[Letter from the Order of Fifinella to Suzette Van Daell Douglas, July 25, 1946]

One of 221 items in the series: Suzette Van Daell Douglas Collection available on this site.

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Letter from the Order of Fifinella's WASP Reunion Committee to Suzette Van Daell Douglas inviting her to attend the first National WASP reunion and includes an enclosed questionnaire for her to complete and send back. It also includes two envelopes, one the letter was originally enclosed in, addressed to Suzette Van Dael Douglas, and the other addressed to WASP.

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[2] p. ; 9 x 17 cm., 10 x 24 cm., 28 cm.

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Order of Fifinella July 25, 1946.

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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.

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Letter from the Order of Fifinella's WASP Reunion Committee to Suzette Van Daell Douglas inviting her to attend the first National WASP reunion and includes an enclosed questionnaire for her to complete and send back. It also includes two envelopes, one the letter was originally enclosed in, addressed to Suzette Van Dael Douglas, and the other addressed to WASP.

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[2] p. ; 9 x 17 cm., 10 x 24 cm., 28 cm.

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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.

Abilene Library Consortium

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.

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[Piper Cub Delivery Questionnaire for the First Annual WASP Reunion] (Text)

[Piper Cub Delivery Questionnaire for the First Annual WASP Reunion]

Delivery questionnaire from Piper Cub for the First Annual WASP Reunion. The questionnaire was left blank and includes questions regarding the recipient's participation in the mass flight "Operation Fifinella."

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[Piper Cub Delivery Questionnaire for the First Annual WASP Reunion]: WASP_2015-15-067, ark:/67531/metapth870805

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  • July 25, 1946

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  • Aug. 18, 2017, 11:16 a.m.

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  • Dec. 20, 2018, 4:26 p.m.

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Order of Fifinella. [Letter from the Order of Fifinella to Suzette Van Daell Douglas, July 25, 1946], letter, July 25, 1946; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth874053/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National WASP WWII Museum.

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