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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

[Aviation Enterprises Limited Operations]

Description: Large book describing the WASP training operations at Avenger Field and Aviation Enterprise's plane repair and overhaul operations at Houston Municipal Airport.
Date: unknown
Creator: Aviation Enterprises, Ltd.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Flight Instructor's Manual

Description: Manual for flight instructors prescribing a specific course of learning for aviation students in both classroom and practical settings in an effort to standardize flight instruction. The signature of Rigdon Edwards, Jr. can be seen inside the cover and a combination of drawings and notes in pencil can be seen in the back of the book.
Date: September 1941
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Herman F. Fuchs flight record]

Description: Herman Fuchs' flight record from 1954 to 1970, including aircraft types flown, serial numbers, hours, points of origin and destination, and miles.
Date: 1954-04/1970-02
Creator: Fuchs, Herman F.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Pilot's Flight Log]

Description: Suzette Van Daell's Pilot's Flight Log. The leather cover is worn on spine and has water stains on the front and back. The pages inside are yellow with age and hold detailed information about various flights.
Date: 1942
Creator: van Daell, Suzette
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions]

Description: Document entitled Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions for army models AT-6C and AT-6D, navy model SNJ-5, and British models Harvard IIA and III. The booklet was intended to replace T. O. No. 01-60FE-1, dated June 25, 1942. The instructions are split into five sections: Description, Pilot Operating Instructions, Flight Operating Data, Emergency Operating Instructions, and Operational Equipment. There is also an appendix for terms and operating charts.
Date: April 5, 1944
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Students' Manual: Advanced Single-Engine Flying]

Description: 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… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Army Air Forces Training Command
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Student's Manual: Primary Flying

Description: Army Air Force flight training manual that addresses general flight safety and protocol for cadets. The name of Rigdon Edwards can be seen written in pencil at the top of the front cover.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces. Training Command.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Suzette Van Daell Douglas Scrapbook]

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Douglas, Suzette Van Daell
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Clippings Scrapbook]

Description: Scrapbook filled with various newspaper and magazine clippings about Women Airforce Service Pilots, their contributions to the war effort, and female pioneers of aviation.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Women Sustaining the American Spirit

Description: A program for Women Sustaining the American Spirit. The centerfold is a brief biography of Helen Snapp during WWII, and there are multiple photographs of her time as a WASP under the text.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

WWII: My Diary of Missions

Description: Book which lists W. D. Mangrum's missions as a tail gunner in a B-24 Bomber during World War II from January 8, 1944 to May 23, 1944. Each mission is numbered and includes the date, the target and a description of what occurred during the mission. There are two photos included, one of W. D. Mangrum wearing a flight jacket, and one of the "Wells Cargo" Crew, which is nine men standing or kneeling in front of an aircraft.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mangrum, W. D.
Partner: History of West Museum
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