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Female Pilots Recognized

Description: Printed article about the Congressional Gold Medal being awarded to Women Airforce Service Pilots, featuring interview quotes from Catherine Parker on her feelings about the medal and her time in the WASP program.
Date: March 19, 2009
Creator: Phelps, Janet
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Plunging into her 90s]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about a WASP member, Frances L. Cisternino, who went skydiving for her 90th birthday, briefly describing her experience as service pilot in WWII. The article includes several photos of Cisternino preparing for and floating down from her sky-dive. The article is continued on the back of the clipping, with a photograph of the onlookers at the event, along with some obituaries and part of another article.
Date: December 10, 2002
Creator: Copenhaver, Larry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

By Laws Report, 2002

Description: Report by Helen Cannon in which she writes and then answers several questions written to her about the by-laws of the Women Airforce Service Pilots organization.
Date: August 12, 2002
Creator: Cannon, Helen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Francie Meisner Park to Charlyne Creger, February 22, 2002]

Description: Letter from Francie Meisner Park to Charlyne Creger and other WASPs, friends, and family, announcing her decision to not undergo further medical treatment and to place herself in hospice care. Francie Park's obituary is photocopied onto the back of the letter, which was written before her death and mailed out a few days afterward by Jonnie G. Bernard.
Date: February 22, 2002
Creator: Park, Francie Meisner
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Program: WASP 60th Anniversary Reunion]

Description: Program for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 60th Anniversary celebration that includes a memorial tribute to Director Jackie Cochran. The pamphlet also lists pilot and NASA engineer, Marta Bohn-Meyer, as a guest speaker.
Date: 2002
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilot (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Tax Exemption Note]

Description: Tax exemption note for a Women Airforce Service Pilots business meeting to be filled out by receiver and pre-signed by WASP president, Maxine E. Flournoy.
Date: 2002
Creator: Flournoy, Maxine E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Edna Davis, Nov. 2, 1979 #2]

Description: Letter from Edna Davis discussing the events and topics at a WASP board meeting in Tuscon, Arizona, where-in issues and disagreements with how the organization is run and the call for a special board meeting, among other things, are discussed.
Date: November 2, 1979
Creator: Davis, Edna
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Denver Sectional Aeronautical Chart, 13th Edition

Description: Aeronautical map of a four state region consisting of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado that shows cities, topographical features, ranch lands, national parks, and various aeronautical symbols for flight navigation. A large portion of Colorado and its cities make up most of the map. Scale 1:500,000.
Date: August 14, 1975
Creator: United States. Department of Commerce.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: None
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Denver Sectional Aeronautical Chart, 6th Edition

Description: Aeronautical map of a four state region consisting of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado that shows topographical features, ranch lands, national parks, and various aeronautical symbols for flight navigation. An enlarged portion of the map in the bottom left corner shows a closer look at Denver, Colorado and its surrounding cities. Scale 1:500,000.
Date: March 2, 1972
Creator: United States. Department of Commerce.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: None
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Book Order Form]

Description: A book order pamphlet that features printed on its exterior the front and back covers of a book titled, "USAF Handbook 1939-1945", by Martin W. Bowman. The pamphlet was mailed to Francie Meisner Park and has a message written on the bottom, outside edge that says, "Mailed in England 7 Apr '97 rec'd in Mesa AZ 7 May, I am Included, Pages 159, 160, 167", in reference to the book printed on the pamphlet. The book's publishing date and ISBN number can also be seen written on the bottom edge. A note… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Aviation Heritage Books
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Catherine Parker WASP File]

Description: File folder for Catherine Parker filled various charts, instructions, and certificates from her time as Woman Airforce Service Pilot, including her individual flight records.
Date: unknown
Creator: {{{name}}}
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Region II Report

Description: A review of Region II of the Women Airforce Service Pilots organization by Betty Jo Reed, in which she explains her rationale for not holding a mini reunion, thanks the group's president for hosting her in Texas, and professes her gratefulness for being a WASP.
Date: unknown
Creator: Reed, Betty Jo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Southern California WASP Reunion Flyer]

Description: Flyer for a WASP reunion and dedication ceremony in Southern California region. WASP wings can be seen at the top of the flyer and notes to Rig from Dawn Seymour can be seen on the right and bottom edges.
Date: unknown
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Vice President Report]

Description: Report by the leaving WASP vice president, Edna Davis, advising others who want to take up the office on the responsibilities of the role.
Date: unknown
Creator: Davis, Edna Modisette
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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