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[Ruth Underwood Florey Personal WASP Scrapbook]

Description: Scrapbook collection clippings, photos, and papers documenting life for Ruth Underwood during and after the Women Airforce Service Pilots, including items such as enlistment forms and a WASP uniform handbook.
Date: November 4, 1986
Creator: Florey, Ruth Underwood
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Avenger Field]

Description: Nomination materials submitted to the National Register of Historic Places regarding Avenger Field near Sweetwater, Texas. The materials include a history of the field, maps, photographs, and other supporting documents, as well as documents about the nomination process and drafted text.
Date: April 15, 1996
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Location: None
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

In Memoriam: Thirty-Eight American Women Pilots

Description: Memorial pamphlet honoring the thirty-eight Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) who lost their lives in service during World War II.
Date: 1996
Creator: Seymour, Dawn; Bergemann, Clarice I.; Jenkins, Jeanette J. & Keil, Mary Ellen
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Flight Log Notebook]

Description: Small, lined notebook used as an informal flight log, with dates and times jotted down as well as notes on Newton's Laws, altimeter settings, and other flight material.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Instructor's Manual: Basic Flying

Description: Training manual developed for U.S. Army flight instructors that details methods and steps for teaching students to fly aircraft.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces. Air 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

Student Pilot Handbook

Description: Handbook for student pilots, detailing procedures, maneuvers, and judgement criteria for learning how to fly planes. The book includes numerous illustrations, some humorous and others instructional, to aid the student. There are several handwritten notes on the front page from grateful students of the WASP class 44-W-3.
Date: March 1943
Creator: Hunt, Jack & Fahringer, Ray
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

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
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.
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

Instrument Flying Instrument Trainer Instruction Guide

Description: Textbook titled "Instrument Flying: Instrument Trainer Instruction Guide" or "Instrument Flying: Ground Trainer" or Technical Order No. 30-100C-1, created August 1, 1943 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces.
Date: August 1, 1943
Creator: Army Air Forces
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Instrument Flying: Technique in Weather

Description: Textbook titled "Instrument Flying: Technique in Weather" or Technical Order No. 30-100D-1, created January 1, 1944 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces.
Date: January 1, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces
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
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Students' Manual: Primary Flying]

Description: Primary flying manual prepared by the Army Airforces Training Command, Visual Training Unit in collaboration with the central instructors school, Randolph Field, Texas & HQ AAF office of Flying Safety Education Division. Manual was intended to be used in conjunction with the current AAF Training Command Memorandum covering Primary Flying Training.
Date: unknown
Creator: Army Air Forces Training Command
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Binder Belonging to Pat Jamesen]

Description: Blue two-ring, binder belonging to Marion P. Jameson, a member of the 44-W-5 class of WASPs, full of loose-leaf notes. On the front cover of the binder is an image of a dog's head with "Champ" printed underneath. The 42 pages of front and back handwritten notes focus on navigation. In the middle are a few printed pages about the correct use of the altimeter setting system, weather, chemical warfare, and hygiene.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jamesen, Pat
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Weather for Aircrew Trainees

Description: Textbook titled "Weather for Aircrew Trainees" or "Air Forces Manual No. 6" belonging to Suzette Van Daell. It contains general weather information, as well as specific information regarding temperature, pressure, and thunderstorms.
Date: February 14, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Innovation with Purpose: Lockheed Martin's First 100 Years

Description: Book outlining the history of the Lockheed Martin aerospace company, including its initial start near the end of the 19th century through 2017, with speculation about the future. Chapters are organized chronologically, describing the various business decisions, design innovations, and other work that occurred during particular decades, with relation to wider aviation and technological history. Index starts on page 263.
Date: 2013
Creator: The History Factory
Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

[Royal Air Force Photo Album]

Description: Photo album that includes pictures of Royal Air Force (RAF) camps, airplanes, and people, as well as landscapes and other personal images. Some of the pictures have handwritten captions below them. On the last page of the album, there is an invitation from 'The General Officer Commanding and Staff' to attend 'The First Annual Sports Day of the Royal Airforce'.
Date: 1914
Partner: Fort Worth Museum of Science and History

Meteorology for Pilots

Description: Textbook titled "Meteorology for Pilots" describing various aspects of weather and atmosphere and their effects on aviation. "S. D'Hooghe" is handwritten in the top right corner of the cover.
Date: September 1940
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration. & Haynes, B. C.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Mathematics Work Book

Description: Mathematics work book with math problems relating to aviation and answers to those problems handwritten written in pencil.
Date: 1943~
Creator: Army Air Forces Preflight School (Pilot)
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.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Patter for Elementary Flight Maneuvers

Description: Textbook titled "Patter for Elementary Flight Maneuvers" describing introductory material related to basic flight maneuvers for aircraft.
Date: February 1943
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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