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Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-5

Book documenting the 44-W-5 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.

Date: December 7, 1943

Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)

Item Type: Book

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "War In Europe Over! Germany Quits!"]

Photocopy of a portion of The Shreveport Times front page and several articles for May 1945, including information about combat in Manila, the redeployment of 800 planes, the attack on Pearl Harbor, news of the end of World War II, and more are included.

Date: May 7, 1945

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Excerpt from Civil Pilot Training Manual

Excerpt from training manual for piloting airplanes outlining the elementary flight course, including familiarization with the airplane and parachute, communication, local air traffic rules, taxiing, and other introductory information.

Date: September 1941

Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Flight Certificate Form]

Checklist form for passing a flight examination, filled out by WASP, June L. Wolfe, and checked and approved by Robert R. Wandt.

Date: December 15, 1944

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Handbook of Operation and Flight Instructions for the Models BT-13A and BT-15 Basic Training Airplanes

Manual for the flight and operation of two military basic training planes manufactured by Vultee Aircraft, Inc., the BT-13A and the BT-15.

Date: May 5, 1941

Creator: Air Service Command

Item Type: Book

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from James W. Porter to Commanding Officers, All Stations, AAFCFTC, Dec. 2, 1944]

Letter from James W. Porter to Commanding Officers, All Stations, AAFCFTC (Army Air Forces Central Flying Training Command) discussing the issuance of civil pilot certificates and appropriate aircraft ratings to Women Airforce Service Pilots.

Date: December 2, 1944

Creator: Porter, James W.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from June Wolfe to Civilian Personnel Officer at Perrin Field, Dec. 16 1944]

Letter from June Wolfe to the civilian personnel officer at Perrin Field discussing checks and payment due.

Date: December 16, 1944

Creator: Wolfe, June

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Robert K. Urban to the Commanding General at Randolph Field, March 24, 1944]

Letter from Robert K. Urban to the Commanding General of the Army Air Force Central Flying Training Command at Randolph Field, requesting the creation of diplomas for and listing the names of Women Airforce Service Pilot Trainees who have earned their 210 flight hours.

Date: March 24, 1944

Creator: Urban, Robert K.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Marvin Krieger in Uniform at Sweetwater in 1942]

Photocopy of Marvin Krieger in uniform shirt and tie taken at Sweetwater in 1942. Note with name, location, and date can be seen written on the page.

Date: 1942

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Permission to Use Fifinella]

Written permission from Walt Disney Productions for the Order of Fifinella to use the Fifinella insignia designed by Walt Disney, originally published in a WASP newsletter in 1945. A note to Charlyne can be seen at the bottom informing her of Bea Haydu's name change and phone number.

Date: January 25, 1945

Creator: Gunther B. Lessing

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Graduation Dance Invitation]

Formal invitation card with envelope inviting guests to attend the Women Airforce Service Pilots graduation dance for the class of 44-W-10 at the Avengerette Club.

Date: 1944

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Graduation Dance Invitation #2]

Formal invitation card with envelope inviting guests to attend the Women Airforce Service Pilots graduation dance for the class of 44-W-10 at the Avengerette Club.

Date: 1944

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Membership Application]

Application form for WASP Order of Fifinella organization with addition updates about the WASP newsletter and upcoming events.

Date: November 8, 1946

Creator: Stires, Hally

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Posed Outdoors]

Photograph of twelve WASP posed in two rows in a field outdoors. The front row can be seen kneeling while the back rows stand, and all are in uniform with wing pins. Notes listing the names of those in the photo can be seen on the back that read, "Back L to R Kathleen Dooly, Marjorie Nakrhan "Bobbie", Mary Ann Showers "Peter", Mary Rance, Yvonne Pateman, Eleanor Feeley, F L to R, Beverly Dietrich, Marybelle Lyall, Margarie Papeel, Ethel Meyer, Irene MacConnihay, Irene Minter, Jeanne Norlock kil… more

Date: November 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Uniform Regulation]

Brief manual describing the proper way to wear a Women Airforce Service Pilot uniform, with a later added addendum.

Date: February 14, 1944

Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Young People at Picnic Table]

Photograph of six people that mostly seem to be in their twenties sitting around a picnic table with a checkered tablecloth and several glasses and soda bottles. Other picnic-goers and a wooden picket fence can be seen in the background. A note on the cardboard folder the photo resides in reads, "Dallas 1944, Vi Thunn".

Date: 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-5

[Clipping: "War In Europe Over! Germany Quits!"]

Excerpt from Civil Pilot Training Manual

[Flight Certificate Form]

Handbook of Operation and Flight Instructions for the Models BT-13A and BT-15 Basic Training Airplanes

[Letter from James W. Porter to Commanding Officers, All Stations, AAFCFTC, Dec. 2, 1944]

[Letter from June Wolfe to Civilian Personnel Officer at Perrin Field, Dec. 16 1944]

[Letter from Robert K. Urban to the Commanding General at Randolph Field, March 24, 1944]

[Marvin Krieger in Uniform at Sweetwater in 1942]

[Permission to Use Fifinella]

[WASP Graduation Dance Invitation]

[WASP Graduation Dance Invitation #2]

[WASP Membership Application]

[WASP Posed Outdoors]

[WASP Uniform Regulation]

[Young People at Picnic Table]