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WASP Tales | Avenger Blog Post
Hitting the Silk – The Caterpillar Club
Click below to read more about The Caterpillar Club founded by Leslie Irvin as an exclusive club for those who had their lives saved by a parachute.
Written by Julia Lauria-Blum
WASP Tales | Avenger Blog Post
Operation Celestial Flight Honoring the Thirty-Eight
“Our mission is to honor the 38 WASP who died in the service of their country” – U.S. Army Chaplain, Capt. J. Clemens, 2013
Written by Julia Lauria-BlumTHIS DAY
IN HISTORY:
June 17
In 1941, Jacqueline Cochran becomes the first woman to fly a military aircraft across the Atlantic.
WASP Margaret Ray Ringenberg 43-5 is born in 1921
WASP in the Spotlight
Avenger Blog
Remembering Marie & Shutsy by John Marsh
My mother, Marie Barrett Marsh, 43-W-7, was a distinguished member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots. From an early age, I was proud of my mother and knew I would
How the WASP Won Their Militarization by Sarah Byrn Rickman
Here’s a little-known piece of WASP militarization history! Nancy Batson Crews – an original WAFS [the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron that preceded the WASP] – served 1972-1975 as President of The
The First Instrument Flight & the ‘Link’ to IFR – 1929 by Julia Lauria-Blum
On September 24, 1929, one of the greatest milestones in aviation took place at the Full Flight Laboratory at Mitchel Field on Long Island when Army Lt. James Doolittle made
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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