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bunch from craci nti up. It's hotter than the hinges and then this
constant strain.
Today, had 42 minutes of dual on mostly Pylon 8's and Forced
Landings. In fact, that's all we did. Had never had Pylon 8's
before. There never is a smooth enough day around here. I used to
think that to get to fly two or three hours per day would be
wonderful, but I've never been so tired of anything in'my life.
Honestly, it's the hardest WORK in the whole world, and I thought it
was fun. Oh I still do BUT in a different way. (Ain't that TS? per
Terrell) That's what I get for writing in class & making Terrell
take the notes. Nothing is sacred. Guess I'll wait 'till we get
home and I can lock her out!
If this isn't that dangdest place! You could die and if it wasn't
during sick call hours, you would get nothing. Poor Sue spent the
afternoon in bed. When we got home from Ground School, she had been
unable to keep even water down so wanted some cold Orange Juice.
Terrell and I went over to the Mess Hall, BUT no juice without a Dr's
prescription. So to the hospital we go and the dam Lt. wouldn't give
us a prescription. By then we're both so mad we could set fire to
the place--almost anyway. We came back and bundled Sue up and got
her into the hospital. Then we just got back in time to fall out for
evening Mess. Then back to the hospital to see what Sue needed.
Back to Bay to get some things for her and just now returned at
20:54.
Sue's had the darndest breaks lately. Last Friday, the inspectors
found a jar of mustard in her locker & gave her 8 demerits which
confined her to Post all last weekend. Today she was Bay Orderly.
Got up earlier than anyone & cleaned the joint up and got demerits
because someone left a light on. Then Hubbard jumped all over her
this morning about her Pylon 8"s. She's one of the swellest kids
here, but the type that never says anything to let off steam. Keeps
things bottled up inside until she can't stand it any more.
Poor Tommie, another baymate, who has ground looped twice, landed too
fast today and rolled into construction area. She's really feeling
blue too.
If we should graduate from here, it can't last very long. The talk
is now if the next Congress get-together doesn't reinstate the
school, we will just get through Primary and the school will fold.
It was reported that Col. Keene had said that things were so
uncertain that he didn't know himself if W6 would get their wings
Aug. 4th or not.
Lt. Ingram rode with 4 girls in Flt.1 this morning and flunked them
all. Haven't had my check ride yet. Have 54:32 too. I'de like to
get it over. Only 16 hours barely for acrobatics now and my
instructor will not give them until check rides are over. My 8's are
still stinking BUT I haven't given up hope.
July 19, 1944 - Wednesday
One of the girls just came in for a $1.25 touch to give a couple of
W6 girls graduation gifts--Parker 51 sets for $45.00 a set.
Today, I have 31 hours solo and 25.14 dual, and still haven't had a
check ride. My instructor was gone again today. Since the first,
have had 6 dual rides. He isn't about to overwork himself. I'm
05:23 over schedule, which is 23 minutes more than should he.
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[Excerpts From Letters Regarding WASP Life], text, 1995; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth874052/m1/29/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting National WASP WWII Museum.