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FLIGHT MUSEUM
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GALVESTON - The Lone Star Flight Museum, home of' the Texas Aviation Hall of
Fame, will honor women in aviation at the 8th Annual Spirit of IFlight Air Show &
WalkAbout, April 25 & 26, 1998.
The Lone Star Flight Museum, based on Galveston Island, ranks among the finest
aviation museums in the nation, and houses the largest collection of historically significant,
restored aircraft in the Southern united d States. Reswored to flying condition, much of the
collection has earned numerous prestigious awards fir 'best of tle', the most recent being
receivedd by the Museum's recently restored Douglas S131)-5 L)D1a/e's which received the
ushkosh '97 Reserve Grand Champion Warbird and Golden Wrench awards
It is an honor for the Flight Museum to have the opportunity to pay tribute to the Women
Airforce Service Pilots of World War II as they were the first women to fly military
airplanes during wartime and have a strong connection to the legendary Warbirds housed
on the island. Pioneers in the areas of aircratt compressibility, problems of speed and
stability and the sound barrier, the WASPs are among the few women 'who rapidly moved
from piston propulsion into jet and rocket power.
In addition to the WASPs, other women in aviation who will participate at the
Spirit of Flight Air Show & WalkAbout include Mary Dilda, the first woman to win a
national air race (Reno Air Races '97), glider and aerobatics pilots.
Lone Star Flight Museum aircraft presenting a World War II demonstration,
complete with a powerful pyrotechnic di';play include the B-17 'lyigl'ortress, B-25
Mitchell, P-38 Ligh tnifg, Hellcat, Sea Fury, Corsair, S3 i.)cmuntles, AT-6A, T-34, as
well as guest Zero, SNJ and much, much more
Attending WASPs will speak at scheduled intervals as part of the Lone Star Flight
Museum's Living History Educational Program. There will be WASP exhibits and the
opportunity to purchase commemorative items.
Located at the Municipal Ali port, Scholes Field, next to Moody Gardens, the Lone
Star Flight Museum is open daily, 10 - 5. For additional information call (409) 740-7722
or (281) 480-7722. T. Zalar is Curator and Directoi cf Education. Chairman of the
WASP Committee is chief volunteer T.C Jones.
The Spirit of Flight Air Show & Walk About, April 25 & 26, 1998, 9 AM - 4 PM.
To qualify for discounted hotel accommodations ask for the 'Air Show' rate at Gaido's
Seaside Inn, La Quinta, San Luis Resort, Galveston Island Hilton, or Holiday Inn on the
Beach. Room rates vary.Lone Star Flight Museum " 2002 Terminal Dr. " Galveston, TX 77554 " (409) 740-7722 " FAX (409) 740-7612
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Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.). [Flyer: Special Tribute to the W.A.S.P.'s of World War II], pamphlet, [1997..1998]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1169254/m1/3/?q=%22Social+Life+and+Customs+-+Customs+-+Reunions%22: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National WASP WWII Museum.