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Charlyne Creger graduated in the last class on December 7, 1944 (44-W-1 0). Out
ofte25,000 female pilots that applied to be WASP s, only 1,074 graduated!4. t '
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Holly Grasso (44-W-5) discovers another use for the fuselage of her AT-6!
Jacqueline Cochran, the most famous woman pilot of the twentieth century,
was proud of her success as Director of the Women Air Force Service Pilots.
She addressed the final graduating class at Avenger Field on December 7,
1944, "My greatest accomplishment in aviation has been the small part I
have played In helping make possible the results you have shown!"At
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g 1/Betty Williamson Shipley (44-W4) has no trouble conquering the skies in her Primary PT-19 Fairchild!
Special Thanks to Scott Morgan ofSweetwaterfor the use of these drawings.
Drawings are availablefrom the Chamber office benefiting the WASP 2000 Reunion.,l - = - i
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Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.). WASP 2000 Sweetwater Texas: Jacqueline Cochran Remembered, pamphlet, 2000; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1009893/m1/13/?q=music: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National WASP WWII Museum.