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[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Newsletter]

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association newsletter from September 1945. Page 69 includes six pictures of British Commercial Planes, both the outside of the plane and the cockpit; pages 70 and 71 list the "most complete releasable list of aircraft in use by the United States armed forces; page 72 shows eight pictures of planes that the reader is meant to identify, with an answer key below, as well as two diagrams of plane silhouettes; page 79 includes an add for Flightex; and page 80 includes inf… more

Date: September 1945

Creator: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

[Airman ID Card for Suzette Van Daell]

Airman ID card and accompanying documents, an airman rating record and medical examination certificate, for Suzette Van Daell, rated for single engine airplanes. A photograph is stapled to the back page accompanied by fingerprints.

Date: January 1945

Creator: United States. Department of Commerce.

Item Type: Legal Document

[Brown Posed in WASP Dress Uniform]

Photograph on foam board of Eleanor Brown posed for a portrait while wearing her WASP dress uniform. Printed text at the bottom of the photo reads, "Eleanor 'Mickey' Brown, Service Pilot for Women's Air Force, 1945. Frances Mozisek Collection, courtesy the Photograph Collection at VC/UH-V Library."

Date: 1945

Item Type: Photograph

[Buildings at Avenger Field]

Photograph of a few buildings located at Avenger Field with a courtyard lined with shrubs and sidewalks seen in the foreground. A note written on the back of the photo reads, "Sweet Water, Texas Avenger Field Circa 1945".

Date: 1945~

Item Type: Photograph

[Clipping: American Red Cross Receives Letters From Overseas Workers]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "American Red Cross Receives Letters from Overseas Workers," and three photos of Cornelia Yerkes, Hope Mills-Price, and Florence Goldrick. The article briefly profiles each pictured woman and provides information on how to work with the Red Cross.

Date: July 11, 1945

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping: Catherine Parker Ends WASP Career Unit Is Praised]

Newspaper clipping announcing that Catherine Parker has ended her flying career at Marana Army Air Field. The clipping includes a brief history about Miss Parker and her experiences as a member the Women Airforce Service Pilots.

Date: January 1, 1945

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping: Charlyne Creger]

Newspaper clipping describing the details of the graduation ceremony for the final class of Women Airforce Service Pilots at Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas.

Date: 1945

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping: Jax 'Wasp' Says Women Who Fly Need Stamina]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "Jax 'Wasp' Says Women Who Fly Need Stamina" which profiles Cornelia Yerkes and includes a photo of Yerkes in uniform. the article discusses her training, certifications, and her experience ferrying planes.

Date: February 22, 1945

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping: Return of a WASP]

Newspaper clippings of the article, "The Return of a WASP" which discusses the homecoming of Twila Edwards after her time as a Women Airforce Service Pilot. She shares the difficulties she has looking for civilian pilot positions and the challenges she's faced due to WASPs not being a military service. The article includes several photos of Twila Edwards.

Date: April 15, 1945

Creator: Boulkind, Mae & Ruohomaa, Kosti

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping: "War In Europe Over! Germany Quits!"]

Photocopy of a portion of The Shreveport Times front page and several articles for May 1945, including information about combat in Manila, the redeployment of 800 planes, the attack on Pearl Harbor, news of the end of World War II, and more are included.

Date: May 7, 1945

Item Type: Clipping

[Comparative Dimensional Data on 450 WASPS and 2961 Aviation Cadets]

A study on WASP and Aviation Cadets reporting the medical and physiological dispositions of WASP cadets and how they compared to their male counterparts in areas of health, safety, and pilot qualification. The paper also reports the standards of army medical care and examination practices for WASP during the years of the program's operation.

Date: 1945?

Item Type: Paper

[Cornelia Yerkes]

Photograph of Cornelia Yerkes, wearing her WASP wings.

Date: 1945~

Item Type: Photograph

[Cornelia Yerkes aircraft rating certificate]

Pilot rating for Cornelia Yerkes indicating that she was qualified on both single and multi-engined aircraft and seaplanes.

Date: February 6, 1945

Creator: United States. Department of Commerce. Civil Aviation Administration

Item Type: Text

[Cornelia Yerkes commercial pilot license]

Commercial pilot's license for Cornelia Yerkes issued in 1945.

Date: January 16, 1945

Creator: United States. Department of Commerce. Civil Aviation Administration

Item Type: Text

[Cornelia Yerkes in Sunglasses]

Photograph of Cornelia Yerkes sitting, wearing sunglasses.

Date: 1945-22~

Item Type: Photograph

[Cornelia Yerkes medical certificate]

CAA medical certificate for Cornelia Yerkes signed by A. J. Herbolsheimer.

Date: January 16, 1945

Creator: United States. Department of Commerce. Civil Aviation Administration

Item Type: Text

[Cornelia Yerkes sitting on Table]

Photograph of Cornelia Yerkes in Guam or Hawaii, sitting in her Red Cross uniform on the edge of a table. Behind her on the patio are some lawn chairs. Two buildings are visible in the background.

Date: 1945

Item Type: Photograph

[Cornelia Yerkes War Department ID]

War Department-issued identification card for Cornelia Yerkes as a civilian noncombatant.

Date: May 3, 1945

Creator: United States. War Department. Adjutant General's Office

Item Type: Physical Object

[Cornelia Yerkes with Sea Plane]

Photograph of Cornelia Yerkes wearing her WASP uniform and standing in front of a Piper Cub seaplane. On the back is written "New Orleans, '45 Water Rateing[sic]."

Date: 1945

Item Type: Photograph

[Eleanor McLernon Medical Certificate #2]

Medical certificate from the Civil Aeronautics Administration certifying that Eleanor McLernon meets the examination requirements for second class.

Date: December 28, 1945

Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.

Item Type: Text

[Envelope from the Newmans to M. Carmichael, January 20, 1945]

Letter from the Newmans to M. Carmichael. No letter with text is included.

Date: January 20, 1945

Item Type: Letter

[Flight Regulations and Pilot Certificate]

Photocopy of a list of flight regulations and two certificates, a pilot license and an instrument flight check, belonging to Betty Jo Streff.

Date: {1945-11-22..1944-02-22}

Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.

Item Type: Text

[Gasoline Ration Coupon #1]

B level coupon ration for gasoline written out in the 1945's while Suzette lived in New York. Found inside [Pilots Flight Operating Instructions] ark:/67531/metapth873945.

Date: 1945

Item Type: Legal Document

[Gasoline Ration Coupon #2]

B level coupon ration for gasoline that was torn in half written out in the 1945's while Suzette lived in New York. Found inside [Pilots Flight Operating Instructions] ark:/67531/metapth873945.

Date: 1945

Item Type: Legal Document

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[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Newsletter]

[Airman ID Card for Suzette Van Daell]

[Brown Posed in WASP Dress Uniform]

[Buildings at Avenger Field]

[Clipping: American Red Cross Receives Letters From Overseas Workers]

[Clipping: Catherine Parker Ends WASP Career Unit Is Praised]

[Clipping: Charlyne Creger]

[Clipping: Jax 'Wasp' Says Women Who Fly Need Stamina]

[Clipping: Return of a WASP]

[Clipping: "War In Europe Over! Germany Quits!"]

[Comparative Dimensional Data on 450 WASPS and 2961 Aviation Cadets]

[Cornelia Yerkes]

[Cornelia Yerkes aircraft rating certificate]

[Cornelia Yerkes commercial pilot license]

[Cornelia Yerkes in Sunglasses]

[Cornelia Yerkes medical certificate]

[Cornelia Yerkes sitting on Table]

[Cornelia Yerkes War Department ID]

[Cornelia Yerkes with Sea Plane]

[Eleanor McLernon Medical Certificate #2]

[Envelope from the Newmans to M. Carmichael, January 20, 1945]

[Flight Regulations and Pilot Certificate]

[Gasoline Ration Coupon #1]

[Gasoline Ration Coupon #2]