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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
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My Friend, The Invincible Teresa James by Julia Lauria-Blum
Originally published March 2, 2020/Metropolitan Airport News On June 12, 2001, a JetBlue airliner touched down at JFK International and taxied to its gate after a two-and-a-half-hour flight north from
Celia Hunter’s Remarkable Legacy by Julia Lauria-Blum
In a black and white photo that I borrowed from Celia Hunter in 2001, four young women in crisp white shirts and dark slacks stand beneath the cowling of a
Devyn Shared The Sky by Margaret DiBenedetto, with Nancy Reynolds
A difficult constant of aviation is the prospect of mortality. A pilot knowingly takes the risk; it is part of the contract — not hidden in the fine print on
Taking Flight | The Nadine Ramsey Story by Julia Lauria-Blum
Through skill, competence, experience, and fortitude, women have played a pivotal role in aviation, from its dawn to the present day. From travel in lighter-than-air balloons to powered aircraft; from
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The Civilian Pilot Training Program by Julia Lauria-Blum
The Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP) was a flight training program sponsored by the United States government. Its purpose was to increase the number of civilian pilots in order to
Barbara Erickson and the Air Medal by Julia Lauria-Blum
From July 29 to August 6, 1943, WASP Barbara ‘B.J.’ Erickson, the Commander of the 6th Ferrying Group at Long Beach California, accomplished the delivery of P-51, P-47, and C-47
The WASP: In Observation of Memorial Day by Sarah Byrn Rickman
35 WASP and 3 WAFS Died in WWII Thirty-eight WASP perished performing their patriotic calling — flying for their country in World War II. All were young women, age 20
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