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WASP Tales | Avenger Blog Post
The Infamous Fifinella
Click below to read more about the creation of Fifinella and Walt Disney's part in World War II.
Written by Julia Lauria-Blum
WASP Tales | Avenger Blog Post
1943: The First Women Who Flew Naval Aircraft | Hellcats & TBM Avengers
Click below to read more about the history of the first women to fly naval aircraft.
Written by Julia Lauria-BlumTHIS DAY
IN HISTORY:
October 9
In 1943, Class 43-6 graduates
In 1944, Class 44-8 graduates
WASP Patricia M. Jones Robinson Perry, 43-8 is born in 1921
WASP Marcella M. Fried Lucier, 44-3 is born in 1922
WASP Carolyn L. Cullen, 44-6 is born in 1916
WASP in the Spotlight
Avenger Blog
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
The Thirty-Eight by Julia Lauria-Blum
Nearly twenty years have passed since November of 2003, and much has transpired over the last two decades to bring long overdue national recognition to the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Angels of Avenger Field by Frederick Beseler
About a year ago I stopped at a going-out-of-business antiques shop. Among the items I found, along with a V-12 Allison engine operating pamphlet, were wartime issues of North American
A Letter to Duffy | Frank X. Duffy – WASP Instructor by Julia Lauria-Blum
April 17, 2001 “Dear Duffy, Thanks to all the new technology and Julia Blum we made this contact after so many years. You were my instructor in basic training. You
The Centennial of Flight at Rockefeller Center | The WASP Among Eagles by Julia Lauria-Blum
Over the course of my 25-year affiliation as a ‘Friend of WASP’ and through a concerted effort to help bring their history and legacy visibly to the forefront over the
Janet Lee Hutchinson | WASP Coming of Age with The Flying Hutchinsons by Julia Lauria-Blum
This month’s blog takes us back to the 20-year period between the two World Wars, known as the ‘Golden Age of Aviation’. The Golden Age was an exhilarating era, when
Wings Across History by Frederick Beseler
The American civil war ended nearly four-score years before the Women Air Force Service Pilots came into existence. So what does the American civil war have to do with the
Class 43-W-1 at Houston Municipal Airport by Julia Lauria-Blum
In November of 1942, twenty-eight of the 29 women accepted into the 319th Women’s Flying Training Detachment (WFTD) reported at dawn for training at Houston Municipal Airport in Houston, Texas.
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.
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