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WASP Tales | Avenger Blog Post
The Harmons - A Family Legacy of Flight & Service to Country
Click below to read more about the remarkable legacy of aviation & services spanning over a century.
Written by Julia Lauria-Blum
WASP Tales | Avenger Blog Post
A Battle, Hard Fought... Three Decades Later
Click below to read more about fight that lasted three decades later.
Written by Julia Lauria-BlumTHIS DAY
IN HISTORY:
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WASP Emily Hiester Harden 43-2 is born in 1911
WASP Bertha M. Miller Collins 43-4 is born in 1912
WASP Barbara E. Truitt 44-5 is born in 1918
WASP Urcela Wald Coventry 44-5 is born in 1919
WASP in the Spotlight
Avenger Blog
The Harmons – A Family Legacy of Flight and Service to Country
The Harmon family has built a remarkable legacy of aviation and service spanning over a century, beginning with Lt. Ernest E. Harmon’s historic ‘Round-the-Rim’ flight in 1919. From WASP pilot Elaine Harmon’s contributions to women’s military aviation to her granddaughter Erin Miller’s advocacy for WASP recognition at Arlington National Cemetery, their dedication to flight and country has continued across generations. Today, Erin carries on the family tradition as a pilot, ensuring that the Harmon legacy soars into the future.
Legislation to Militarize the WASP (Part II) – A battle, hard fought…three decades later
After the bill to militarize the WASP failed by 19 votes in June 1944, the WASP were officially disbanded on December 20, 1944, and the women who had served their country admirably were sent home in stunned silence at their own expense.
1944 & HR 4219 – The Legislation to Militarize the WASP (Part I)
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States was a country at war on two fronts, in both the European and Pacific Theater of Operations. In its aftermath, with the America’s direct involvement in the allied war effort, the U.S. built up both its military and airpower presence overseas.
The WASP & the Buzz on Drones…and a war worker named Norma Jean Dougherty
A big topic in the news these days is about the use of drones, otherwise known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). A drone is a small or medium aircraft without
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‘P’ is for Pursuit | The WASP who ferried the hottest fighters of the day by Julia Lauria-Blum
From the early to the middle of the 20th century, the name ‘Pursuit’, or the letter ‘P’, was primarily used by the U.S. Army Air Service – later called the
Aline ‘Pat’ Rhonie | Pilot, Artist, WAFS Original by Julia Lauria-Blum
Aline ‘Pat’ Rhonie was a pioneering pilot who learned to fly in 1930 in Reno, Nevada and on Long Island at Roosevelt Field during the ‘Golden Age of Aviation’. By
The Infamous Fifinella by Julia Lauria-Blum
A beloved, mischievous female gremlin with a mission of morale! During the Second World War, Walt Disney Productions created over 1,200 unit insignia for all branches of the U.S. armed
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