Tickets are for sale until April 16th or until sold out for the WASP Celebration Brunch & The Rendezvous Dinner. Tickets are non-refundable and cancellations will be considered a donation.

Join us for our annual celebration of the Women Airforce Service Pilots

Homecoming & AIRSHOW

Journey ABOVE the Stars

Looking for professional opportunities to fly, women pilots formally organized themselves through the formation of the Ninety-Nines in 1929.  While many worked as instructors, crop dusters, barnstormers, and aviation entertainers in the early years, female pilots caught their first big break in 1942. Gen Henry “Hap” Arnold was in desperate need of pilots to carry out duties in the US.

The women ran towards the opportunity and formally declared, “We live in the wind and sand, and our eyes are on the stars.  They worked with excellence and valor and proved themselves able to fly on par with their male counterparts.  Their unit was disbanded, and the WASP did not reach the stars they longed to touch; but they inspired successive generations to fly further.  Because of the WASP, women fly every aircraft in the U.S. Military and hold rank and command.  Join us this year as we celebrate women in the Space Force and fly above the stars with us.   

FRIDAY & SATURDAY - APRIL 26-27, 2024

HOMECOMING CELEBRATION

FREE EVENT - PLEASE JOIN US ON AVENGER FIELD!

Located at the Sweetwater Airport & WASP campus grounds

Cadet Zone brought to you by:

Spend a day at the Museum!

Friday 9:00 am – 3:00 pm   |   Saturday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

On Friday and Saturday, tour the Museum and learn more about the WASP from our exhibits and special guest authors and speakers. Take a leap back in time with live re-enactors.  Delight your eyes on the ground and in the air with Warbirds, military trainers, and general aviation on Avenger Field.  On Friday, limited food trucks will be available.  Don’t forget to take some memories home from the gift shop. 
Saturday is a bigger day!  Plan to come early and stay late.  We will have our full range of aircraft.  We will have more authors and speakers.  Students and parents will have a great time in our Cadet Zone with all-new aviation games.  Kids will enjoy creating and launching their own space rockets. 

The shuttle will be available take you to and from the Museum and city airport on Friday & Saturday.

Catch some brunch, lunch and dessert at our full offering of food trucks.  Enjoy an afternoon glass of exquisite wine from Hidden Hangar Winery.   

It’s a weekend to remember – don’t miss out.    

Don’t forget to bring a lawn chair on Saturday to enjoy the airshow!

Sunset on the Square in Downtown Sweetwater

Saturday 7:00 – 10:00 pm

On Saturday after the WASP Homecoming Celebration & Airshow, the Chamber of Commerce of Sweetwater & Nolan County will be hosting an event for the public.  There will be live music featuring Foxfire Trio, food trucks, and the perfect atmosphere to relax after a full day of activities.  

Get a taste of small town Texas fun and come join the festivities!  It is completely FREE.  Bring your lawn chairs from the airshow!  We will see you there.

FLY IN AND CELEBRATE WITH US

The WASP Museum invites all Warbirds to Avenger Field in celebration of the WASP on April 26 – 27. For more information, please contact Josh Hamaty at 325-232-1566 or at aviation@waspmuseum.org.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday

9:00 am – 3:00 pm

The museum grounds and Hangar 1 are open for guests to visit, view exhibits, and visit the gift shop 

Archive tours are available to WASP families only by pre-registering for a time.  Please call Ann at 325-235-0099 to book a time.

Hangar 2 closed for The Rendezvous dinner setup

Authors Corner

Located in Hangar 1

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Susan Kilrain – Astronaut

2:00 – 3:00 pm

Erin Miller – WASP Granddaughter

Speakers & Panels

Located in Hangar 1 Conference Room

1:00 – 1:45 pm

Erin Miller – WASP Granddaughter

2:00 – 2:45 pm (Tentative)

Sarah Byrn Rickman – Historian

WASP Celebration Brunch

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

WASP Celebration Brunch & WASP Panel at TSTC

**Tickets Required for Entry**

Visit the Brunch page to purchase tickets and learn more.

Wishing Well & The Rendezvous

5:00 – 5:30 pm

Annual Wishing Well Photo for WASP families and Legacy Pilots at Wishing Well by TSTC & Airport/FBO

5:00 – 11:00 pm

The Rendezvous dinner-dance fundraiser in Hangar 2 at WASP Museum

**Tickets Required for Entry**

Visit The Rendezvous page to purchase tickets and learn more.

Saturday

9:00 am – 4:00 pm

The museum grounds and both hangars are open for guests to visit, view exhibits, and visit the gift shop.

Archive tours are available to WASP families only by pre-registering for a time.  Please call Ann at 325-235-0099 to book a time.

Cadet Zone (kids activities) in Hangar 2

Tour aircraft, including the C-130, on the field behind the Museum and at the Airport/FBO.  Rides for different types of aircraft will also be sold. 

Authors Corner

Located in Hangar 1

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Susan Kilrain – Astronaut

Eileen Bjorkman – USAF (ret)

Erin Miller – WASP Granddaughter

Sarah Byrn Rickman – Historian (Tentative)

Speakers & Panels

Located in Hangar 1 Conference Room

10:15 – 11:00 am

Women Military Aviators (WMA) Panel

11:15 am – 12:00 pm

USAF Panel

12:15 – 1:00 pm

Eileen Bjorkman – USAF (ret)

Airshow

**APPROXIMATE TIMES LISTED**

12:45 – 1:00 pm

Airshow Kick-off at the National WASP WWII Museum Plaza & flagpoles.

1:00 – 4:00 pm

Airshow

Sunset on the Square

7:00 – 10:00 pm

Sunset on the Square at the corner of Oak St. & Broadway

Live band, street dance, food trucks, shopping in downtown Sweetwater

**Free to the public**

The shuttle will be available take you to and from the Museum and city airport on Friday & Saturday.

Featured Authors & Speakers

Schedule of appearances of featured authors, speakers, and panels will be published in March.

Homecoming Sponsorship Opportunities

Thank you for your consideration in sponsoring our 19th annual WASP Homecoming Celebration and Fly-in 2024, Journey Above the Stars, April 26 – 27, 2024. With your generosity, this highly entertaining, multi-day event will commemorate the WASP and their legacy pilots. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, email Lisa Taylor at lisataylor@waspmuseum.org or click on the link below to learn and submit a sponsorship request.

Thank you to our 2024 Homecoming Sponsors!