Letter from P. Harris to Charles A. Prince discussing the completion of Bills of Sale for the Defense Plant Corporation.

Date: August 28, 1943

Creator: Harris, P.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 28, 1943?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing some pictures, the Boeing factory in Wichita, and flying to California. Written on Hutson Hotels stationary.

Date: 1943-09-28?

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 28, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing a busy night, and picking up an AT-17 in Wichita and delivering it to Pampa, TX. Written on Air Corps Ferrying Command stationary.

Date: October 28, 1943

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[AAF Pilot School (Basic) Operations Memorandum, January 28, 1944]

A memorandum from the operations office at Independence Army Air Field discussing reports of "padding" of flying time. The memo is signed by Gayle Snell.

Date: January 28, 1944

Creator: Taylor, Bryant

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Aircraft Delivery Order #6]

Orders for several Air Force Pilots and WASP to ferry aircraft from Wichita Kansas to air bases in various U.S. cities.

Date: January 28, 1944

Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 28, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing waiting for good weather in Shreveport, getting dinner, flying in bad weather and delivering a plane to Jackson MS, and waiting for a return flight.

Date: February 28, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #7]

Orders for several Air Force pilots and WASP to ferry various aircraft from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Grand Prairie, Texas.

Date: March 28, 1944

Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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[Clipping photocopy: High Adventure]

[British Refresher School Yearbook, Class 31, 1942]

[Letter from International Harvester Company, April 28, 1942]

[Letter from Lt. Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, July 28, 1942]

[Letter from Frank L. Constant to Charles Prince, August 28, 1942]

[Service Welding and Machine Shop Bill]

[Letter from M. H. Knowles to Frank Constant, September 28, 1942]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 28, 1942]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 28, 1943]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Family, February 28, 1943]

[Letter from Ethel Sheehy to Mary Ruth Rance, February 28, 1943]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, March 28, 1943]

[Clipping: Women Fliers Training by Hundreds at Texas Field for Army Ferrying Service]

[Letter and Office Memorandum from R. E. Olin and H. M. Renaud to Joe B. Plosser, May 28, 1943]

[Clipping: Second Class Graduates]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 28, 1943]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 28, 1943?]

[Letter from P. Harris to Charles A. Prince, August 28, 1943]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 28, 1943?]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 28, 1943]

[AAF Pilot School (Basic) Operations Memorandum, January 28, 1944]

[Aircraft Delivery Order #6]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 28, 1944]

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #7]