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[Aircraft Delivery Orders #3]

Description: Orders for an Air Force pilot and two WASP to ferry planes from the Beech Aircraft Corporation in Wichita, Kansas to San Angelo, Texas and Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Date: February 9, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Certificate of Accomplishment]

Description: Certificate awarded by the University of Texas to Ridgon Edwards acknowledging his participation in a course offered by the Division of Extension.
Date: February 25, 1966
Creator: University of Texas at Austin. Division of Extension.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Christenson in Plane]

Description: Photograph of a woman, earlier identified as Dorothy Christenson, sitting in the cockpit of a plane and wearing a headset while looking off camera to the right. Handwriting on the back of the photo reads, "Dorothy C., Feb 14, 1943, Houston, Texas, WASP".
Date: February 14, 1943
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Christenson in Plane #2]

Description: Photograph of Dorothy Christenson in the cockpit of an airplane and looking off camera to the right. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo read, "Dorothy Christenson", "WASP School 43-W-3, Feb 1943", Houston Airport (Howard Hughes?)", "AT-6 from Ellington Field". A note on the right edge of the back possibly reads, "Alan D. Christenson 5".
Date: February 1947
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Lost Airports]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about the history of little-known airports in Dallas County, such as White Rock Airport, Dallas-Garland Airport, and Highland Park Airport. A large, full-page advertisement for home pools is included.
Date: February 10, 1985
Creator: Ramsey, Ross
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Veterans at Last]

Description: Newspaper clipping of a brief article about House Resolution 8701, which awarded full veterans' status to the WASP. A picture of Victoria resident and WASP Eleanor Brown accompanies the article. The back of the clipping includes an article and a photograph.
Date: February 3, 1978
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "WASP Exhibit"]

Description: Newspaper clipping with a photograph of Ethel Finley at the opening of the WASP exhibit in the American Airpower Heritage Museum. Other articles about state decisions on income tax and a homicide are included.
Date: February 22, 1993
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Wings of Freedom]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about a WWII airplane being displayed at the Victoria Regional Airport in Texas. The article details the history of the aircraft. There is another article about cotton pickers and cowboys beneath, and on the back of the clipping, there are anniversary announcements and an article about florists.
Date: February 25, 2007
Creator: Jone, Martha
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Betty Jane Williams to Maxine Flournoy, February 23, 2001]

Description: Letter from Betty Jane Williams to WASP President Maxine Flournoy discussing the decision to pay Mildred Carter's expenses to attend the WASP's next national conference. During WWII, Carter had applied to join the WASP but was denied because the government excluded African-American women from serving in the program. Williams disagrees with the action taken at the October business meeting and urges the WASP to rescind their offer to pay Carter's expenses.
Date: February 23, 2001
Creator: Williams, Betty Jane
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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