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WASP in the Spotlight

Featuring Six WASP

ABOUT A WASP in the Spotlight

On Saturday, April 29, 2023, at the Homecoming Celebration & Fly-in, the WASP Museum unveiled its new collection of special WASP in the Spotlight exhibits for the 2023-24 year. Much like a patchwork quilt, the individual stories of the WASP, pieced together, create the beautiful larger narrative of the WASP program. This quilt represents the most complete account of these mighty pilots and their WASP program.

Aircraft

at the Wasp Museum

The training equipment at Avenger Field consisted of over 200 airplanes of standard types. The women trained on five aircraft: PT-17, PT-19, BT-13, AT-6, and the UC-78 during their time in Sweetwater. The Museum is proud to have four of these five airworthy trainers in its collection.

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Archive - Artifacts

at the Wasp Museum

The National WASP WWII Museum is home to an extensive collection of artifacts. Find out more about what is currently on display when you come to visit.

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Donate an Artifact

Partner with the WASP Archive in achieving its mission to collect, protect, preserve and provide access to materials that chronicle the WASP story, it’s legacy, and the personal and professional lives of its pilots. New artifacts are always welcome. Please call Ann Haub at 325-235-0099.

Portal to Texas History

To provide direct access, researchers can search and view photos, letters, drawings, historic documents, and personal papers through the Portal to Texas History from the National WASP WWII Museum’s archive by clicking the link below. These items are for personal research only.

All content, photographs, and videos located on this website, the Texas Portal of History, and Vimeo are the property of the National WASP WWII Museum, Inc. These materials may not be used for commercial, government, or non-profit organizations without express permission of the Museum. To discuss usage, please contact lisataylor@waspmuseum.org. Individual students from elementary to graduate school may use pictures or content with proper citations for school projects only.