Preorder Your Copy of WASP Recipe& Story Book

History has never tasted so good! ✈️
We’re excited to announce The WASP Recipe and Storybook will be available for pre-order starting January 1, 2025!
📖This one-of-a-kind book is filled with cherished recipes 🥄 and inspiring stories from the WASP, preserving their legacy in a way you can savor.
Save on Shipping! Pre-ordered books can be picked up in person at Homecoming 2025 — no extra shipping costs!
📦 Prefer to have your copy mailed? We’re happy to ship it; just cover the additional shipping fees.
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WASP Tales | Avenger Blog Post
1944 & HR 4219 – The Legislation to Militarize the WASP (Part I)

Click below to read more about how the WASP were resilient despite the defeat of HR 4219.

Written by Julia Lauria-Blum
NEW BLOG

WASP Tales | Avenger Blog Post
The WASP & the Buzz on Drones…and a war worker named Norma Jean Dougherty

Click below to read more about the history of drones in WWII.

Written by Julia Lauria-Blum

THIS DAY

IN HISTORY:

February 10

In 1943, Walt Disney authorizes the use of Fifinella as WASP mascot. (pg. 96 OFA)

WASP Doris J. Elkington Hamaker is born in 1921

WASP in the Spotlight

Read about the lives of six incredible WASP. Stop by the Museum at Avenger Field to see the exhibit in person before it changes in April 2025.

Collections

Artifacts bring history to life and often reveal what words cannot.

Host an Event

Artifacts and zoot suits add flair that no other venue can.

History

Discover how history intertwines with the present and is relevant today.

Avenger Blog

Iris Cummings Wings Pinning from Jackie Cochran with her father

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.

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The Winter 2024 Newsletter is here!

Happy Holidays! Keep updated with the latest news, articles, and events at the WASP WWII Museum by reading our monthly newsletters. Subscribe to our mailing list to get exclusive WASP

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Partner Organizations & Sponsors

The National WASP WWII Museum is thrilled to be working with the following organizations and sponsors to preserve history from World War II.

Click the logo of one of the partner organizations below to visit their website to see how they are contributing to preserve these important stories from The Greatest Generation.

Thank you to our 2024 Homecoming Sponsors!

If you're interested in becoming a Partner Organization or Sponsor, please email lisataylor@waspmuseum.org.