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Satin decorative pillowcase from Plosser-Prince Air Academy. Printed in blue and red on the white satin pillowcase is "Plosser-Prince Air Academy, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas," as well as the academy logo. Yellow fringe is sewn all around the pillowcase edges, and the back is royal blue satin with an opening at the bottom.
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National WASP WWII Museum
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.
Satin decorative pillowcase from Plosser-Prince Air Academy. Printed in blue and red on the white satin pillowcase is "Plosser-Prince Air Academy, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas," as well as the academy logo. Yellow fringe is sewn all around the pillowcase edges, and the back is royal blue satin with an opening at the bottom.
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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.
These materials focus on World War II and the immediate postwar period of the late 1940s. In addition to materials created during the time period, materials may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.