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[44-W4 Time Schedule]

Description: Memo from Group Commander E. A. Parker to Flight Commanders discussing the schedule for the 44-W4 class of Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: March 7, 1944
Creator: Parker, E. A.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication]

Description: Photocopy of a brochure for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 50th anniversary reunion and monument dedication ceremony, with information about the memorial and a brief history of WASP at Avenger Field. A sketched image of the life size WASP statue at Avenger Field can be seen printed on the page.
Date: March 5, 1993
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #7]

Description: Orders for several Air Force pilots and WASP to ferry various aircraft from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Grand Prairie, Texas.
Date: March 28, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Article Mock-up on Helen Snapp]

Description: Article mock-up with edits containing the story of Helen Wyatt Snapp's experience with WASP and flying the B-17F Memphis Belle. A portrait of Snapp and illustration of the plane are also included.
Date: March 2009
Creator: Snapp, Helen Wyatt
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Avenger Airport Data]

Description: Data notes on the current state of of Avenger Field airport by an engineering company, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc.
Date: March 4, 1990
Creator: Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Certificate of Elimination, March 1943]

Description: Text certifying that three women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) in March 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person.
Date: March 25, 1943
Creator: McConnell, Landon E.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

CG-20 World Aeronautical Chart

Description: Aeronautical map of the central United States, or region "CG-20", showing cities, roads, and topographical features, as well as aeronautical and radio frequency symbols for flight navigation. Various pencil notes are written on the map's margins. Scale 1:1,000,000
Date: March 2, 1972
Creator: United States. Department of Commerce.
Location: None
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Female WWII Pilot Relives Service at Stewart]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about former WASP member Helen Wyatt Snapp's experience serving in WWII, especially while she was stationed at Fort Stewart in Georgia. The article includes a photograph of Snapp in her old age, in a helicopter. The clipping includes other articles about local and world news, as well as advertisements.
Date: March 8, 2001
Creator: Dezern, Melinda
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Five Girls Here Seek Wasp Membership]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about five Kelly Field employees who applied to join the WASP. The article features brief profiles of each woman that include her age, address, occupation, and flight experience. On the back of the clippings are articles and photographs related to WWII and Kelly Field.
Date: March 4, 1944
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Military feels WASPs' sting, gives in to benefit demands]

Description: Newspaper clipping titled "Military feels WASPs' sting, gives in to benefit demands," discussing the recent decision that Women Airforce Service Pilots will now be recognized as veterans and eligible for benefits. It includes a hand-written note at the top of the clipping that reads "This puzzled me, as I thought it had been over long ago."
Date: March 10, 1979
Creator: Associated Press
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Potential WASPs]

Description: Newspaper clipping containing a photograph of six female employees of Kelly Field standing in front of an airplane. The photograph's caption notes that five of the women have applied to join the WASP. The masthead for "The Flying Times" and an article about blood plasma transfusions are included on the back of the clipping.
Date: March 4, 1944
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Silencing train horns supported by council]

Description: Newspaper clippings of an article about a Victoria City Council meeting on Tuesday, March 21, 2006, at which municipal noise control and other municipal issues were discussed. Other articles and advertisements are visible on the back of the clippings, including an article about Wal-Mart and an advertisement for Dick's Food Store.
Date: March 22, 2006
Creator: Tewes, David
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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