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[WASP with Cochran at Wishing Well]

Description: Photograph of several WASP and a man in uniform posed behind a short wall of a well. Jackie Cochran can be seen in a dark dress near the center. All have their right hands raised with crossed fingers. "Sweetwater, Texas 1943" is written at the top of the photo, and some of the women are labeled on the photo in pen. These are left to right, "DeBernard,Thompson, Kerr, Cochran, Muccie, Moynahan". A small piece of paper is taped to the back of the photo with a type list of these names in full. it … more
Date: 1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Photograph of Charlie Flucher]

Description: Photograph of Charlie Flucher standing in front of an airplane. Handwritten text on the back of the photograph: "Photo taken at Avenger Field - Dec. 1943. Charlie Flucher was a mechanic while WASP were here. This was one of 5 planes of which he was crew chief. Plane - Basic Trainer 13A."
Date: December 1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Photograph of Jacqueline Cochran]

Description: Photograph of Jacqueline Cochran, director of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), seated at a desk and in front of a map. Her uniform consists of a dark jacket adorned with pilots' wings, a light colored shirt, and a dark tie. The back of the photograph includes several handwritten notes as well as the stamp of the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce.
Date: 1943~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Military Group at Dinner]

Description: Photograph of a large group of young men and women in military uniform eating at tables with light colored tablecloths. Ribbons and Christmas bells can be seen hung from the ceiling and framed photos of planes can be seen hung on the wall. Writing can be seen on the bottom corner of the photo that reads, "X-mas 1943 Camp Davis, N. C."
Date: 1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASPs Celebrate First Birthday November 12th]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article about Mrs. Yount speaking at a WASP graduation, the celebration of their first birthday, their attendance to a local movie premier. There is red text over the clipping that reads: "WOMEN AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTS WWII 50TH ANNIVERSARY AVENGER FIELD SWEETWATER, TX. 22 MAY 1993".
Date: November 19, 1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Group Photograph, 1943]

Description: Group photograph of thirty-one Women Airforce Service Pilots in Camp Davis, North Carolina in 1943. There are three rows of women, one standing, one kneeling, and one sitting with their ankles crossed, and all women wear their WASP uniforms.
Date: 1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping photocopy: New WASP Uniforms Give Women Fliers Swank]

Description: Photocopy of a newspaper article about WASP members receiving new uniforms, and includes a description of WASP members' current duties. The article is surrounded by another article and several advertisements, including one for Mission Garden Tea. At the top of the photocopy, the date of the article and newspaper name (The New York Times) are handwritten.
Date: November 17, 1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Girl Pilots]

Description: Featured article in LIFE magazine about the WASP members and life at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The article includes many photographs of the women taking classes, performing tasks, and training at the flight school. On the back of one of the pages is part of an article on narcotics.
Date: July 19, 1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping photocopy: Sweetwater Local News]

Description: Photocopy of newspaper clippings with articles about a discussion in Sweetwater, Texas over a proposal to bring alcohol plants to West Texas, facts about the Avenger Field Air School, and articles about Leslie C. McConnell and Ken McClure speaking to the people of Sweetwater and Sweetwater Club.
Date: 1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Student Pilot Handbook

Description: Handbook for student pilots, detailing procedures, maneuvers, and judgement criteria for learning how to fly planes. The book includes numerous illustrations, some humorous and others instructional, to aid the student. There are several handwritten notes on the front page from grateful students of the WASP class 44-W-3.
Date: March 1943
Creator: Hunt, Jack & Fahringer, Ray
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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