Pamphlet for an aerial demonstration of a P-51 Mustang plane being flown by Bob Hoover. The pamphlet gives information on Hoover's life and the historical significance of the P-51.
Physical Description
1 pamphlet : ill. b&w ; 21 x 28 cm., folded to 21 x 9 cm.
Located at Avenger Field in Nolan County Texas, the WASP World War II Museum commits to preserving the legacy of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of WWII. As a teaching museum, it features archives, exhibits, and oral histories that record a significant period in history when women dared to break barriers and contribute to victory.
Pamphlet for an aerial demonstration of a P-51 Mustang plane being flown by Bob Hoover. The pamphlet gives information on Hoover's life and the historical significance of the P-51.
Physical Description
1 pamphlet : ill. b&w ; 21 x 28 cm., folded to 21 x 9 cm.
This pamphlet is part of the following collections of related materials.
National WASP WWII Museum
Bringing the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots to life, these archives represent the role of the flight school in training women pilots to fly military planes and show how WASPs responded socially and professionally to new challenges brought by war. Included are financial documents, photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, pilots' logs, and flight manuals.
Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.
North American Rockwell Corporation.Precision Flight Demonstration with Bob Hoover Flying the P-51 Mustang,
pamphlet,
June 1972;
United States.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1030075/:
accessed July 10, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting National WASP WWII Museum.