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[Clipping: "WASP's Only Footnote to USAF History Now"]

Description: Newspaper clipping from The Sentinel-Record titled "WASP's only footnote to USAF history now" written by Don Thomason. It discusses the advanced the training the Women Airforce Service Pilots went through and their sacrifices, only for none of them to receive proper military recognition, government insurance, or familial compensation for the 38 WASPs lost in service. It also discusses Col. Bruce Arnold's failed attempt at getting WASP-centered bills passed through Congress and the death of Nanc… more
Date: October 24, 1976
Creator: Thomason, Don & Brown, Vivian
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Charlyne Creger: An Oral History

Description: Transcript of and oral history interview of Charlyne Creger conducted by interviewer, Dawn Letson. They discuss Creger's family history, her life growing up in Oklahoma, and her life and career after entering and graduating the Women Airforce Service Pilots. An index of subjects discussed is listed at the end of the interview.
Date: May 26, 1988
Creator: Letson, Dawn & Creger, Charlyne
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Current Study 4. The United States Air Force and the Defense of the Free World

Description: This book is the student text for a training course "designed to present a composite picture of the offensive and defensive posture of the Air Force today and the part it plays in the defense of the Nation and Free World" (Preface, p. v). It consists of five chapters: The Air Defense Command: Its Mission and Current Operations; Nuclear Weapons and the Free World; The United States Air Force in the Pacific; The Strategic Air Command: Its Mission and Current Operations; and A Review of Some Devel… more
Date: October 1960
Creator: Detachment 1
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced

Description: Special edition of a technical manual containing training documentation on three subjects related to instrument flying. The name, "Hottman, W. B." is written in the top left corner of the cover, followed by a handwritten note about returning the manual.
Date: January 15, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced, Special Edition

Description: Special edition of a textbook titled "Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced," published January 15, 1944. It is split into three sections, all with different creation and publication dates. The first section is titled "Instrument Flying: Basic without Radio Aids" or Technical Order No. 30-100A-1, published June 1, 1943. The second section is titled "Instrument Flying: Advanced with Radio Aids" or Technical Order No. 30-100B-1, published January 15, 1944 to replace T. O. No. 30-100B-1 dated Octo… more
Date: January 15, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced

Description: Special edition of a technical manual containing training documentation on three subjects related to instrument flying. A blotch of dark ink is smeared on the front covered.
Date: January 15, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Civil Pilot Training Manual

Description: Textbook titled "Civil Pilot Training Manual" describing introductory material related to flying aircraft, such as theory and fundamentals of flight and the use of instruments and safety gear. Catherine Parker's name is handwritten on the bottom left corner of the cover as well as on the title page.
Date: September 1941
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

An Interview with Ms. Charlyne Creger

Description: Interview with Charlyne Creger, a former WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots). She answers questions about her childhood, her time in the WASP Program during WWII, her career as a nurse, and events in her later life.
Date: May 3, 2003
Creator: Lynch, Phil
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Final Report on Women Pilot Program #5]

Description: Final military report by Jacqueline Cochran discussing the capability, availability, curriculum, training, and physical requirements of women in the Air Force, based on the study of Women Air Force Service Pilots.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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

[Final Report on Women Pilot Program #2]

Description: Final military report by Jacqueline Cochran discussing the capability, availability, curriculum, training, and physical requirements of women in the Air Force, based on the study of Women Air Force Service Pilots.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Final Report on Women Pilot Program #6]

Description: Final military report by Jacqueline Cochran discussing the capability, availability, curriculum, training, and physical requirements of women in the Air Force, based on the study of Women Air Force Service Pilots.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Final Report on Women Pilot Program #1]

Description: Final military report by Jacqueline Cochran discussing the capability, availability, curriculum, training, and physical requirements of women in the Air Force, based on the study of Women Air Force Service Pilots.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

WASP Songbook

Description: A songbook containing songs written for and by Women Airforce Service Pilots. Songs included are: The Army Air Corps Song; WASP Song; Avenger Field by Grace Faver; Avenger Field by Effie Pratt; Song of the 319th; AAF--FTD; Mess Hall Song; My Wild Eyed Trainee; You're in the FTD; Zoot-Suits and Parachutes; We Hate to See You Leave Us; Auld Land Sune to 43-W-5; Songs of Class 44-W-1; Songs of Class 44-W-3; "Oh My Achin' Back"; Songs of Class 44-W-4; Songs of Class 44-W-7; Do You Have Your Wings?;… more
Date: unknown
Creator: WASP Class 44-W-10
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

WASP Songbook

Description: A songbook containing songs written for and by Women Airforce Service Pilots. Songs included are: The Army Air Corps Song; WASP Song; Avenger Field by Grace Faver; Avenger Field by Effie Pratt; Song of the 319th; AAF--FTD; Mess Hall Song; My Wild Eyed Trainee; You're in the FTD; Zoot-Suits and Parachutes; We Hate to See You Leave Us; Auld Land Sune to 43-W-5; Songs of Class 44-W-1; Songs of Class 44-W-3; "Oh My Achin' Back"; Songs of Class 44-W-4; Songs of Class 44-W-7; Do You Have Your Wings?;… more
Date: unknown
Creator: WASP Class 44-W-10
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Final Report on Women Pilot Program #4]

Description: Final military report by Jacqueline Cochran discussing the capability, availability, curriculum, training, and physical requirements of women in the Air Force, based on the study of Women Air Force Service Pilots.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Flight Instructor's Manual

Description: Manual for flight instructors prescribing a specific course of learning for aviation students in both classroom and practical settings in an effort to standardize flight instruction. The signature of Rigdon Edwards, Jr. can be seen inside the cover and a combination of drawings and notes in pencil can be seen in the back of the book.
Date: September 1941
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Pilots' Information File

Description: Flying instruction and safety manual for pilots with information on subjects such as first aid, weather conditions, flight checks, and navigation methods. A page in the front of the manual lists dates of revision materials added later.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Final Report on Women Pilot Program #3]

Description: Final military report by Jacqueline Cochran discussing the capability, availability, curriculum, training, and physical requirements of women in the Air Force, based on the study of Women Air Force Service Pilots.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

VRF Pilot Exam-O-Grams

Description: Book of brief explanations for important aeronautical knowledge, such as basic concepts and procedures for proper aviation and common misconceptions among pilots.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Federal Aviation Administration.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Militarization Scrapbook]

Description: Scrapbook filled with papers, clippings, newsletters, and pamphlets discussing the Women Airforce Service Pilots program and the fight for WASP militarization after World War II.
Date: November 3, 1986
Creator: Florey, Ruth Underwood & Deaton, Leoti
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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